JI Packer, in Knowing Christianity: We need not be discouraged by the problem of supposedly unanswered prayer. I say “supposedly” because I challenge the supposition. While God has not bound himself to hear unbelievers’ prayers, his promises to answer the prayers of his own children are categorical and inclusive. It must then be wrong to […]
Archives for 2011
Updating Edward's Teaching on Heavenly Rewards
Recently I’ve been thinking a bit more about Edwards teaching on heavenly rewards. Briefly, Edwards teaches, as the Bible seems to (Luke 19:13-19; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Ephesians 6:8), that there are degrees of rewards in the new heavens and new earth. But this will not be the cause of any unhappiness, for it doesn’t mean […]
Christianity is a Religion of Joy, Not Prohibitions
William Wilberforce, in A Practical View of Christianity: My grand objection to the religious system still held by many who declare themselves orthodox Churchmen…is, that it tends to render Christianity so much a system of prohibitions rather than of privilege and hopes, and thus the injunction to rejoice, so strongly enforced in the NT, is […]
6 Things Christ Accomplished by His Death
Here’s a very brief summary of the six core things Christ accomplished in his death. 1. Expiation Expiation means the removal of our sin and guilt. Christ’s death removes — expiates — our sin and guilt. The guilt of our sin was taken away from us and placed on Christ, who discharged it by his […]
3 Historical Facts About the Resurrection of Christ Even Critical Scholars Accept
As we look ahead to Easter on Sunday, it is worth remembering that there is good historical evidence for the resurrection of Christ. Here’s an article I wrote in college (since posted to the DG site) summarizing some of the best of that evidence. The article looks at three facts that virtually all critical scholars […]
Thriving at College
Alex Chediak has just released his new book, Thriving at College: Make Great Friends, Keep Your Faith, and Get Ready for the Real World. Alex covers 10 common mistakes students can make in college: Chucking your faith Treating college as if it were high school Not being intentional Distorting dating and romance Refusing to grow […]
Every Christian is a Minister in Their Own Sphere
More good counsel from Spurgeon’s Counsel For Christian Workers: According to Christ’s law, every Christian is to be a minister in his own sphere; every member of the church is to be active in spreading the faith which was delivered not to the ministers, but delivered to the saints, to every one of them, that […]
The Five Convictions of Christian Hedonism
Piper has written a lot of books and preached a lot of sermons. You can learn something amazing and biblical from everything he has said. But the best place to start, in my view, still remains Desiring God. This is where Piper lays out most fully the foundations of “Christian Hedonism” — the truth that […]
Can Christians Affect the Timing of the Lord's Return?
Yes. “Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Peter 3:11). Here’s what the ESV Study Bible has to say about this passage: Hastening (Gk. speudo, “hurry [by […]
Spurgeon: Grace Makes us Unworldly, Not Unearthly
Spurgeon, from Counsel For Christian Workers: Grace does not make us unearthly, though it makes us unworldly. True religion distinguishes us from others, even as our Lord Jesus was separate from sinners, but it does not shut us up or hedge us round about as if we were too good or too tender for the […]
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