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This is my Father’s world
In a 2003 speech entitled “Environmentalism as Religion,” the late author Michael Crichton—no friend of biblical Christianity—labelled environmentalism “one of the most powerful religions in the Western World” and “the religion of choice for urban atheists.” It may...
The gospel before the flood
Part of my responsibility in recent times at work has been to prepare weekly handouts for our Family Bible Hour (FBH) ministry at church. FBH is essentially our adult Sunday school. Every class studies the same portion of Scripture the same week, which is helpful for...
Post-apocalyptic musings
If you were unfamiliar with the name Harold Camping just a few months ago, you are probably quite familiar with it today. Camping is a retired civil engineer and self-taught Bible scholar. He is most famous for his dual failed predictions of the timing of the rapture...
Theological cynicism
In Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, former Dallas Seminary professor Jack Deere poses an interesting hypothetical situation: “If you were to lock a brand-new Christian in a room with a Bible and tell him to study what the Scriptures have to say about healing and...
The doctrines of grace and the gospel of Christ
Having briefly outlined the teaching that is commonly known as “Calvinism,” we must necessarily face one major objection that is often levelled against the system: Does it not hinder the work of the gospel? The story is frequently told that, when William Carey...
The doctrines of grace: Perseverance of the saints
The fifth of the five points of Calvinism speaks of the perseverance of the saints. Sometimes known as “eternal security,” this doctrine teaches that those who are truly converted will not—cannot—lose the salvation that God has given to them by his irresistible grace....