Tag: christian faith
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Armageddon: The Iranian Conflict and End Times
Well. I finally saw the word used in association with events currently at play in the Middle East. In her post, Coston claimed that, in the last battle, the nations wouldn’t necessarily fight against Israel but against Christ. I have to say, I have never actually seen such a narrative in the text of Scripture.…
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Sign Up To Guest Star in Season 2; Beginning February 5, 2026
I certainly have those friends I love to have theological conversations with. If you’d like to guest-star on the show, click the button below. My topics for the show are limited to issues in ministry, exposition, and theology. If you have a topic on your heart that falls in or overlaps those categories, I would…
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Individualism and Jesus
As we continue to think about God’s path, there is a tendency I think we have. Our tendency is to ask what God might have for us individually as though we are to be promoted in some way as a result of God’s leading. We have individualized the Christian faith to a dangerous extreme. This…
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Faith is Not a Chair!
I remember this illustration about faith that I always heard growing up and I hear it still today. Faith in God is like having faith in a chair. We sit on a chair and have faith that it will hold us up. So, too, is our faith in God. I find this illustration troublesome. Faith…
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What is the Christian Faith? Part 2
Last year, 2015, a man named David Fitzgerald recounted his experience in an interview. As a ‘christian’ and a Southern Baptist, he remembered going around judging whether or not people were saved. He revealed that he felt responsible to gauge whether or not people would spend their eternity in either heaven or hell. He became…
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In today’s world, why belief in Jesus?
Last week, as we started the book of Judges, we learned about this cycle of sin, repentance and restoration that plagued the nation of Israel and we noticed the same type of pattern in our own lives. When I see this type of cycle, I notice something about a Biblical worldview that is different from…
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Do You Own Your Faith? (video)
In middle school I remember being this awkward kid with wire-framed glasses and big hair. I loved art, played basketball (well, at least I sat on the bench), went to FCA, slept in my classes and spent time with friends. My focus was to finish my school work (or pretend to) so that I could…
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Christian faith and truth
For a moment, I want to test your Bible knowledge. Below there are a few phrases, and I want you to guess as to whether it is written in Scripture or not: “God helps those who helps themselves.” This is actually from Aesop’s Fable, “Hercules and the Waggoner.” “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” This is…
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The Purpose of Christian Faith
So far in our look at what Real Christianity is, here are some things that we’ve seen: First, the Christian faith is specifically faith in the person of Christ. It is not about church buildings. It isn’t about us being good enough to earn eternal life. It is not about us holding the world accountable…
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A Faith of Acceptance, Joy, and Truth
When I was younger (13-15 years old) I was in church because my parents were in church. I had decided that religion was unimportant and that there was no real benefit to the Christian faith. Here are a couple observations I made. People in church were just as unhappy as people who did not go…