They had stated their belief that God would deliver them from him, but then they said, “But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”  That wasn’t a taunt.  That was the truth.… Read More When We Face A Fiery Furnace…

When you think about it, God’s inspired command through Paul to Timothy and to all of His followers gives us so much guidance about the proper goals Christians should have.  Disciples of Christ must have the right aim: to be approved by God.  They must also have the right attitude: a studious mindset which motivates them to diligently do their best to meet the goal to be approved by God.  Christians must also be involved in the right activity: accurately handling God’s Word.  Only by diligently working to accurately handle the Scriptures will any professed follower of Christ take the first step towards truly being approved by His Father.… Read More Rightly Handling the Word of Truth

The New Testament teaches that the Old Testament was written to admonish and instruct Christians, that God’s dealings with the people in the Old Testament serves as an example to us today (1 Corinthians 10:1-11; Romans 15:4).  “All Scripture,” both Old and New Testaments, “are profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).  There is much about God and ourselves which we can learn by studying the Old Testament, and by learning it we can grow to be better servants of God.… Read More The Fulfillment of the Old Testament

If children are inherently sinful, Jesus would not have taught us to become like them in order to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:2-3; 19:14).  Likewise, God would not have told Israel that their children have no knowledge of good or evil and would not be put to death for their father’s sins if their children were in fact born evil due to inheriting their father’s sins (Deuteronomy 1:39; 24:16).  The Holy Spirit would not have inspired Paul to write that Jacob and Esau had not done anything bad before they were born if in fact they had been conceived in sin (Romans 9:11).… Read More Psalm 51:5 and Calvinism

God desires all to be saved and for none to perish (1 Timothy 2:4; Titus 2:11; 2 Peter 3:9).  That being the case, why would God predestine only some of us to be saved regardless of whether we repent of our sins as some say?  If God has already determined that some of us are predestined for salvation unconditionally, that means He has also predetermined that the rest of us are destined for an eternity in hell regardless of whether we strive to serve Him or not.  Why would He have already decided that some of us are going to hell regardless of whether we repent if He doesn’t want anyone to go to hell?… Read More More Thoughts on Predestination