Are you on this Despicable List? In 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10, there is a list of the sort of people who will not “inherit God’s kingdom.” Here, the word “kingdom” refers, obviously, to its eternal phase, heaven. This list sounds final, the way that it is worded, no hope in sight. But it isn’t. Indeed, in …
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I want to translate more accurately a very important passage of Scripture. It is the verse in Matthew 11:28 which reads, in the original: Come to Me all who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will refresh you. The idea is not merely to come to Christ to find rest from our futile efforts …
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. . . If it weren’t so shockingly sad! These days a spate of books and/or articles declaring that we are in the second generation of biblical (nouthetic) counseling has been appearing. These, typically, declare that we have moved on from earlier concepts and approaches and now have opted for more kindly and thoughtful views. …
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If you want to counsel effectively, it will take time to learn how to do so. I am appalled at the way some jump right into counseling after a short course or reading a few books as if they knew all there is to know about the task. Certainly, any believer can counsel someone out …
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The Bible has a lot to say about music. God is pleased to be praised in song. He even inspired some songs to help us do so. Indeed, he gave us an entire songbook, the Psalter. But singing also serves other purposes, as this hymnbook demonstrates. We not only praise, but pray generally, petition specifically …
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