Christian Mind in Action
The recent downfall of Steve Lawson, Josh Buice, and others has drawn a lot of discussions in the cyberspace. No doubt, their sins are indefensible and inexcusable, and they deserve being criticized and admonished by fellow Christians. But the question is, is the criticism legitimate? Is the criticism true? True…
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Below are some of the questions concerning the genealogies of Jesus as recorded in Matthew and Luke. Only the overlapping sections (from Abraham to Jesus) are considered. This article will not answer any of the questions (different spellings that are easy to identify are not regarded as problems). It is…
Did Paul compromise in the Council of Jerusalem? The Council of Jerusalem, as the meeting of major apostles in Acts 15 being customarily termed, was called to address a dissension in the Antioch church caused by the “circumcision party” who came from Judea and were teaching that “unless you are…
The prophecy of seventy weeks given to Daneil in Dan. 9:20-27 is one of the most difficult passages in Scripture, yet it is also one of the most critical to the understanding of prophecies in general and eschatology in particular. Who is Gabriel referring to as the “anointed” in verse…
The recent book, Shepherds for Sale, by Megan Basham has stirred up quite a conversation and controversy in the conservative evangelical world. The book claims to expose the infiltration of progressivism in the church by the deliberate strategy of secular anti-Christian elites and organizations, including billionaires, foundations, think tanks, and…
The tension between sin and grace in the Christian life has been the center of many theological discussions and debates, besides the fact that it is at the heart of the function of a Christian life. If we neglect sin or justify sin, we fall into antinomianism; if we ignore…
Why do theological progressivism and liberalism always win in a denomination? Because the majority are moderates and moderates do not care. Progressivism and liberalism always start as a minority, a small minority. Then like a leaven, they increase to a sizable minority. When the alarming conservatives, who are also a…
Our God is the God who speaks; our Lord is the Word of God; the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of knowledge and truth. Verbal communication is integral to the relationship between God and man, and between man and man. Christians are commanded by Christ to proclaim the gospel, to…
Anger is a common human affection in this world. The Scripture tells us that God can be angry and records many cases of God’s anger and man’s anger. A simple search of the term, anger, shows that it appears 267 times in the ESV Bible, not counting similar terms such…