Francis Chan takes less than two minutes to put us back on track. How many times have we believed that memorizing a Bible verse was as important as obeying it? I'm certainly not a great example of what Chan is talking about, but it's my goal to do better.
In a recent online discussion a friend claimed that you can love God, or you can love yourself, but not both. To support his claim he cited 2 Timothy 3. Here's the passage in question:
I always appreciate when a leader lets me peek into the inner workings of their thought processes. Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason trains believers to defend their faith. This video is an excerpt from his podcast: Make sure you've understood the opposing viewpoint...
First-time visitors won't notice anything different, of course...but returning GodWords visitors will notice a huge design change for my website. When I'm not studying and posting on GodWords, I'm a freelance web designer.
As all men have sinned in Adam, lie under the curse, and are deserving of eternal death, God would have done no injustice by leaving them all to perish and delivering them over to condemnation on account of sin, according to the words of the apostle...
The Council of Orange was convened primarily due to the controversy between Augustine and Pelagius. The controversy had to do with the degree to which man is responsible for his own salvation, and the role of the grace of God in bringing about salvation.
A popular Kansas City tattoo artist, "Whispering Danny" has an impactful story that he should shout for all to hear. But he can't. His medical condition requires him to have tumors on his larynx and vocal cords removed every three months or so. It leaves him with a voice just louder than a whisper.
The Bible tells of a man named Job, who suffered the loss of his family, his possessions, and his health. When he questioned God about why this had happened, God responded...but, in His response, God did not answer Job's question.
A common claim among those who believe that Darwinian evolution adequately explains life as we know it is that humans have a lot of leftover parts from our primitive ancestors. Whether it's 'junk DNA' or vestigial organs, the idea is that our ancestors needed these parts for survival, but that we no longer need them.
Calvinism is a system of Christian thought known for a specific view of the predestination of believers. Molinism is a lesser-known system with a different view. If you've ever wondered about soteriology - that is, the doctrine of salvation - this podcast might be helpful to you.
Most who adhere to the King James Only nonsense have never read the preface to the Bible they claim is perfect. When you read the words of those who worked on it, you see that modern claims about what happened are ridiculous.
The KJVO controversy is about whether Christians should consider only the King James Version of the Bible to be reliable and trustworthy. While there are a variety of views within the KJVO movement, the basic idea is simple: no other Bible will do.
