What is faith? While that might seem to be an odd (if not even a little silly) question—after all, “Everybody knows what faith is,” many (if not most) people would say—there are actually few words in our day that are more misunderstood than is “faith.” While I have noted this…
This verse is, without any doubt, the most familiar, the most beloved, and the most quoted verse in all the Bible. Most people, whether they are believers or unbelievers, can quote it. But while most people know this verse, they have only a shallow knowledge of it. It is, in…
It is doubtful that there is any living Christian who has not at least heard the name of so-called “revivalist” Charles Finney (1792–1875). He has become virtually the “patron saint” of modern evangelism and founder of Christian Pragmatism. His errors, however, are almost unimaginable, which makes it all the more…
Grace is our Theology. In a sense, the word grace sums up all biblical Theology. Of all the theological words we could discuss—redemption, reconciliation, justification, sanctification, glorification, election, and many more—none cuts to the heart of our theology like grace. Today’s redefining of the Gospel is not the Gospel at…
