Bible/Theology

Church membership has been variously determined at different times and places in the history of the church. At first, belonging to a local church was by free choice, but as the church and state became more integrated, church membership was often determined by one’s geographical location. The Reformation accomplished many things, but it did not…

If God used and blessed us the way we often think He should, we probably would become so prideful that He could not use and bless us as He does! “That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever” (Psalm 30:12).

God calls His people to holiness in both the old and New Testaments (Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:15-16). Our pursuit of true inward holiness by the grace of God is a safe house for His people. In the Old Testament, the Jews sought the protection of God without pursuing the purity of God and God…

I believe the most important conviction that a person can have is his belief about God, and second to that is his supposition about man. These two beliefs influence all other ideas and actions. By beliefs about God and man, I do not mean what one claims to believe, but rather what one actually believes…

In the first few years of my Christian life, I did not talk about my devotionals much because they simply did not fit the common understanding of a devotional. Rather than reading a light devotional or just skimming the Scripture for personal application, I loved delving into the verses, words, theology, and original language. One…

The writer of Hebrews says that one of the qualifications of a high priest is that he had to be gentle toward those whom he served; “he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness.” (Hebrews 5:2)

The Bible speaks a lot about rewards. God may give some rewards and/or blessings while we serve Him here on earth, but most often, they are spoken of as being received after this life. For example, concerning Moses, God said, “considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was…

Your willingness to be equipped today will in large measure determine how God will use you in the future!

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and…

Dr. David Wells is Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. He can be depended upon to offer valuable insight into biblical questions as he does so succinctly here: Where Christian faith is offered as a means of finding personal wholeness rather than holiness, the church has become worldly. There are many…