AUTHOR

Daniel Rowlands

What Is God’s Plan for Your Life Here and Now?

By Daniel Rowlands / April 25, 2024

What does Jeremiah 29:11 mean for us today? “‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’”

Wisdom Versus Law—What’s the Difference?

By Daniel Rowlands / April 8, 2024

It may be lawful, but is it wise? What is the difference between law and wisdom in the Bible and how are they related to each other?

What Are the “Keys of the Kingdom”? — Matthew 16:19

By Daniel Rowlands / April 3, 2024

What was Jesus referring to when he told Peter he would give him the “keys of the kingdom”? What is the meaning of this metaphor that our Lord is using in Matthew 16:19?

3 Attributes of a Christian Man

By Daniel Rowlands / March 11, 2024

What separates a Christian man from other men? In a word, love. But what kind of love—what is the love of a Christian man?

Spirit-Led Self-Control vs. Being Out of Control

By Daniel Rowlands / January 19, 2024

Self-control is a gift given by God. How can we avoid being out of control and have godly self-control instead?

3 Good Things to Remember When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your Sin and Failures

By Daniel Rowlands / January 16, 2024

Is it possible that even in our self-inflicted trials—when we are acutely aware of our fallen, sinful nature—God’s glory is manifested by his work in and for us? Absolutely.

Do the Ends Justify the Means?

By Daniel Rowlands / January 8, 2024

Some people use the example of Rahab in Joshua 2 to assert that the sin of lying is justified if the resulting end of the lie is considered to be good. Does the Bible support this view?

How Much Free Will Do You Really Have?

By Daniel Rowlands / January 5, 2024

Both Christians and non-Christians point out their free will, but how free are we? Are we free to do anything? Why don’t believers use their free will to freely choose never to sin again? It’s actually not all that simple when it comes to free will.

Immanuel: The Son Revealed in the Old Testament

By Daniel Rowlands / December 25, 2023

Should we be surprised that God came in the form of a suffering servant—the man Jesus Christ, who would save his people from their sins? Let’s go back to the biblical writings a number of centuries before the incarnation.