ARTICLES
Category: Faith
2 Marks of Righteous Anger — Ephesians 4:26
Anger is not necessarily wrong or sinful. How should Christians view anger, and what are two marks of righteous anger?
Why Is Prayer So Vitally Important for Christians?
It’s uncommon to hear someone say, “I just could not bring myself to eat for weeks at a time.” Yet, Christians say such things about prayer. Why do Christians struggle to pray faithfully?
How Much Free Will Do You Really Have?
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.
Why All Religions Cannot Be Equally True
The claims of Christianity draw a line in the sand. The word “ontology” and what it means regarding both God’s and our existence help us understand why different views of the afterlife can’t all be true.
No One Shared the Gospel with Me
When I see young people running away from God, acting in the most offensive ways they can imagine, I see my younger self. I see lost people who are in desperate need of Christ. Why didn’t even one Christian talk to young me about Jesus?
Immanuel: The Son Revealed in the Old Testament
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.
What Is the Meaning of the Hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”?
What’s striking about the beloved Christmas hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is how it traces the themes of Israel’s exodus to the eschatological, or final, exodus that was to begin with the birth of the Messiah.
How Do Christians Imitate the Incarnation?
At the heart of imitating Jesus is doing nothing from selfish ambition, but rather in the same lowliness of mind looking at others as better than ourselves.
The Four Titles of Jesus — Isaiah 9:6
What can we learn about the character of the Great King in Isaiah 9 to help us remember what Christmas is all about?