The Bible has a command to be completely gentle under Christ. Take note of the following verse in Eph 4:2: 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. What does it mean to be completely humble, gentle and patient? To be completely humble is to know who you are in Christ without any need to prove. In John 4, Jesus was quite gentle with the Samaritan woman, but he was totally not gentle with the religious …
When I am sick, I seek a doctor. When I am sick at heart, I seek psychological help. When I doubt God, I seek mature Christian brothers. I gave thanks to God for each of these experts. Yet we sometimes feel that it is better for a Christian to help me in each case. Did God mandate that? Did God prohibit getting pagan help? How did psychology help my faith? Lots of ways. Let’s look at one. How to Understand …
Fatherlessness and weak fatherhood is one of the biggest problems on this earth, and it is so common. We all have a deep need for fatherhood, but it is not easy for Fathers to be all they can be. God showed up and described himself as a father, and then went to work providing everything we need, giving us challenges to help us grow, and being the God of all comfort. Wow, let’s do this for our kids. If men …
We believe that Jesus died on a Roman Cross outside Jerusalem in about 30 AD. Interestingly, we have some good reasons outside of our experience that Jesus lives. There is a remarkable amount of proof that the Christians did not write mythology to make the New Testament. Let’s look together at much of this data. See also: Josephus on Jesus, Pliny the Younger on Christians, and Suetonius on Christians The earliest known (non biblical) references to Christianity are found in Antiquities of the …
We are children of our loving God. Unfortunately, like in the Crusades, are we Christians losing the moral high ground? A long term Christian evangelist to college campuses says 20 and 30 years ago was a great time for bearing fruit on campuses. Now, they spend their energy: Trying to convince them that Christians aren’t inherently racist, sexist, and abusive. How did we get here? The Kingdom of God is about love and compassion for the lost. Did Jesus ever …
