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Natural Disasters, Repentance, and the Voice of God

As I mentioned earlier, D. A. Carson’s For the Love of God has probably been the most influential Bible study tool of my life. Very often I realize that a theological idea that has become very important in my thinking probably originated when I originally read...

Psalm 114:7-8: The Repentance Demanded by Jesus Christ

Psalm 114 closes with a roaring finale: [7] Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, [8] who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water. (Psalm 114:7-8) What you might not have noticed up to this...

The Whole World Lies in the Power of the Evil One

Post Series on 1 John 5:18-20: He Who Was Born of God Protects You from the Touch of the Evil One (1 John 5:18) The Whole World Lies in the Power of the Evil One (1 John 5:19) Jesus is the True God and Eternal Life (1 John 5:20) Little children, keep yourselves from...

Thoughts on the End of the World

Today is supposed to be the day that the world ends, according to self-appointed prophesy expert Harold Camping. Of course, Jesus was very explicit that no one would be able to do this in Matthew 24:36. (A local pastor, Stu Kerns, had a great interview on the radio on...

When Yahweh Serves Divorce Papers

This is a painful post to write. It is difficult to read the utter severity of the language against Israel in Hosea 2:2-13 in view of my own sinfulness because of how vividly the passage portrays that God’s hatred of our sin. Every sin is a personal offense...

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