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Impeccability vs Peccability of Jesus

I contrast the views of impeccability and peccability of Jesus. These views have differ on whether Jesus had the capability to sin in ...

Jesus Christ
How Does God Control the World? | Understanding Divine Providence

I will explain the meaning of divine providence and how God sustains and conserves his creation. The doctrine of divine ...

God
Divine Providence
Why Does God Allow Evil? | Understanding Theodicy

There is tension between God's providence and the existence of evil. If God is all powerful, why doesn't he stop evil? David Hume ...

God
Does God ALWAYS Heal Through Laying Hands? | The Purpose to Laying Hands on People

A subscriber asked if about whether laying hands on a person, as prescribed in Scripture, always leads to the physical healing of ...

Christian Living
What is the Image of God? | How God and Humans are Similar

On the final day of creation, God said this: Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). The Hebrews word for ...

Human Beings
Was Adam a Real Person? | Examining the Four Views on the Historical Adam

A book written in 2013 is called, The Four Views on the Historical Adam. It is a debate book that has four theologians arguing for ...

Bible
Splitting the Adam | The Makeup of the Inner Man

There are two different views regarding the relationship between our bodies and souls. The first view is called the trichotomist ...

Human Beings
What's Inside a Person? | The Pictures of the Inner Man

There are two parts to every person: the inner and outer man. The outer man refers to the physical part of a person, while the inner ...

Human Beings
Is Loving One's Country Wrong? | Examining Christian Nationalism

I answer a subscriber's question whether Christian nationalism conflicts with the command to love one's neighbor. There needs to ...

Christian Living
Did Jesus Descend to Hell? | What Jesus Did After His Death and Before His Resurrection

Many Christians recite either the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed on a weekly basis. These creeds summarize the ...

Jesus Christ
Are Nations a Result of Sin?

Some Christians assume that the nations we see in the world today is a result of sin because of the Tower of Babel story (Genesis ...

Human Beings
What is Sin?

There are different ways people define sin. I want to share what I find to be the most helpful definition of sin, according to the ...

Human Beings
Are People Good?

People tend to categorize people as “good” or “bad.” We might even refer to some people as he is a good man, or she is a good ...

Human Beings
God's Law vs. God's Grace | What’s the Difference?

Throughout the New Testament, the apostles would contrast God's grace with God's law as a basis for one's salvation. Often ...

Salvation
Christian Living
Human Beings
Should We Be Bible Thumping Christians? | Overview of American Fundamentalism

I answer a subscriber's request about going over the history of fundamentalism in America. Fundamentalism refers to a form of ...

Christian Living
Church
Are There Generational Sins? | Examining Generational Sins in the Old Testament

I answer a subscriber's request about what generational curses are from passages in the Old Testament. What are generational ...

Christian Living
Human Beings
Why We Should Listen to Jesus' Brother!

The book of James is one of the most important books of the Bible. We will hear from a person who knew Jesus very well but didn't ...

Bible
Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | The Purpose of Trials

If you are a Christian, you should expect to experience trials. Jesus said in John 16:33 to his disciples that they will experience ...

Christian Living
God
Why Is It Difficult to Trust God?

James begins his letter by explaining the different tests we will go through in our Christian walk. James began by commenting on ...

Christian Living
Should Christians be Rich or Poor? | The Test of Our Treasure

Should Christians be rich, or poor? Some of you might think, “Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a ...

Christian Living
Why Do We Get Tempted To Sin? | Knowing How To Fight Temptation

The word translated as, temptation, is the same word translated as trials. Earlier in James 1, James talked about the test of trials ...

Christian Living
Human Beings
The Problem with Favoritism | Sin of Partiality

What is favoritism? Favoritism is giving unfair preferential treatment to one person at the expense of another. Favoritism is not ...

Christian Living
Is Your Faith Dead or Alive?

Is your faith dead or alive? How do you know? James argues that a saving faith always works and a faith without works never ...

Christian Living
How to Control Your Tongue!

Wars have been started and ended because of this. People cry tears of joy and sorrow because of this. People get married and ...

Christian Living
How Does it Look to Be Wise?

The central theme of the book of James is wisdom. Now, James is not the first one to talk about wisdom in the Bible. The book of ...

Christian Living
Why Do We Fight?

How many of us have been in a fight? Why do Christians fight with others if we have God's wisdom? Let's look at the root cause of ...

Christian Living
How Should We Plan our Time?

When you were 10 years old, what plans did you have for your life? Maybe you had a certain college you dreamed of going to or a ...

Christian Living
God's Warning About Money!

James will talk to the rich because Jesus often spoke to the rich. Jesus said that nobody could serve two masters, nobody can ...

Christian Living