Future Living
What should believers know about the future? This is the question that the author attempts to answer, to equip believers with the correct mentality in the face of unexpected events in life, as well as the second coming of Christ.
Hypocrites
A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing
Every action of humans is directed towards happiness and flourishing. Looking at key biblical words, this article shows that true flourishing and well-being can be found only in relationship with God and through alignment with his kingdom. The concepts of peace, blessedness, and completeness point to this conclusion.
Proverbs 27:2 - Don't Toot Your Own Horn – God Doesn't! God Seldom Praises Himself in Scripture
Augustine vs. Russell
This article discusses Augustine's belief that human satisfaction can only be found through true love for God. All pursuits of fulfillment in materialism, sex, or atheism will fail.
Walk Worthy of God?
Is the phrase "worthy of" an indication of our ability to earn God's favor? There are different uses for the word, but it's important to note that "worthy" refers to what God is worthy of - his worth is in view, not ours.
The Glory of God as the Goal of History
Scripture often speaks of doing something for the sake of the name of God, which means virtually the same as doing it for His glory. The goal of human history is the glory of God.
How to Glorify God
The Gain Motive of Christian Service
Man Grasping to be Superman
Man’s Chief End
Vision and Goal Settings
Bodies, Breakfast and the Marriage Bed
The Reformers on the Meaning of Life
A Hope-Filled Life Some remarks on the meaningful life in the Bible
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 7): Entertainment and Social Media
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 6): The Antithesis
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 4): Daily Work
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 3): Called to Serve
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 2): Cultural Mandate
The Christian Life as Calling
The Reformation taught that God gives each believer a calling that is distinct but not separate from the call unto salvation. Therefore the Christian life requires faithfulness to the specific calling that God gives each believer.
What's the Christian Life About?
What would you say the Christian life is all about? Spiritual disciplines? Growing in knowledge? This article suggests the answer is far simpler: prayer, proclamation, and people.
4 Reasons to Be Glad That Life is Short
Do you wish to live longer? Does the fact of the shortness of life cause you to be sad? This article explains that the fact that life is short should not make you sad, but happy.
Advance! Advance in Favour
"I do not care what people say. What matters is what God says." Have you uttered such words? Such words are not the complete truth. This article shows that the Christian life is lived for the approval of God and of men.
A Biblical View of the Christian Life
Gospel Renewal
The gospel is at the heart of the Christian life. This article argues that the gospel should be an everyday thing. It discusses the joy of the gospel, the change the gospel brings, the identity it creates, and the love of the Father in the gospel.
Paradoxes in the Christian
What Is a Biblical Christianity
A Christian is one who has come to face his personal sin. He knows the divine remedy to it. He lives the reality of repentance and faith in his life. Let the article explain.
The Praise of God
To God be the Glory
Our life should only have one purpose: the glory of God. God structured life in such a way that he will be glorified. This article shows how this is true in creation, salvation, our individual life, and through all nations.
The Purpose Driven Life
This is a review of Rick Warren's book "The purpose driven life". The author discusses the purpose of life, conversion, the relation of law and gospel, and moralism.
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 1): The Purpose of Life
Doctrine Rightly Held
Sound doctrine alone does not lead to healthy living. This article discusses how doctrine is rightly held, with reference to 1 Corinthians 13:2.
The Brevity of Life
Don’t Waste Your Life (Part 5): Salt and Light
The Name – Christian
This article considers the origin of the name "Christian," as well as its varied significance for those who are Christians.
Warren's Purpose Driven Life
This article is about Rick Warren’s book, Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? There are some positive aspects to his book, such as his emphasis on the need to glorify God in all that we do. Yet there are also considerable problems with it; namely: the book focuses on the reader; Warren centres evangelism on personal experience and claims that personal testimony is more powerful than a sermon; Warren quotes scripture out of context; and there is a lot of self-promotion present in the book.
Living Like the Azazel Goat in Romans 12:1b
The Old Testament does know of a "living sacrifice." The article demonstrates that the difference between the Old Testament and New Testament concepts of "spiritual life" is the way in which the believer becomes the sacrifice in the New Testament. It seems reasonable to think that the "living sacrifice" of Romans 12:1b may have an Old Testament precedent, and the article argues in the direction of the ritual for the Azazel-goat of Leviticus 16.