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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sound doctrine alone does not lead to healthy living. This article discusses how doctrine is rightly held, with reference to 1 Corinthians 13:2.
This article considers the origin of the name "Christian," as well as its varied significance for those who are Christians.
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.
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.