When I was in eighth grade, someone said that I was a pessimist and I accepted that as the truth about who I was. Sure, I was and still can be a grump in the mornings, but I had never thought of myself as “a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things [...]
Many believers struggle with understanding God’s love for them. Why do we base God’s love on our performance or our current life situation? Have you asked this question to yourself, “does God love me?” The quick answer is, He does. However, it’s one thing to know intellectually and it’s another thing to truly believe in [...]
Baptist vs Lutheran is a common denomination comparison. Do you ever pass a church while driving down the road and wonder what that denomination believes? The Lutheran and the Baptist denominations have distinctive differences in doctrine and how their faith is practiced. Let’s look at what these two denominations have in common and where they [...]
Likely, the greatest issue people have with doctrines such as predestination is that they think it necessarily reduces humans to unthinking robots. Or, better, to inanimate pawns on a chessboard, which God moves around as He sees fit. However, this is a conclusion that is philosophically driven, and not one that is derivative from the [...]
What does the Bible say about fear of death? When I was younger I was always afraid to die. You have so much things in your head. Where are you going to go? What will it be like? Now that I’m older and I’m saved by the blood of Christ I stopped fearing death. What [...]
Bible verses about caring what others think I do not believe there is any way to fully stop caring what others think. We can become bold, we can do the will of God, we can become more confident, more extroverted, etc. Although we can compress it and we can significantly become better in this area [...]
What does the Bible say about worship? Worship is a central part of Christianity because the Bible declares that we were created for the worship of God (ref. Isaiah 43:21). But what is worship? Is it a choir singing or a person playing guitar? Or is it much more than that? Let’s explore what the [...]
Bible verses about all sins being equal I’m often asked are all sins equal? Contrary to what many people think all sin is not the same and nowhere in Scripture will you be able to find this. Some sins are greater than others. It’s one thing to steal a pencil from school, but it’s a [...]
Bible verses about wizards As we get closer to the Return of Christ we are hearing more about witchcraft and occult practices. The world is even promoting it in our movies and books. God makes it clear that He will not be mocked, sorcery is an abomination to God. First, believers are to have nothing [...]
What does the Bible say about retirement? When deciding to retire always put God first to make wise decisions. When you finally do retire remember God is always with you to help and encourage you. Even though you retire from your job being a Christian and serving Christ never stops. There are many people who [...]