These “big thoughts on Christianity” have been rattling around in my head. These are areas in my life that I have been trying to work on. Hope you can also put these principles to use! Focus on Scriptural Integrity. 1) Reading passages/verses in context reduces error and poor exegesis.2) Coming to the Scriptures to understand a concept, […]
Vulnerability And The Christian
God’s wisdom. God has greater wisdom than us, when he commands we should follow even if it goes against what we feel would be wise. Being a Christian is a vulnerable position. It is not a “bed of roses.” There may be persecution and hardship. Can we expect less if Christ and the Apostles went […]
Paint On The Wall
Paint on the wall. Yes, it does have significance to a house, but structurally what does it do? Do we as Christians sometimes focus on the “paint” instead of structurally issues? Do we quarrel over silly issues that have no long term ramifications and just cause division? Yes, we can say they are important , but are […]
Did Jesus Come Today?
What if Jesus came to your church today? Matthew 25:31-46 tells us when we do things for others, we are doing them for Christ. In that spirit, what if a stranger came to your Church, would you treat him like Jesus? What if she comes with less expensive clothes than yourself? What if his speech […]
When John Came to Town
Bercot: …modern Christians think that if John were to walk into any conservative church today, he would feel right at home. He would find that twenty-first century western Christians think and reason just like first-century Christians living in the Mediterranean world. He would find that today’s western Christians worship in the same manner as he […]
Words, Actions and Enjoyments of Some Professing Christians
It confuses and concerns me to see a professing Christian use profanity and blasphemy with no remorse (1). Also, it is disconcerting when professing followers of Christ do actions that the Scriptures teach as evil. Some openly enjoy sin, immorality and evil with no remorse or desire to flee these worldly and sinful things that we […]
Why I Did Not Have A Happy Holiday This Past Year
Did I have great sadness? Was there pain? Was I lonely? Thanks for asking, but no, these were not the reasons. In fact, I feel fine. However, I still did not have a “happy holiday.” I would rather say I did have a joyful time celebrating the remembrance of Christ’s birth. I hope next Christmas […]
Simply Christian
Over the past few years, I have been trying to simplify concepts and focus my attention on the most important things in this complex world of ours. One area that I have tried to do this to is my understanding of what the Bible says Christianity means. Simply put a Christian is one who follows […]
2 Things We Can Learn From a Chess Player
“I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies – counter-attack or all men to the defenses. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.” Number […]
What is Christian Unity?
Unity is essential among true disciples, Jesus made this clear in John 17. Jesus says that unity in the Church shows the world that he came from the Father! Over and over, the apostles teach that oneness and unity are essentials for Jesus followers. However, many talk about unity, but rarely is it ever defined. […]