Ephesians 5 provides instructions on how God has structured the family unit and how they are called to interact. One way to do this is for the husband to lead his wife (23) and the wife to submit to her husband (22). The husband is not to lead in an authoritarian way but sacrificially and… Continue reading 5 Ways A Wife Can Submit to Her Husband’s Lead
When you hear the word sin, what do you think about it? Maybe you think about very evil things. A couple of things come to mind: your pet peeves. The idea of sin is broad, but there are some basic ideas of what it is. First, sin is missing God’s mark. God has set a… Continue reading What is Sin?
Our culture has this weird idea that once you turn 18, you are an adult. From a legal perspective, I understand that we must pick an age to decide how to prosecute things. In some ways, we are extending adolescence, where someone could meet such qualifications well before age 18. Also, many people who do… Continue reading 4 Ways to Act Like an Adult
Many in our modern culture have a too-high view of animals and a too-low view of humans. This mentality is changing our culture as many younger people intentionally forgo having children. Some spend as much time, if not more, caring about animals than humans. According to them, people take up too much space, expelling too… Continue reading 3 Reasons Humans Have More Value Than Animals
In Scripture we see Satan. He is a real being. He is an angel and lived with God in Heaven. Then, because of his rebellion, he was cast down to earth. Jesus says in Luke 10:18, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven.” Satan is a destroyer. He loves to get others to reject… Continue reading How Satan Destroys
In Ephesians 5, the apostle Paul calls men to be the leaders of their marriage. They are not to do so in a domineering or demeaning way. In fact, the apostle Paul points to the example of how Jesus leads the church, and calls them to do so in a loving and sacrificial way. Here… Continue reading 5 Ways for Men to Lead Their Wives
There are a lot of people who are choosing to be single these days. Choosing to be single is different from those who are single but do not want to be. These are people who do not want to be married. The long-term ramifications of this will start to be seen over the next decade… Continue reading WHY SPOUSES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FRIENDS
The modern person has a poor understanding of angels. Some of this is from modern pop culture. Maybe your understanding is from the old TV show “Touched by an Angel.” Many of us have a collective thought which comes form classics such as John Milton’s paradise lost. Others get their incorrect theology from the christian… Continue reading 7 Things Angels Do
The reliability of Scripture is something which is constantly challenged in our modern age. The question is, how do we really know we have God’s Word? Can we really trust that it is His and not man’s. There are dozens of reasons I believe we can know we have God’s perfect Word. Let me just… Continue reading 4 Reasons We Can Trust That We Have God’s Perfect Word
Ever since I was a child, I had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that God is eternal. A couple decades of existence, and several theology degrees later, my finite mind still struggles with comprehending this fact. While ideas like God’s sovereignty (how He is always in control) and His perfection are… Continue reading Three Blessings to God’s Eternal Existence
