The rediscovery of the gospel was at the heart of the Reformation. This refocusing on the gospel brought about a change in how pastors viewed themselves, how the church was viewed, and the recovery of the family as a center for education.
If our lives are to mirror the great lessons of yesterday's reformation, we must pursue today's reformation by reforming our minds, family, church, and preaching.
Meditation should be part of the Christian life. Christians an meditate on God's providence and work of salvation, the privileges we have as believers, on God's word, and on Christ's return.
This article evaluates Christian reconstructionism and its inclination to postmillennialism. In advocating for theonomy, Christian reconstructionism fails to understand that the work of reconstruction is not for the church, but is of Christ. The kingdom will not come through political control, but through the spreading of the gospel.
Gratitude is a mark of being a Christian, because knowing God must produce thankfulness in the heart of the believer. The work of God's redemption is the ground for our thankfulness. It is through thankfulness that we fight against legalism.
Jesus' resurrection is a real event that occurred in history. His ressurrection was important for the atoning work of Christ. It is through the resurrection that Christians are assured of God's acceptance, victory over death and hell, the return of Christ, and future resurrection.
With the daily crises facing many families today, this article shows that Christian parents can learn to contemplate in order to face situations in a better manner. Fighting worldliness as a family means waiting on the Lord, managing our thought life, praying as a family and nurturing our Christian life.
Christians can fight against materialism by learning to be content. Contentment is learned by trusting in God's good provision, being thankful for what God has given, and fighting covetousness.
Bible reading should be a joyful activity, and can be so if we have the right attitude. This article highlights things that must shape our attitude in reading the Bible for our spiritual growth.
This is the seventh article in a series on various doctrinal issues facing the church today. This article looks at the impact of the church growth movement. This movement has turned the gospel into a product, replacing the role of scripture with methods and biblical preaching with psychology.
Christians should have an attitude of contentment towards their earthly possessions. Faced with a discontent world, the Christian should learn to have confidence in the sufficient provision of God. True contentment means finding joy and satisfaction in what God values.
Financial challenges and bankruptcy face us because through them we are made to learn that this world is passing away. We should not love money above God. Our security rests in God alone.
The Bible portrays the relationship of Christ and His church through the image of a shepherd and his sheep. The example of sheep points to the Christian's tendancy to stray, their vulnerability and their need for the flock. In contrast, the image of Shepherd points to Christ as one who protects, nurtures and gathers the sheep.
A Christian is one who has come to trust Christ as the only Saviour, showing this by a life of repentance which is motivated by the work of the Holy Spirit, and living in fellowship with other believers.
This article warns Christians against laziness, impatience, anger, irresponsibility, apathy, and indiscretion. These should not be things that characterize the students of the word.
Many people claim to have experienced a Holy Spirit revival. This article identifies 13 crucial questions to ask in order to determine whether revival is genuine or not.
Natural disasters show God's rule over all creation. God holds nature together and has the power to prevent natural disasters; however, He allows them according to His sovereign purpose. Through them we see the result of sin as well as God's providence.
