A New Frame of Mind
Wisdom for Reading the Proverbs
This article provides seven pointers on how to glean as much as possible from reading Proverbs.
Twelve Things to Know about the Anti-Christ
This article provides some reflection on Scripture's teaching about the man of lawlessness, or the Antichrist.
How Not to Ask for Forgiveness
Every Christian sins, so every Christian needs to ask forgiveness. Yet how we ask forgiveness speaks to the quality of our repentance. This article mentions five ways we can evaluate whether our repentance is sincere or not.
Ten Ways to Resolve Conflict with Your Pastor
A Note to Christian Men
This article reminds men of the power of lust and the desire for self-gratification, even through brief visual stimulation. It offers four thoughts on how men can reorder their thinking in this regard so that they think with Christ-like minds.
Christocentric or Christomonic?
Christ-centred preaching is vital for the church. Yet there is a fine line between preaching that is Christocentric and Christomonic. The latter preaches Christ from Scripture to the neglect of the Father and the Spirit. This article explains the tendency to slip into Christomonic preaching, and reminds from Scripture how Jesus' work of redemption includes the Father and the Spirit working with him to that end.
Six Ways to Benefit from Reading Genealogies
Genealogies in the Bible are often neglected in our reading of Scripture. This article offers six tips for reading them that will benefit the reader.
Seven Exoduses (Part 3)
Israel's exodus from Egypt is one of the central redemptive-historical events in the Scriptures, so central that it is the pattern for at least seven events in Scripture that may themselves be called “Exoduses.” This final article in a series shows the theological centre of the Exodus principle, namely, Christ and his experience.
Seven Exoduses (Part 2)
Israel's exodus from Egypt is one of the central redemptive-historical events in the Scriptures, so central that it is the pattern for at least seven events in Scripture that may themselves be called “Exoduses.” This second article in a series outlines the exodus experiences of Isaac (Genesis 26:6-16), Jacob (Genesis 27-Genesis 31), Israel, God's people through the death and resurrection of Christ, and Peter (Acts 12).
Seven Exoduses (Part 1)
Israel's exodus from Egypt is one of the central redemptive-historical events in the Scriptures, so central that it is the pattern for at least seven events in Scripture that may themselves be called “Exoduses.” This first article in a series determines the main elements of the exodus, and then considers how these are manifested in the events of the exodus of Abram in Genesis 12 and Genesis 20.
Covenantal Worship and Christ's Authority
Looking at the covenant of creation and covenant of grace, this article shows how understanding worship within the covenant helps to cure the modern individualistic approach to worship. A covenantal understanding shows that worship is obligatory and that in worship Christ's authority remains final.
What John the Baptist Teaches Us About the Gospel
Looking at the ministry of John the Baptist from John 1, this article highlights two factors of John's ministry which point to the gospel: John's ministry was a ministry of comfort, and John was a witness to the Light.