Die and you shall live. Humble yourself and you shall be exalted. Lose and you shall gain. When we first hear these three statements, something inside us instinctively resists. Reason tells us: death is death, and what goes down stays down. The entire logical framework built by thousands of years of philosophy and civilization rejects… Continue reading The Wisdom of the Cross: The Paradox That Governs the Universe
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Until the Bible Was in Our Hands — Those Who Risked Their Lives to Pass On the Word
“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy who drives the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do.” These were the words William Tyndale hurled at a clergyman of his day. It was a reckless declaration. In that era, translating the Bible into one’s native tongue was… Continue reading Until the Bible Was in Our Hands — Those Who Risked Their Lives to Pass On the Word
The Dispute Over Ownership
Prayer Is a Declaration of Lordship There are things in life that simply refuse to budtle no matter how hard we try. Relationships, health, a sense of direction — sometimes it feels as though something has bound us tight and will not let go. In those moments of helplessness, prayer often becomes a last resort.… Continue reading The Dispute Over Ownership
The Church Is His Body
“The church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” — Ephesians 1:23 (ESV) What is the church? The question presses upon us today with a peculiar urgency. Some think of the church as a building they visit on Sunday mornings. Others identify it with a denomination, or simply as… Continue reading The Church Is His Body
How Grieved Must God Be — The Bound Children of the King
Do we truly understand what it means to have been born as children of God? Scripture declares that to all who received Jesus Christ, who believed in His name, He gave the right (ἐξουσία, exousia) to become children of God (John 1:12). This is no mere sense of religious belonging. This is a position higher… Continue reading How Grieved Must God Be — The Bound Children of the King
The Direction of History: God’s Providence Toward Freedom
Introduction — History Is Not Coincidence We often view history as merely a succession of human choices and events. But the Bible sees history differently. History is the stage of providence, personally directed by God Himself. Through every rise and fall of kingdoms, every revolution, every change of institutions — God was never a bystander.… Continue reading The Direction of History: God’s Providence Toward Freedom