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Path leading upward into glowing heavenly clouds, symbolizing predestination: the believer's destiny of becoming like Christ in heaven.

Predestination in the Bible

Many Christians stay away from the subject of predestination because they see it as controversial and think that discussing it only leads to disagreement and conflict. Others put it into the “things I will not understand until heaven” category. But predestination is an important Christian doctrine and a great consolation to believers if understood correctly. So, what is predestination in the Bible?

God's patience demonstrated by the slow weathering of a mountain side

God’s Patience Toward Us

 Most of us know what patience is, even though we might not have much of it ourselves. We all really appreciate it when someone is patient with us. But for some reason we have a hard time remembering to be patient with others. Who is someone we can hold up as the supreme example of patience? Our Creator of course.

Someone studying the Bible under a gas lamp, trying to harmonize Jesus' and Paul's teachingsassages

Harmonizing Teachings of Jesus and Paul

To some people, the teachings of Jesus and those of the apostle Paul don’t always agree. Critics of the Bible and of the Christian faith like to point out what they see as glaring differences. Even solid believers are known to gravitate toward the teachings of either Jesus or Paul. But are Jesus and Paul really at odds? Is there a conflict between the two?

Temple of the Greek god Hephaestus near where Paul preached his sermon to the Athenians

Paul’s Sermon to the Athenians

The apostle Paul’s sermon to the Athenians stands out as one of the great sermons in Scripture. Once a Pharisee, Paul now found himself preaching about the Savior to arrogant philosophers, idolaters, and the sexually immoral. These were people, who in his earlier life, he would have despised. But now he boldly reached out to them with the love and mercy of God.

Moses bringing sown the ten commandments of God's law to the people

Do Christians Need to Keep the Mosaic Law?

One of the greatest disputes in the Church today is how Christians should relate to the Mosaic laws. Some maintain that none of the Mosaic laws apply to us anymore because we are under the New Covenant. Others say they all apply since the Old Testament is God’s eternal Word and doesn’t change. Should Christians obey the Law of Moses? Or, are there some that apply to us and others that don’t?

Spiral galaxy shows God's infinite power and majesty demonstrating how God rules the universe

How God Sustains and Rules the Universe

God’s creation is awe inspiring and wondrous. He made the universe with incredible power and precision. But how does he rule the universe? By what means does he sustain the physical world he created?  This post will show that God rules the universe by immutable laws, which are an extension of his mind and power.

Jesus, who was God, showed God's wrath when he cleared the temple of sellers

Understanding God’s Wrath in the Bible

Some people say a truly loving God could never be angry with anyone. Others say the Bible teaches that God is by nature a wrathful God. I believe both are wrong. But the Bible clearly speaks of God’s wrath, and not just a few, but many times. So, how could a loving God get angry? And why? In this post we will look at Scriptures that answer these questions.

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