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How to Argue Like a Calvinist
28 juli 2021 · 12 min
John Newton cherished the doctrines of grace. And he knew that the best way to commend them was with a spirit of graciousness.
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Doing Math to the Glory of God
26 juli 2021 · 13 min
Why learn math — especially if studying math feels agonizing? Pastor John addresses an 8-year-old boy struggling to persevere in school.
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Can I Marry a Woman Half My Age?
23 juli 2021 · 11 min
The Bible doesn’t say how old Christians should be when they marry — or how close in age. So, can a Christian marry someone significantly younger?
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The Strong Murder the Weak Every Day in America
21 juli 2021 · 10 min
Killing an unborn child is illegal if the mother wants the baby — but legal if she doesn’t. The rights of the weak rest in the hands of the strong.
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How Much Media Is Too Much Media?
19 juli 2021 · 12 min
In a media-saturated age, obedience to Jesus requires intentional detachment from the patterns of the world — especially its patterns of entertainment.
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Will I Suffer More If I Follow Jesus?
16 juli 2021 · 13 min
Those who follow Jesus may suffer more in this life than those who don’t. But from the standpoint of eternity, they will suffer infinitely less.
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The Supremacy of God in Preaching: Conclusion
15 juli 2021 · 9 min
People are starving for the grandeur of God. Christian preachers, more than all others, should know this truth — and shape every sermon accordingly.
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Faith Won’t Survive Without Friends
14 juli 2021 · 10 min
We all need people who will remind us that Christ is far better than sin, and that unrepentant sin destroys. Without friends, our faith won’t survive.
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Does the Bible Say I Am Unique?
12 juli 2021 · 13 min
God made everybody, knitting each of us intricately in our mother’s womb. Does that mean we are each unique, unlike any other person God created?
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Will God Really Praise Us?
9 juli 2021 · 14 min
If God deserves all glory and praise, what does Scripture mean when it mentions God’s glorifying and praising us?
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Why Comfortable Christians Go Prayerless
7 juli 2021 · 13 min
Until we come awake to the great spiritual war that surrounds us, we will never truly know the privilege and power of prayer.
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Do Angels Walk Among Us Today?
5 juli 2021 · 11 min
Hebrews tells us that, by showing hospitality to strangers, “some have entertained angels unawares.” Does this suggest that angels walk among us in human form?
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On Codependent Dating Relationships
2 juli 2021 · 12 min
God made us to need other people — but not to be codependent on them. So, how can we tell the difference between healthy need and disordered neediness?
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Why Would God Create a Baby to Live for Two Minutes?
30 juni 2021 · 9 min
With eternity in view, any span of life is a vapor. However long we live, our time here is preparation for the endless days of heaven.
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Should We Watch for Signs from God?
28 juni 2021 · 12 min
Some Christians seem to be always on the lookout for signs from God in creation or circumstances. Does the Bible encourage us in that search?
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Should Christians Visit Cemeteries?
25 juni 2021 · 12 min
Should Christians make a habit of visiting loved ones’ graves? And if we do visit, how can we honor Christ in the cemetery?
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One Surprising Reason for Pain
23 juni 2021 · 11 min
Many wonder how a good God could govern a world filled with pain. But sometimes, pain becomes the very means God uses to awaken us to his goodness.
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Who Is the Disciple Jesus Loved?
21 juni 2021 · 10 min
The Gospel of John speaks of a “disciple whom Jesus loved” five times. Who was this beloved disciple, and why does he single himself out like this?
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Plans for 2021 and Beyond
18 juni 2021 · 13 min
After a year unlike any other, Pastor John looks ahead to new books and renewed ambitions to spread Christian Hedonism farther across the globe.
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How Not to Correct a Fellow Christian
16 juni 2021 · 10 min
How can Christians challenge and correct one another in a way that honors Christ and acknowledges our common neediness before him?
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The Disabled Wife and the Proverbs 31 Woman
14 juni 2021 · 11 min
God expects faithfulness of all his people. But faithfulness for one Christian may look far different than faithfulness for another Christian.
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Are Our Enemies Spiritual, Human, or Both?
11 juni 2021 · 13 min
Paul tells us that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. But Paul himself had many human enemies. So, are our enemies spiritual, human, or both?
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To Be Loved Infinitely
9 juni 2021 · 12 min
The essence of God’s love is not that he makes much of us, but that he frees us, at great cost to himself, to enjoy making much of him forever.
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How Do I Serve Dying Unbelievers?
7 juni 2021 · 12 min
Many medical professionals regularly find themselves around people only hours or minutes from hell. How would love call us to act in those moments?
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Should Christian Jurors Show Mercy to the Guilty?
4 juni 2021 · 12 min
Christians display the character of God through both mercy and justice. But how do we know when to show mercy and when to give justice?
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Why Do You Want to Be Loved by God?
2 juni 2021 · 10 min
Almost everyone wants to be loved by God. But our reasons for wanting God’s love may reveal whether we truly know him or not.
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Is It Sinful to Pray for a Larger Income?
31 mei 2021 · 12 min
When God restored Job’s fortunes, he also doubled his wealth. Should Christians pray for God to do the same for us today?
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A Better Promise for Serial Daters
28 mei 2021 · 12 min
Serial dating, if left unconquered, often turns into serial marriage. So, what hope does Jesus offer to those addicted to the pleasures of a new relationship?
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Flee to Christ in Fear
26 mei 2021 · 8 min
God commands us both to fear him and to flee to him for refuge. How can we possibly do one without contradicting the other?
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Where Is Providence in the Vanity of Ecclesiastes?
24 mei 2021 · 12 min
The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that “all is vanity.” But if God providentially guides all things, then doesn’t he give meaning to everything in this world?
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What Is a Baptist?
21 mei 2021 · 13 min
As with other Protestants, many Baptists trace their lineage to the Reformation. But what makes Baptists unique among the heirs of the Reformation?
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The Key to Killing Lust
19 mei 2021 · 16 min
Strategies are important in our battle against lust. But nothing arrests our souls with the urgency of purity like the supremacy of Jesus Christ.
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What Does the Bible Say About Purgatory?
17 mei 2021 · 14 min
What is purgatory, and why have thoughtful Christians like C.S. Lewis believed in it? Does this belief in afterlife cleansing find support in Scripture?
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How Do I Love Neighbors Who Ignore Me?
14 mei 2021 · 12 min
Jesus commands us to love our neighbors. But how can we love them if they don’t want our help, or if they even actively ignore us?
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Reckoning with Personal Failure
12 mei 2021 · 12 min
Christians are new creations in Christ — yet we still feel the familiar pull of the old self. How do we reckon with the persistence of indwelling sin?
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Why Have Africans Suffered So Much?
10 mei 2021 · 14 min
Some parts of the world seem to endure far more sorrow than other parts. Does God favor some places and peoples more than others?
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Is My Repentance Real If I Keep Committing the Same Sin?
7 mei 2021 · 14 min
Some of us find ourselves confessing the same sins over and over. How do we know our repentance is real if we repeatedly lose the same battles?
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How Churches Sabotage the Love of God
5 mei 2021 · 11 min
If we try to make much of the love of God by downplaying the wrath of God, we destroy the love of God.
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How Can I Protect My Child from State Indoctrination?
3 mei 2021 · 15 min
The primary responsibility for a child’s education belongs to parents, not to the state. So, what can parents do when the state tries to take control?
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Why Did the First Humans Live for So Long?
30 april 2021 · 12 min
The book of Genesis records life spans in the hundreds of years. Why did the first humans live for so long — and why are our life spans today so short?
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How Have You Processed the Sin of Ravi Zacharias?
29 april 2021 · 15 min
How might Christians process the failures of once-beloved figures like Ravi Zacharias? Pastor John draws out lessons from the ministries of fallen leaders.
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What’s Stopping You from Coming to Christ?
28 april 2021 · 13 min
Some wait to come to Christ because they feel powerless to live the Christian life. But that power becomes ours only by coming to Christ.
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What Are Angels Doing Today?
26 april 2021 · 13 min
Angels appear all over Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. But why did God create angels in the first place — and what are they doing today?
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How Should We Respond to Christian Conspiracy Theories?
23 april 2021 · 11 min
Conspiracy theories — Christian or otherwise — are nothing new. But how can we talk to friends who find themselves gripped by them?
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What ‘No Condemnation’ Does to a Heart
21 april 2021 · 10 min
“No condemnation” means that you are finally free: free to love, free to serve, free to forgive, and even free to die for the good of others.
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Did Abraham Laugh at God’s Promise?
19 april 2021 · 12 min
Paul looks back to Abraham and celebrates his unwavering faith. But is Abraham’s laughter at God’s promise in Genesis 17 really a faithful response?
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What Makes Women the ‘Weaker Vessel’?
16 april 2021 · 14 min
The differences between male and female are not obstacles to overcome or facts to ignore. They are distinct glories that God calls “very good.”
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The Problem with Asking, ‘What’s Wrong with It?’
14 april 2021 · 12 min
If we want to follow Jesus, we will need to give up more than just sins. We will also need to give up everything that dulls our hearts for him.
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Hope for Children from Dysfunctional Families
12 april 2021 · 12 min
How can children who come from dysfunctional or abusive families begin to embrace the perfect fatherhood of God?
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How Does Chronic Pain Glorify God?
9 april 2021 · 12 min
Why might God allow his children to endure years, or even decades, of unremitting suffering? How does such chronic pain bring him glory?