Joyful Giving (2 Cor. 8:1-2)
By: Sam Storms
I want you to think with me today on how the Bible functions in our lives. Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 3:16 that “all Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (emphasis mine). All this so that you and I “may be competent, equipped for every good work.”
So let me come straight to the point. I’m thoroughly reproved by 2 Corinthians 8:1-2! Other translations render this word “rebuke”, and yes, I’m thoroughly rebuked as well! Of course, the only way I can be reproved and rebuked by what Paul wrote is if it first teaches me the truth. It certainly does that. And the aim of being reproved and rebuked isn’t that I would languish in guilt and self-condemnation but rather, being corrected in how I think and behave, I would be trained in righteousness. Only then will I experience a measure of competency for the many good works to which God calls me.
That is what I mean when I speak about the functional authority of Scripture. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, it actually exerts a transforming influence on how I think and feel and behave. And as I said, it does this with extreme, and often excruciating, efficiency in 2 Corinthians 8:1-2. Look with me at Paul’s words:
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part” (2 Cor. 8:1-2).
I read that and shake my head, less with disbelief and more with disgust at my own selfish and shortsighted perspective on life here and hereafter. Don’t console me with the assurance that I’m being excessively hard on my own soul. I need Scripture to do this to me, for in being rebuked and reproved by what I see in the example of the Macedonians I’m awakened to the unending pleasure and effusive joy that are available through God’s grace as I am taught and trained to rest in the all-sufficiency of who he is for me in Christ Jesus.
Let me explain what I mean. I’ve never known poverty, and my exposure to affliction, at least when compared to what the majority of Christians in the world have endured, has been minimal. Yet, the way I respond to financial stress and other such trials is embarrassing, especially in the way it affects my relationship toward others.
I confess to having used affliction and hardship as an excuse not to give to those in need. Suffering seems like the perfect reason why people should be generous to me, but hardly an occasion for me to be generous to them. Financial stress, in particular, all too often breeds self-pity. It turns our attention inwardly, to self, and an obsessive concern for our own welfare. And it doesn’t stop there, typically leading to envy of those whose troubles are significantly less than ours and bitterness towards God for not alleviating our pain.
The sort of troubles that plagued the Macedonians can also produce a sense of entitlement as we wonder why others are not taking notice of our plight and offering to us what we are persuaded is our right as the children of God.
Are you beginning to see why this passage has the effect on me that it does? Paul describes their “severe test of affliction” and “extreme poverty” and yet points us to their “wealth of generosity” toward the saints in Jerusalem. The very people who, at least to my way of self-indulgent and sinful thinking, ought themselves to have been the recipients of the generosity of others are here described as the donors!
When I’m in need I presumptuously expect others to jump to my aid. But not the Macedonians. That’s what makes Paul’s citing of them so profoundly painful, yet powerful in challenging how I think and life-changing in what I value most.
Something had happened in the hearts of these people that runs counter to all common sense and cross grain to every fleshly impulse of self-preservation. It is as if the fast-flowing current in their souls had not simply been diverted but reversed. Something supra-human had inverted their values, turning their thinking on its head and their behavior topsy-turvy. Here’s how John Piper put it:
"How did such countercultural and counter-natural behavior come about? How were the Christians freed from the natural love of money and comfort? Part of the answer in verse 2 is that their abundance of joy overflowed. Joy in something else had severed the root of joy in money. They had been freed by joy to give to the poor. But where did this powerful, unearthly joy come from? The answer is that it came from the grace of God. . . . What the Corinthians [as well as you and I] are supposed to learn from this story is that the same grace that was given in Macedonia is available now in Corinth" (Future Grace, 71-72).
More than this, God wants us to know that the same grace given in Macedonia and available in Corinth is still operative and available to us today.
O.K., so the grace of God awakened and sustained a joy in them that liberated their hearts from selfish dependence on what they had formerly believed only money and physical comfort could achieve. But joy in what? In whom?
Perhaps God had a struck a secret deal with the Macedonians, making a behind-the-scenes promise that if they would provide other Christians with this stunning example of generosity he would deliver them from their affliction and bless them with riches untold. Only the most cynical or uninformed would offer such a ridiculous and unbiblical theory. The whole point of the passage is not that financial blessing had resulted in their joy but that their joy in something other than money had issued in a financial blessing . . . for others!
So what is it that accounts for this joy? I can only surmise from the rest of God’s Word that grace had drawn them to the well of eternal life and had given them to drink of the ever-refreshing, soul-satisfying water that is Jesus Christ. To use the words of the psalmist, “You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound” (Psalm 4:7).
Money had made its promises to the Macedonians, and it all seemed so reasonable, so right. It had assured them that if they would give their hearts to what it could provide, and consider all the discomfort and inconvenience and anxiety from which it could protect them, unbroken happiness would inevitably follow. That’s the principle that drives our society and undergirds every commercial advertisement.
But they said, No. This wasn’t because of some inherent virtue in poverty or, worse still, a perverted attraction to pain and distress. It was because grace had opened their eyes to the splendor of Jesus! Grace had imparted a taste for the sweetness of the Son of God! The alluring aroma of money and safety was replaced by the superior fragrance of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord!
Grace had done its work in them, even as it had in those believers who “joyfully accepted the plundering” of their property, knowing that they “had a better possession and an abiding one” (Hebrews 10:34). Joy germinated in the soil of knowledge and trust. Grace made known the incomparable beauty of seeing God in Christ and the grip of greed was broken.
Some (many?) of you reading this are even now suffering as did, or even worse than, the Macedonians. Perhaps it has caused you to conclude that grace has lifted or is absent altogether. The more the affliction, the less the grace, right? Paul would have us think otherwise. Financial lack and the affliction it brings is not necessarily a sign of divine displeasure. It may well be a divinely orchestrated platform for the dispersal of extraordinary mercy from God and equally extraordinary and fearless generosity from you and me.
I stand reproved. That’s what the inspired Word can do. But thanks be to God that it doesn’t leave me there. I’m alerted to the dry and “broken cisterns” on which I’ve foolishly relied so that I might be directed to God, “the fountain of living waters” (Jer. 2:13). Grace rebukes my carnal trust in riches and leads me to the one in whose presence is “fullness of joy,” at whose right hand are “pleasures forevermore” (Ps. 16:11).
Sam
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An Evening of EschatologyDecember 30, 2022
The Central Message of My Book, The Singing GodDecember 30, 2022
Is Killing your Unborn Baby a “Sacred” Right?December 30, 2022
What are the “Greater Works” in John 14:12, and Who performs them, and When?December 30, 2022
Why Andrew Brunson never heard from God in prisonDecember 30, 2022
The Christus Victor theory of the Atonement. Whence the Victory?December 30, 2022
Prophetic Gifting, Proper Grammar & Possible TattoosDecember 30, 2022
“Imagine”! Then again, don’t! In spite of what John Lennon Says and SingsDecember 30, 2022
One of the Most Overlooked Arguments for the ResurrectionDecember 30, 2022
What Kind of Church is Bridgeway?December 30, 2022
The Unifying Power of SingingDecember 30, 2022
My Podcast on Spiritual Gifts with Steve GreeneDecember 30, 2022
Adam and Eve and Evangelical “Options”December 30, 2022
Gender Questions Should Send Us To ScriptureDecember 30, 2022
Knowing God. A Reader’s Guide to a Christian ClassicDecember 30, 2022
The Madness of March MadnessDecember 30, 2022
Bonhoeffer on the meaning of loveDecember 30, 2022
There is No Such Thing as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ BillDecember 30, 2022
The Importance of the Spiritual Gift of Prophecy in the Life of the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
Links to podcasts concerning my book, A Dozen Things God did with Your SinDecember 30, 2022
What does Paul mean in Colossians 2:18 when he speaks of “the worship of angels”?December 30, 2022
Eternal Union and Experiential Communion: So What’s the Difference?December 30, 2022
Why We Struggle to Grasp What God Has Done with Our Sin – Part Five of my Interview with Matt Tully of CrosswayDecember 30, 2022
Sickness is an EnemyDecember 30, 2022
Why We Struggle to Grasp What God Has Done with Our Sin – Part Four of my Interview with Matt Tully of CrosswayDecember 30, 2022
Is Joy in Christ Possible When All I See Is My Sin?December 30, 2022
Why We Struggle to Grasp What God Has Done with Our Sin – Part Three of my Interview with Matt Tully of CrosswayDecember 30, 2022
Why We Struggle to Grasp What God Has Done with Our Sin – Part Two of my Interview with Matt Tully of CrosswayDecember 30, 2022
Why We Struggle to Grasp What God Has Done with Our Sin – Part One of my Interview with Matt Tully of CrosswayDecember 30, 2022
How Can An All-Knowing God Not Remember My Sin?December 30, 2022
Miracles Are Outlasting the Arguments Against ThemDecember 30, 2022
If My Sins Are Fully Forgiven, Why Must I Confess My Sins Daily?December 30, 2022
God’s Way of Dealing with Sin vs. Our WayDecember 30, 2022
The Only Way We Can Overcome the Debilitating Power of ShameDecember 30, 2022
5 Myths about SinDecember 30, 2022
A Dozen Things God Did With Your Sin (and three things he’ll never do)December 30, 2022
Biblical MysticismDecember 30, 2022
Three (among untold countless) Glorious Blessings of SalvationDecember 30, 2022
My New Book is Now Available for Pre-Order!December 30, 2022
Do You Pray for Lost Souls? If so, How?December 30, 2022
The Word became Flesh – A Christmas Meditation on the Most Breathtaking Verse in the BibleDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2021 – Part FourDecember 30, 2022
Sam Storms on Spiritual Warfare at the Bible Gateway BlogDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2021 – Part ThreeDecember 30, 2022
Did Jesus Exist Before Christmas?December 30, 2022
Best Books of 2021 – Part TwoDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2021 – Part OneDecember 30, 2022
Did Joshua Really Make the Sun Stand Still?December 30, 2022
My appearance on the Susie Larson show to discuss Spiritual Warfare (again!)December 30, 2022
My Struggle with ImpatienceDecember 30, 2022
Did Jesus Christ have a Fallen, Sinful Human Nature?December 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (7)December 30, 2022
Best Arguments for the Continuation of all Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (5) and (6)December 30, 2022
The Video Series of My Book, Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide, is Now AvailableDecember 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (4)December 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (3)December 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (2)December 30, 2022
Unpacking and Rejoicing in the Most Powerful and Precious Promise in the Bible (1)December 30, 2022
More on My Experience with Tongues, Prophecy, and HealingDecember 30, 2022
My JourneyDecember 30, 2022
What is the Third Wave of the Holy Spirit?December 30, 2022
A Question for all Complementarian CessationistsDecember 30, 2022
A Threat to Whom? The Colossal Insensitivity of the Pro-Choice MindDecember 30, 2022
My Interview with Steve Greene on Spiritual WarfareDecember 30, 2022
How does Hope Serve to Sanctify our Souls?December 30, 2022
My Second Interview on Spiritual Warfare with Susie Larson and Faith RadioDecember 30, 2022
The God-Belittling, Self-Exalting, Hell-Deserving Wickedness of UnbeliefDecember 30, 2022
Buckle-up Pro-lifers. They will say anything to silence usDecember 30, 2022
Is Montanism Heretical?December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Seven)December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Six)December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Five)December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Four)December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Three)December 30, 2022
My Podcast with Acts 29 on Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
A Defense of Singing Songs from Bethel and HillsongDecember 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part Two)December 30, 2022
Rapture into the Third Heaven and Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (Part One)December 30, 2022
Insecurity and Pastoral Bullies Re-VisitedDecember 30, 2022
Pastoral Bullies Re-VisitedDecember 30, 2022
My podcast with Jennie Allen on Spiritual WarfareDecember 30, 2022
What is Critical Race Theory?December 30, 2022
My Hour-long Conversation with Susie Larson on Spiritual WarfareDecember 30, 2022
Three Principles of the Christian LifeDecember 30, 2022
Who and Whose are You?December 30, 2022
Providence and the Counterintuitive Wonders of GodDecember 30, 2022
The Absurdly Ridiculous and Profoundly un-Christian Accusation of Heresy against the new President of the Southern Baptist ConventionDecember 30, 2022
His Nearness to Us, Our Dearness to HimDecember 30, 2022
Podcast on the Convergence of Word and SpiritDecember 30, 2022
Was the Apostle Paul a Universalist?December 30, 2022
Spurgeon on the Eternal Security of the BelieverDecember 30, 2022
What is a Cult, and How Might We Know?December 30, 2022
Savoring the Supremacy of Christ in the Aftermath of Pentecost SundayDecember 30, 2022
Revelation 3:10 and Seven Reasons why I don’t believe in a Pre-tribulation Rapture of the ChurchDecember 30, 2022
Do “Miracles” continue but not the Spiritual “Gift” of Miracles?December 30, 2022
“Love is Love!” Or is it?December 30, 2022
Pentecostals, Charismatics, and the Third Wave. Who Believes What? Part TwoDecember 30, 2022
Pentecostals, Charismatics, and the Third Wave. Who Believes What? Part OneDecember 30, 2022
The Life and Death of Jack TaylorDecember 30, 2022
Introduction to Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive GuideDecember 30, 2022
Why Should April 18 Matter to You?December 30, 2022
My Foreword to Dave Harvey’s book, The Plurality PrincipleDecember 30, 2022
My new book, “Understanding Spiritual Warfare”, releases Today!December 30, 2022
The Foreword to my book on Spiritual Warfare by Dr. Clint ArnoldDecember 30, 2022
We Cannot Overestimate Heaven, or Lessons on Happiness from Jonathan EdwardsDecember 30, 2022
My “Vision” of Redemption from SinDecember 30, 2022
Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive GuideDecember 30, 2022
Check out my programs on Remnant RadioDecember 30, 2022
My “Vision” for Pastoral Ministry at Bridgeway ChurchDecember 30, 2022
Announcing the Launch of My New PodcastDecember 30, 2022
Heaven is a World of LoveDecember 30, 2022
A Tribute to Larry Crabb (1944-2021)December 30, 2022
No. The Spiritual Gift of Prophecy is not the same as PreachingDecember 30, 2022
God Knows What You’re ThinkingDecember 30, 2022
Are we Supposed to Forgive God?December 30, 2022
Could Certain Kinds of Abuse also be Grounds for Divorce and Remarriage?December 30, 2022
What Happens when Revival Comes?December 30, 2022
Another Example of Blatant Hypocrisy and Utter Moral InconsistencyDecember 30, 2022
A Word in Response to Sarah SilvermanDecember 30, 2022
Some Thoughts on the “failed” Prophecies concerning Donald Trump and the 2020 ElectionDecember 30, 2022
Should we take Covid-19 Vaccines that contain the Cells of Aborted Babies?December 30, 2022
The Three Most Encouraging Biblical Words for 2020 and 2021December 30, 2022
Beholding the Glory of Christ in Scripture in 2021December 30, 2022
A Review of “Operating in the Courts of Heaven”, by Robert Henderson, Part TwoDecember 30, 2022
A Review of “Operating in the Courts of Heaven”, by Robert Henderson, Part OneDecember 30, 2022
The Epiphany of Grace and GloryDecember 30, 2022
Think You Know the Christmas Story? Here are Five Common MisconceptionsDecember 30, 2022
My interview with Steven BancarzDecember 30, 2022
Christmas sale of “Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide”December 30, 2022
Best Books of 2020December 30, 2022
Rejoicing that our God is AbleDecember 30, 2022
Personal Integrity in an Age of CorruptionDecember 30, 2022
The Fragrance of GratitudeDecember 30, 2022
Spiritual Warfare on Remnant RadioDecember 30, 2022
Edward Snowden: Why the President should Grant him a Full PardonDecember 30, 2022
The Sovereignty of God in 2020December 30, 2022
The Abominable “Equality Act”December 30, 2022
I’m Voting!December 30, 2022
A Word of EncouragementDecember 30, 2022
A Brief Reflection on John Piper’s Recent Article concerning the Presidential ElectionDecember 30, 2022
When God Calls You His BelovedDecember 30, 2022
“You are not your own” (living as slaves of Christ)December 30, 2022
The Remarkable, Christ-Exalting Life of My MotherDecember 30, 2022
Why Did God Heal Me? Lessons from an Unexpected MiracleDecember 30, 2022
The Ruthless Pursuit of HolinessDecember 30, 2022
Was Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, Genuinely Converted to Saving Faith in the God of Israel?December 30, 2022
250 Theological Essays at the Gospel CoalitionDecember 30, 2022
Boasting, Boanthropy, and the Strange Case of NebuchadnezzarDecember 30, 2022
Does Paul Require the Complete Silence of Women in Church? A Study of 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35December 30, 2022
My interview on Remnant RadioDecember 30, 2022
Still More Endorsements of Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive GuideDecember 30, 2022
More Endorsements of Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive GuideDecember 30, 2022
My interview with Faithlife on Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
Endorsements of Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide (Zondervan)December 30, 2022
10 Questions about Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
The Foreword to "Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide", by Craig KeenerDecember 30, 2022
Will Some Christians Smell Like Smoke on Judgment Day?December 30, 2022
My New Book, "Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide", is now Available!December 30, 2022
Spiritual Appetites Need No BoundsDecember 30, 2022
Salvation as Partaking of the Divine NatureDecember 30, 2022
Blessed are the Persecuted. Really?December 30, 2022
The Holy Spirit, by Gregg R. Allison and Andreas KostenbergerDecember 30, 2022
The Conclusion of Christian Living, or, How to End WellDecember 30, 2022
The Holiness of GodDecember 30, 2022
Blessed are the Merciful!December 30, 2022
My new book on Spiritual Gifts!December 30, 2022
The Life of J. I. Packer (1926-2020)December 30, 2022
‘Jim’ Packer, Man of Immutable IntegrityDecember 30, 2022
My Reflections on the Life and Legacy of J. I. PackerDecember 30, 2022
Why Bridgeway Church Chose Not to Apply for or Receive PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) FundsDecember 30, 2022
A Podcast on why I left Cessationism and Embraced ContinuationismDecember 30, 2022
Heavenly Healing and HappinessDecember 30, 2022
A Link to my Podcast on the Attributes of God (Part Two)December 30, 2022
Sober Reflections on the Social Unrest and Racial Hostility TodayDecember 30, 2022
Podcast on the Attributes of GodDecember 30, 2022
Peace be with you! Your Sins are Forgiven!December 30, 2022
Our God is a Mighty Fortress in the Midst of Chaos and UnrestDecember 30, 2022
My Interview on Spiritual Gifts at The Layman’s LoungeDecember 30, 2022
If the Kingdom is Here, Why is the World in such a Mess?December 30, 2022
Face to FaceDecember 30, 2022
The Only Lasting Solution to the Racial Hostility in our CountryDecember 30, 2022
Jack Deere’s new book is now available!December 30, 2022
Yes, the Seven Seals of the Book of Revelation Have Been OpenedDecember 30, 2022
Yes, the Seven Seals of the Book of Revelation Have Been OpenedDecember 30, 2022
Why the Prophets Did Not See the Coming PandemicDecember 30, 2022
A Prayer to Pray in a PandemicDecember 30, 2022
Podcast on Why I Became an AmillennialistDecember 30, 2022
The Good Shepherd in the Time of Covid-19December 30, 2022
True Spirituality is Physical: A Personal Word of Exhortation and Encouragement to the People of Bridgeway ChurchDecember 30, 2022
Theologians on the Christian Life: J. I. PackerDecember 30, 2022
The Goodness of God, Adversity, and the CoronavirusDecember 30, 2022
An Example of Persevering FaithDecember 30, 2022
I Raise a Hallelujah!December 30, 2022
Abiding in Christ in the Age of Covid-19December 30, 2022
What No Virus Can TakeDecember 30, 2022
How a “You do You” Culture Has Made Us Vulnerable to the CoronavirusDecember 30, 2022
Coping with Coronavirus by means of Good Theology!December 30, 2022
A Personal, Initially Painful, but Ultimately Pleasing Encounter with the Holiness of God (4)December 30, 2022
Kissing the WaveDecember 30, 2022
A Podcast on my Journey with the Holy Spirit and his GiftsDecember 30, 2022
A Personal, Initially Painful, but Ultimately Pleasing Encounter with the Holiness of God (3)December 30, 2022
A Personal, Initially Painful, but Ultimately Pleasing Encounter with the Holiness of God (2)December 30, 2022
A Personal, Initially Painful, but Ultimately Pleasing Encounter with the Holiness of God (1)December 30, 2022
Some Thoughts on the Convergence of Word and SpiritDecember 30, 2022
Why Bridgeway Church ExistsDecember 30, 2022
Are Christians Obligated to give 10% of their Income to the Church?December 30, 2022
Praying for a Resurrection from the DeadDecember 30, 2022
A humble (I hope) reply to my good friend John Piper on the question of whether it is biblically permissible to refer to a woman as a “pastor”December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Theology of Martin LutherDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the TrinityDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Vicarious Confession/Repentance Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Virgin Birth of JesusDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Welsh Revival of 1904-06December 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Work of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Wrath of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Thomas AquinasDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Tithing under the Mosaic CovenantDecember 30, 2022
10 Things you should Know about Total DepravityDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about God’s Will(s)December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about what Happened on Easter Sunday MorningDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about what the Roman Catholic Church believes regarding MaryDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about whether Women should be Elders in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Women as Deacons in the New TestamentDecember 30, 2022
“10 Things You Should Know” now available!December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Exclusivity of Jesus Christ or the “Scandal of Particularity”December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Second Coming of ChristDecember 30, 2022
Ten Things You Should Know about the Sovereignty of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Spiritual Gift of Interpretation of TonguesDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Nature of Expository PreachingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Necessity of Biblical PreachingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Theology of John CalvinDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Recapitulation Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Protestant Reformation in EnglandDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Relationship between Jesus and the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Salvation of those who Die in InfancyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Satisfaction Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Lord’s Supper from 1 Corinthians 11:23-34December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Lordship Salvation ControversyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Moral Influence and Example Theories of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Most Famous Verse in the BibleDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Necessity of PrayerDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the New CovenantDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the New Heaven and New EarthDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the NicolaitansDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Person of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Postmillennial View of the Kingdom of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Protestant ReformationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the PuritansDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Kenosis ControversyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Kingdom of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the “Lamb’s Book of Life”December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Life and Theology of Huldrich ZwingliDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Life of John CalvinDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Lifting of Hands in WorshipDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about The Filling of the Spirit in Ephesians 5:18December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening / First Phase (1734-36)December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening / Second Phase (1740-42)December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the GospelDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Governmental Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Great White Throne JudgmentDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Healing Ministry of JesusDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Heavenly Intercession of Jesus ChristDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the History of Christian TheologyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Holy Spirit in the Old TestamentDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Imago DeiDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Immutability of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Imprecatory PsalmsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things you should Know about the IncarnationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Intermediate StateDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Jealousy of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the “Jezebel Spirit”December 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Judgment of the BelieverDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Second CorinthiansDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Seeing Christ in all of ScriptureDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Shame and GuiltDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Slavery in the BibleDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Speaking in TonguesDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Spiritual AdoptionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about SufferingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the 144,000 in the Book of RevelationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Antichrist(s) in 1 JohnDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Christian’s Responsibility to Human GovernmentDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Christus Victor Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know About the ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Convergence ConferenceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Cross of ChristDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Demise of Expository PreachingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Difference between Prophecy and PreachingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about the Dispensational, Pre-Tribulational View of the Millennial KingdomDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Election on TuesdayDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Empty Tomb of JesusDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about SatanDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Prophetic WorshipDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Quenching the Spirit when You PreachDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Race and RacismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about being Reconciled to GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Religious PluralismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about RepentanceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about RevivalDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about SanctificationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Quenching the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Marijuana and the ChristianDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Martin LutherDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MiraclesDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MontanismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MysticismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Open TheismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Original SinDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Paul’s Letter to LaodiceaDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Pelagius and PelagianismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Penal SubstitutionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Post-Conversion Experiences of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
The End Times Our Hope & God’s Promise Part TwoDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Hurricane Harvey and the Sovereignty of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Ignatius Loyola and the JesuitsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Interpreting the BibleDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Irresistible GraceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about J. I. PackerDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jehovah’s WitnessesDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jonathan Edwards’s Most Important SermonDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jonathan EdwardsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about JoyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Judging Prophetic WordsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about JustificationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Male HeadshipDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about ElectionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Ephesians 5 and Mutual SubmissionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about FastingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Forgiving OthersDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about General RevelationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about God’s Creative PowerDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about God’s OmniscienceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about God’s OmnipresenceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about God’s OmniscienceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about God’s Power (in you)December 30, 2022
10 Things you should Know about GraceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know About AugustineDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Beauty, our Aesthetic Sense, and the Glory of GodDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Being Born AgainDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Being Filled with the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Biblical InerrancyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Biblical WorshipDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Blasphemy of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should know about Christian HedonismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Christian MeditationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Church DisciplineDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Church MembershipDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Common GraceDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about ComplementarianismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Deacons in the New TestamentDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about DemonsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Eastern OrthodoxyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jesus ChristDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should about Pride and Humility from Jonathan EdwardsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about SuicideDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about 1 John 3:6 and 9 and Sinless Perfection in this LifeDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and the Relationship between Men and Women in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Financial Stewardship in the New CovenantDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Alleged Appearances / Apparitions of the Virgin MaryDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Anabaptists and their TheologyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about AngelsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about James Arminius and ArminianismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Female SubmissionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You should Know about Financial Stewardship in the New CovenantDecember 30, 2022
Why Do We Read Scripture?December 30, 2022
How Jesus defines “Love”December 30, 2022
How to Pray against SatanDecember 30, 2022
Once a Sheep, Always a Sheep (ten observations on what Jesus said about our Eternal Security)December 30, 2022
Ellie’s SongDecember 30, 2022
He Leadeth Me!December 30, 2022
The Most Shocking Thing Jesus Ever SaidDecember 30, 2022
New Insights into the Unpardonable Sin, or Blasphemy of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
Dreams, Visions, Angelic Visitations, and RevelationDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2019December 30, 2022
It’s Not the End of the Decade!December 30, 2022
Where was Jesus born?December 30, 2022
Is there such a thing as “Sign” Gifts?December 30, 2022
Angels, Satan, Demons, and the Christian View of the WorldDecember 30, 2022
The soul-shrinking, self-exalting, hell-deserving wickedness of UnbeliefDecember 30, 2022
Why I’ve never seriously considered abandoning ChristianityDecember 30, 2022
Concluding my Conversation with Denny Burk on whether it is Biblically Permissible for a Woman to be called a “Pastor”December 30, 2022
A Response to Denny Burk’s Response to my article on Women as PastorsDecember 30, 2022
Joy’s Eternal Sunrise. Why Heaven Will Never Be BoringDecember 30, 2022
My book Practicing the Power is on Sale this weekDecember 30, 2022
Is it Biblically Permissible for a Woman to be called a “Pastor”?December 30, 2022
The Language of Heaven - A ReviewDecember 30, 2022
A Response to John MacArthur and an Appeal for Common CourtesyDecember 30, 2022
God will never let go of your hand!December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference Videos Now Available!December 30, 2022
“He meant to pass by them”December 30, 2022
The Day Water obeyed the Will of its MakerDecember 30, 2022
Are Miracles Improbable? Rethinking What Makes Something “Likely” to HappenDecember 30, 2022
“Casting sins away”December 30, 2022
God Created Us for “exceeding, inexpressibly great happiness”December 30, 2022
Closing the Gap between Scripture and our ExperienceDecember 30, 2022
A Reflection on my Life VerseDecember 30, 2022
The Horror of a Different JesusDecember 30, 2022
Is there such a thing as the Spiritual Gift of Healing?December 30, 2022
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?December 30, 2022
A Biblical and Pastoral Vision for the Office of Deacon (Part Three)December 30, 2022
A Biblical and Pastoral Vision for the Office of Deacon (Part Two)December 30, 2022
A Biblical and Pastoral Vision for the Office of Deacon (Part One)December 30, 2022
Making Sense of a Strange Biblical TextDecember 30, 2022
Some Thoughts about Jesus and the “Sabbath” on Labor DayDecember 30, 2022
What does it mean to worship God “in spirit and truth”?December 30, 2022
My Interview with Andrew GabrielDecember 30, 2022
In what way is God’s love for us most clearly seen?December 30, 2022
The Text that Nearly Destroyed the Faith of C. S. LewisDecember 30, 2022
Is God still “mad” at you?December 30, 2022
It’s “apostatize”, not “apostacize”December 30, 2022
The Cross Wasn’t Just About God’s LoveDecember 30, 2022
Joshua Harris and God’s Preservation of his PeopleDecember 30, 2022
Ray Ortlund and Sam Storms on Endurance in MinistryDecember 30, 2022
Pneuma Review Interview with Sam Storms on Speaking in TonguesDecember 30, 2022
Part Two of Craig Keener’s review of John MacArthur’s book, Strange Fire.December 30, 2022
Part One of Craig Keener’s review of John MacArthur’s book, Strange Fire.December 30, 2022
Will There Be Sex In Heaven?December 30, 2022
Eternal Life (Part Seven of our Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
The Peril of Perishing (Part Six of our Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
The Necessity of Faith (Part Five of our Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
The Gift of God’s Son (Part Four of an Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
God Gave (Part Three of an Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
The Wickedness of the World (Part Two of an Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
God’s Immeasurable Love (Part One of an Exploration of John 3:16)December 30, 2022
Manifestations and Gifts of the Spirit: An Interview with Andrew GabrielDecember 30, 2022
Was the Pope right when he changed the wording of the Lord’s Prayer?December 30, 2022
Manifestations and Gifts of the Spirit: An Interview with Andrew GabrielDecember 30, 2022
God’s Gracious Gift of the New BirthDecember 30, 2022
God is the GospelDecember 30, 2022
Why speaking in tongues is not a weird thing to doDecember 30, 2022
Early Bird Discount for Convergence 2019 ends this Saturday!December 30, 2022
Is the Gospel Relevant for Daily Living?December 30, 2022
The Bachelorette, Sex, and the Love of JesusDecember 30, 2022
How Important is the Gospel?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Holy Spirit in the Old TestamentDecember 30, 2022
Pastor of Student Ministries open for ApplicationDecember 30, 2022
One More Reason Why We Stink at EvangelismDecember 30, 2022
The Dirty Dozen: Some Thoughts on Why We Stink at EvangelismDecember 30, 2022
The Issues I Address and the Questions I Answer in my New Book, The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions about Speaking in TonguesDecember 30, 2022
What Should We Think about the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) and Mike Bickle? Part TwoDecember 30, 2022
Everyday Glory: A ReviewDecember 30, 2022
What Should We Think about the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC) and Mike Bickle? Part OneDecember 30, 2022
A Brief Reflection on TruthDecember 30, 2022
How Might We Know if We Know the Grace of God?December 30, 2022
Philippians 2:12-13 - The Most Important NT Text on the Christian Life and SanctificationDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
Speaking in Tongues: A Good Gift from the Father of LightsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about ComplementarianismDecember 30, 2022
The Language of Heaven: Crucial Questions about Speaking in TonguesDecember 30, 2022
Remember Those Who Are In PrisonDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Spiritual AdoptionDecember 30, 2022
How John 1:5 Helps Me from Falling into Pessimism and DespairDecember 30, 2022
Some Thoughts On Who Made GodDecember 30, 2022
In Memory of Childhood HeroesDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
Why We Broke from Tradition on Good Friday (and started a new one)December 30, 2022
Do You Still Doubt the Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus?December 30, 2022
Answering Eight Basic Questions All Of Us AskDecember 30, 2022
Why Does Sam Storms Love Jesus?December 30, 2022
Why Did Jesus Heal the Sick?December 30, 2022
What Makes “Good Friday” Good?December 30, 2022
When Word Meets Spirit: Some Thoughts on ConvergenceDecember 30, 2022
The Global Face of Christianity is ShiftingDecember 30, 2022
Oh, for Joy!December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Welsh Revival of 1904-06December 30, 2022
We’re in a War, Folks!December 30, 2022
Great New Book on JustificationDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Antichrist(s) in 1 JohnDecember 30, 2022
Why Do We Sing for 30 Minutes at Bridgeway?December 30, 2022
The Madness of March MadnessDecember 30, 2022
What To Do When Christians Clash!December 30, 2022
The Answer to God's Seeming MegalomaniaDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Paul’s Letter to LaodiceaDecember 30, 2022
Why it Makes Sense to Persevere in PrayerDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Women as Deacons in the New TestamentDecember 30, 2022
What Makes You to Differ? Some Thoughts on Divine ElectionDecember 30, 2022
You Are Greatly LovedDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Deacons in the New TestamentDecember 30, 2022
Is Jesus Precious to Your Soul?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Slavery in the BibleDecember 30, 2022
“Simply Spirit-Filled”December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Seeing Christ in all of ScriptureDecember 30, 2022
Can you experience the love of God alone? Thoughts on Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-19December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Common GraceDecember 30, 2022
The Most Attractive Quality in a LeaderDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Shame and GuiltDecember 30, 2022
Lady Gaga, Christian TheologianDecember 30, 2022
Are You Open to Spiritual Gifts? Exposing the Least Biblical PositionDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening / Second Phase (1740-42)December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
Disowned for Jesus: What I Lost and Found in ChristDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the First Great Awakening / First Phase (1734-36)December 30, 2022
A Call for Corporate Prayer and Fasting at BridgewayDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the “Jezebel Spirit”December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Lifting of Hands in WorshipDecember 30, 2022
Resolutions for 2019 (with a little help from Jonathan Edwards)December 30, 2022
Christmas: A Story of the Wealth and Poverty of the Son of GodDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2018 in one articleDecember 30, 2022
Best Books of 2018 (Part Two)December 30, 2022
Best Books of 2018 (Part One)December 30, 2022
Piper responds to my post on PlagiarismDecember 30, 2022
Plagiarism: My Copyright Law is that You have the Right to CopyDecember 30, 2022
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander SolzhenitsynDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the NicolaitansDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference: 2019December 30, 2022
AsyntacticDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MontanismDecember 30, 2022
The Spiritual Gift of Prophecy and ComplementarianismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Blasphemy of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
A Strange and Unpersuasive Argument for CessationismDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Judging Prophetic WordsDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference 2019December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Prophetic WorshipDecember 30, 2022
Convergence Conference 2019December 30, 2022
Five Myths about Angels and DemonsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Kenosis ControversyDecember 30, 2022
Was the Apostle Paul a Gnostic?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Difference between Prophecy and PreachingDecember 30, 2022
Jonathan Edwards on God’s Exhaustive Foreknowledge of the FutureDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the History of Christian TheologyDecember 30, 2022
When Revival ComesDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Ignatius Loyola and the JesuitsDecember 30, 2022
Genuine Revival, Spiritual Affections, and Bodily ManifestationsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Jealousy of GodDecember 30, 2022
Today is Jonathan Edwards’s 315th Birthday. Where is He Now?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Most Famous Verse in the BibleDecember 30, 2022
Spiritual Convergence InsufficiencyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Exclusivity of Jesus Christ or the “Scandal of Particularity”December 30, 2022
What’s My Spiritual Gift?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Religious PluralismDecember 30, 2022
Supernatural StrivingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should know about Christian HedonismDecember 30, 2022
What I Learned about Suffering from Reading the Christian PostDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the PuritansDecember 30, 2022
Brief Comments on the Passion TranslationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about God’s Creative PowerDecember 30, 2022
The Compassion of Christ and HealingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jesus ChristDecember 30, 2022
A Response to Sinclair Ferguson on Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Spiritual Gift of Interpretation of TonguesDecember 30, 2022
Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral ReasoningDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about JoyDecember 30, 2022
50 Core Truths of the Christian FaithDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Alleged Appearances / Apparitions of the Virgin MaryDecember 30, 2022
Honor Such MenDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about SufferingDecember 30, 2022
New Series of Articles on Revelation now Available!December 30, 2022
Affections and Emotions: Are They the Same?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the New Heaven and New EarthDecember 30, 2022
Can God’s Existence be Proven?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Great White Throne JudgmentDecember 30, 2022
My Post-4th of July ReflectionsDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MysticismDecember 30, 2022
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Ruler of Kings on Earth - Revelation 1:1-8December 30, 2022
Behold the Glory of the Lord-Revelation 1:9-20December 30, 2022
What I’ve Learned from Preaching through the Book of RevelationDecember 30, 2022
What Jesus Says when He Speaks to the Church - Revelation 2:1-7December 30, 2022
Seeing the “So That” in Suffering - Revelation 2:8-11December 30, 2022
Dogs on the Inside, Dogs on the OutsideDecember 30, 2022
God’s People in Satan’s City - Revelation 2:12-17December 30, 2022
What is the “Jezebel Spirit” - Revelation 2:18-29December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Forgiving OthersDecember 30, 2022
Jesus says: “I Know Your Kidneys!” - Revelation 2:18-29December 30, 2022
A Tragic Embodiment of Nominal Christianity - Revelation 3:1-6December 30, 2022
Written Down in the Lamb’s Book of Life - The Real Reason to Rejoice - Revelation 3:1-6December 30, 2022
We Will See God’s Face!December 30, 2022
The Church of “Little Power” - Revelation 3:7-13December 30, 2022
Who am I, Who are You? - The Power of Identity - Revelation 3:7-13December 30, 2022
“And his servants will worship him!” Reflections on our Eternal Enjoyment of GodDecember 30, 2022
The Church that makes Jesus Sick - Revelation 3:14-22December 30, 2022
Convergence: EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
Enthroned! Encircled! Extolled! - Revelation 4:1-11December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about SuicideDecember 30, 2022
“Weep No More!” - Revelation 5:1-14December 30, 2022
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Revelation 6:1-8December 30, 2022
The Preacher, Sermon Preparation, and the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
The Voice of the Martyrs - Revelation 6:9-11December 30, 2022
The Second Coming of Christ - Blessed Hope or Dreaded Nightmare - Revelation 6:12-17; 8:1-5December 30, 2022
The Servants of God: Sealed and Safe - Revelation 7-1-17 14-1-5December 30, 2022
Convergence: EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
When we’ve been there Ten Thousand Years! - Revelation 7-9-17December 30, 2022
The Trumpet Blasts of Divine Judgment - Revelation 8- 6-13 9-1-12December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Original SinDecember 30, 2022
He Shall Reign Forever and Ever! - Revelation 9:13-21; 11:14-19December 30, 2022
Knowing Who’s in Charge Makes all the Difference in the World - Revelation 10:1-11December 30, 2022
The Church: Prophesying and Persecuted - Revelation 11:1-13December 30, 2022
Justified by “Thirst” Alone!December 30, 2022
War in Heaven and on Earth: How the Church Conquers the Devil - Revelation 12:1-17December 30, 2022
The “Beast” of Revelation: Who, What, Why? Revelation 13:1-10December 30, 2022
Does Video preaching in a Multi-Site context threaten to Quench the Holy Spirit?December 30, 2022
666 - Revelation 13:11-18December 30, 2022
Must We Speak of Hell? - Revelation 14:6-13December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Quenching the Spirit when You PreachDecember 30, 2022
Great and Amazing are the Deeds of God! - Revelation 14:14-20; 15:1-8December 30, 2022
Armageddon! The War to End All Wars - Revelation 16:1-21December 30, 2022
The Great Prostitute, the Scarlet Beast, and the Conquering Lamb! - Revelation 17:1-18December 30, 2022
The Fall of Babylon - Revelation 18:1-24December 30, 2022
You’re Invited to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (RSVP Required) - Revelation 19:1-10December 30, 2022
Sing to Savor: Some Thoughts on WorshipDecember 30, 2022
Our Blessed Hope! - Revelation 19:11-21December 30, 2022
The Millennium, the Final Battle, and the Final Judgment - Revelation 20:1-15December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Quenching the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
The New Heaven and New Earth - Revelation 21:1-8December 30, 2022
The Holy City: New Jerusalem - Revelation 21:9-27 - Isaiah 60:1-5,11December 30, 2022
Enjoying God Eternally: Eight Blessings of Life in the New Earth - Revelation 22:1-5, 8-9December 30, 2022
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!” - Revelation 22:6-21December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jehovah’s WitnessesDecember 30, 2022
Some Thoughts on Revelatory Gifts of the Spirit and the Sufficiency of ScriptureDecember 30, 2022
Convergence: EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Imago DeiDecember 30, 2022
The Problem of “Porneia”December 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Second Coming of ChristDecember 30, 2022
Do Not Quench the Spirit!December 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about being Reconciled to GodDecember 30, 2022
Spurgeon, Cigars, and the Glory of GodDecember 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about J. I. PackerDecember 30, 2022
The Dangers of Reading ProvidenceDecember 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the “Lamb’s Book of Life”December 30, 2022
How a Prepositional Phrase Encouraged my HeartDecember 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Second CorinthiansDecember 30, 2022
My Eternal Destiny Hangs Suspended on a Preposition!December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about what Happened on Easter Sunday MorningDecember 30, 2022
Stephen Hawking was not an Atheist (and no one else is, either), or at least that’s what John Calvin would SayDecember 30, 2022
A Window into the Soul of our SaviorDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Open TheismDecember 30, 2022
Even in Our Darkness: A Story of Beauty in a Broken LifeDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Biblical InerrancyDecember 30, 2022
Stephen Hawking, the End of the World, and the BibleDecember 30, 2022
Why do People Object to the Concept of Membership in a Local Church?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Church MembershipDecember 30, 2022
Is God’s Love “Reckless”? Some Thoughts on a Popular Worship SongDecember 30, 2022
Convergence:EQUIP 2018 / Building a Prophetic Ministry in the Local ChurchDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Church DisciplineDecember 30, 2022
Eight Myths about HellDecember 30, 2022
The Holy Spirit Doesn’t Baptize Anyone into AnythingDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Speaking in TonguesDecember 30, 2022
New Series on Worship now Available!December 30, 2022
The Mark of the BeastDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Heavenly Intercession of Jesus ChristDecember 30, 2022
Studies on Philippians now available!December 30, 2022
Why I Believe it is Permissible to Borrow MoneyDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Cross of ChristDecember 30, 2022
The Power of De-Conversion Stories: How Jen Hatmaker is Trying to Change Minds About the BibleDecember 30, 2022
What does it mean to “conquer” the Devil?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Satisfaction Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
God Opened Their Hearts Acts 16:6-40December 30, 2022
Will There Be a Global Harvest of Souls at the End of the Age? A Hint from Revelation 11December 30, 2022
Slaves, Saints, and Sojourners Philippians 1:1-2December 30, 2022
Announcing: Registration for CONVERGENCE: EQUIP / 2018 is now open!December 30, 2022
The Gospel as the Ground and Glue of Genuine Christian Fellowship Philippians 1:3-8December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Recapitulation Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
Learning to Love with Knowledge and Discernment Philippians 1:9-11December 30, 2022
How God’s Sovereignty transforms Set-backs into Set-ups Philippians 1:12-18December 30, 2022
When Dying is Gain Philippians 1:18b-26December 30, 2022
The Gift (?) of Suffering Philippians 1:27-30December 30, 2022
New Articles on Proverbs now Available!December 30, 2022
Cultivating a Christ-Exalting Relational Culture at Bridgeway Philippians 2:1-4December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Moral Influence and Example Theories of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
The Panorama of the Gospel and The Practicality of Serving Others Philippians 2:5-11December 30, 2022
Act the Miracle! Unraveling the Mystery of the Christian Life Philippians 2:12-13December 30, 2022
The Comfort and Security of Knowing that God is in ControlDecember 30, 2022
Holding Fast to the Word of Life Philippians 2:14-18December 30, 2022
Behold! An Ordinary Man of God Philippians 2:19-30December 30, 2022
The Healing of Epaphroditus and Healing Today Philippians 2:25-30December 30, 2022
Abortion and Racism: Why Both Are BlasphemousDecember 30, 2022
The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Jesus Philippians 3:1-11December 30, 2022
Dressed in His Righteousness Alone Philippians 3:1-11December 30, 2022
The Extent of the Atonement and Racial DiversityDecember 30, 2022
Holy Dissatisfaction and Relentless Pursuit: Overcoming the Threat of Spiritual Stagnation Philippians 3:12-16December 30, 2022
The Power of Hope in the Power of Christ Philippians 3:17-21December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Post-Conversion Experiences of the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
To the Women of Bridgeway, I say: “Thank You!” Philippians 4:1-3December 30, 2022
Anxiety, Prayer, and the Peace of God Philippians 4:4-7December 30, 2022
Think, Meditate, Ponder, and Practice! Philippians 4:8-9December 30, 2022
My 3-Minute Presentation at the Oklahoma City School Board MeetingDecember 30, 2022
Independence through Dependence on Christ Philippians 4:10-13December 30, 2022
Sacrificial Giving Smells Good to God! Philippians 4:14-23December 30, 2022
Proverbs, and the Perverse Power of Peer Pressure - Proverbs 1:8-19December 30, 2022
A Big God calls for Really, Really Big PrayersDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Jonathan Edwards’s Most Important SermonDecember 30, 2022
Tolerance, Intolerance, and the University of OklahomaDecember 30, 2022
Worship: The End for which God Created the World 1 Peter 2:9-10December 30, 2022
Resolutions for the New Year (with a little help from Jonathan Edwards)December 30, 2022
Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God Psalm 145December 30, 2022
Sing to Him a New Song! 1 Samuel 16:14-23December 30, 2022
The Life-Transforming, Demon-Defeating, Heart-Healing Power of Praise 2 Chronicles 20:1-23December 30, 2022
My Letter to Oklahoma University President David Boren and to the OU Board of RegentsDecember 30, 2022
The Pleasures of Praise, or Unashamed, Extravagant Affection for the Son of God 2 Samuel 6:16-23December 30, 2022
New Resources on the Book of Joshua now Available!December 30, 2022
The What, Who, When, Where, and How of Biblical WorshipDecember 30, 2022
Top Ten Books of 2017December 30, 2022
The Word Became Flesh! A Meditation on the Paradoxes of the IncarnationDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Salvation of those who Die in InfancyDecember 30, 2022
When the Kingdom of the World has become the Kingdom of ChristDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Vicarious Confession/Repentance Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
Was the Apostle Paul an Advocate of the “Prosperity” Gospel?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the GospelDecember 30, 2022
The Virtue of Self-Control and the Vice of Intoxication - Galatians 5:13December 30, 2022
Loving and Leading our Children through Discipline - Proverbs 13:24December 30, 2022
Seven Principles for the Understanding and Exercise of Spiritual GiftsDecember 30, 2022
Proverbs on the Sluggard - Proverbs 6:6-11December 30, 2022
Proverbs on Pride and Passion - Proverbs 16:5December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Governmental Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
Wisdom and our Wealth - Proverbs 30:7-9December 30, 2022
The Anatomy of Adultery - Proverbs 7:1-27December 30, 2022
Infidelity: America’s New National Pastime - Proverbs 5:1-23December 30, 2022
Sticky Friends - Proverbs 18:24December 30, 2022
Your Words have the Power of Life and Death - Proverbs 18:20-21December 30, 2022
How the Holy Spirit Delivers us from ShameDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Christus Victor Theory of the AtonementDecember 30, 2022
God’s Delight in Being God: The Foundation of Christian HedonismDecember 30, 2022
Studies on Spiritual Gifts in 1 Corinthians 12-14 Now Available!December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should about Pride and Humility from Jonathan EdwardsDecember 30, 2022
How Should We Interpret the Book of Revelation?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Intermediate StateDecember 30, 2022
Replacement Theology or Inclusion Theology?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Relationship between Jesus and the Holy SpiritDecember 30, 2022
“Therefore”!December 30, 2022
The Fulfillment of the Abrahamic CovenantDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the 144,000 in the Book of RevelationDecember 30, 2022
The Danger of Believing God for a Promise He Never MadeDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about God’s Power (in you)December 30, 2022
Convergence Conference Plenary Sessions are now AvailableDecember 30, 2022
Sovereign Love on Bended Knee - John 13:1-11December 30, 2022
Jesus is the Servant and We are the Served - John 13:1-20December 30, 2022
The Treachery of Judas Iscariot and the Sovereignty of God over Sin - John 13:1-32December 30, 2022
God’s Gracious Incursions into our SoulsDecember 30, 2022
What’s New about the “New” Commandment? - John 13:34-35December 30, 2022
Jesus Christ: The Cure for Troubled Hearts - John 14:1-11December 30, 2022
Doing the (Miraculous) Works of Jesus - John 14:12December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know About the ChurchDecember 30, 2022
The God Who Supplies the Spirit, or Miracles Re-Visited - John 14:12 Galatians 3:1-5December 30, 2022
“In Jesus’ Name”: Magical Incantation or Pathway to Power? - John 14:13-14December 30, 2022
The Joy and Power of Friendship with the Holy Spirit - John 14:15-24December 30, 2022
One Man’s Dream Destroyed Millions: The Pitiful Legacy of Hugh HefnerDecember 30, 2022
So, You Say You Love Jesus? - John 14:15-24December 30, 2022
Hope for the World in the Words of Jesus - John 14:25-31December 30, 2022
O! klahomaDecember 30, 2022
The Epistle of James is now Available!December 30, 2022
The Vine, the Branches, and Abiding in Jesus - John 15:1-11December 30, 2022
The Pursuit of Happiness - John 15:11 Psalm 1December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about TemptationDecember 30, 2022
Was Jesus a Christian Hedonist? - John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13December 30, 2022
What a Friend We Have in Jesus! - John 15:12-17December 30, 2022
When those Loved by God are Hated by the World - John 15:18-16:4December 30, 2022
Why the Spirit Inside You is Better than Jesus Beside You - John 16:4b-15December 30, 2022
Enjoying the Joy that Lasts Forever - John 16:16-24December 30, 2022
The Second Coming of Christ: Blessed Hope or Dreaded Nightmare?December 30, 2022
It Takes God to Believe God - John 17:1-5; Ephesians 3:14-21December 30, 2022
A Wide Open Window into the Heart of Jesus - John 17:1-5December 30, 2022
Knowing God: The Eternal Life of the Elect - John 17:1-5December 30, 2022
The Loving-Kindness of our Keeping King - John 17:6-19December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Christian MeditationDecember 30, 2022
The Mysterious Nature and Evangelistic Power of Christian Unity - John 17:20-23December 30, 2022
The Unfathomable Love of God and Seeing the Glory of Christ - John 17:20-26December 30, 2022
Reflections on One Reason why Jesus has not yet ReturnedDecember 30, 2022
The Experience of God in the Intermediate StateDecember 30, 2022
Alive and Alert! Brief Reflections on the Intermediate StateDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about MiraclesDecember 30, 2022
What does the Bible say about Reincarnation?December 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about the Convergence ConferenceDecember 30, 2022
Why the Nashville Statement Now, and what about Article 10?December 30, 2022
The Articles of Affirmation and Denial in the Nashville StatementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about Hurricane Harvey and the Sovereignty of GodDecember 30, 2022
The Book of Hebrews is Now Available!December 30, 2022
The Nashville StatementDecember 30, 2022
10 Things You Should Know about DemonsDecember 30, 2022