Don’t Look Back, Look Ahead
As I turn the pages of my old school Bible to Luke 9:57-62, I am struck by the immediacy of Jesus’ call to follow Him. It’s a message that resonates deeply with me: the call to move forward, to not…
Category Perspective
The Lawlessness of Legalists
Let me start by explaining what I mean by saying someone is a legalist. A legalist is someone who thinks that this world can be made perfect by adopting the right rules and laws. For the legalist the problem of…
Blessed is He Who Comes
If we pray, “Come Lord Jesus,” and “Thy kingdom come,” we must recognize that these prayers will not be answered until the Jewish brethren of Jesus are regathered into their own land, and say to Him, “Blessed is He who…
The Tyranny of Leviathan and the Eclipse of the Individual
Utopian thinking was spawned in the late 18th century and began to spread in academic circles in the 19th century. From there, it has more and more dominated the minds of the political class and influenced public policy around the…
Replacement Theology
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!“ – Psalm 139:23-24 There is a doctrine found throughout many branches…