As Christmas time approaches, I am sure some you have been asked why God sent Jesus. Maybe you are asking that same question yourself. God did not send Jesus to give us another holiday. There are good, theological reasons why the Father sent the Son.&n…
Introduction Last time we left off talking about sin. Namely, whether our first parents sinned, the definition of sin, and the nature of that sin our first parents committed. Now we begin to look into the effects of the preliminary sin committed by our first parents. This will take up a few articles, including this […]
Passage of Focus: Matthew 1:18-25 (cf. Isaiah 7:14) Are you content with being regarded as a fool for Jesus Christ? This question gets to the heart of what it means to be a Bible-believing Christian while dwelling in the midst of an unbelieving world. From the earliest days of the church age, followers of Jesus […]
Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as On The Harmony of The Gospels, is an exposition of the 4 Gospels with a purpose of relating their differences and how the differences could be harmonized. It is actually one of his lengthier …
Continue reading Augustine (400) – On The Harmony of The Gospels, Book 2
Earlier this week, I shared the first two parts of a sermon series from Alistair Begg from Romans 1. I recently found out there is a third part to that sermon series, which is the video below:
*Note: Parts 1 and Part 2 of this series What is truth? For the human race, few questions are more recurring—and few pursuits are more elusive—than identifying absolute truth in reality. Even the most intellectually astute philosophers seem no closer to satisfying this inquiry in the twenty-first century than during the era of the Pre-Socratics. […]
Equal protection is about ensuring that the law protects justice for everyone, including babies and mothers.
Augustine worked on his Exposition of the Psalms over the course of 30 years as he preached or taught through them. As I’ve been reading through Augustine’s works and posting highlights from them, I’ll also be slowly posting through his works on the Psalms. While Augustine is typically known for “City of God” being his …
Continue reading Augustine’s Exposition of Psalm 7
Although most discussions about the development of the canon focus on the patristic period (second century and later), there is much canonical gold yet to mine from the pages of the New Testament itself. Unfortunately, this step is often skipped.
Ther…
Introduction In the last article, we considered the covenant made with Adam. In the next few articles, we will consider how Adam broke that covenant, in addition to reflecting on the effects it had upon the world and his natural offspring. Body Question 16 Q. 16. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein […]
Overall, it was an excellent video that demonstrates that Roman Catholicism is a false religion. Guillaume Bignon’s infant baptism did nothing to him, as with millions of others – it does not regenerate or change the person into a new … Continue reading
*Note: Part 1 of this series can be accessed here. Christians have a history of being misunderstood in the public square. Within just three decades after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, a paradigm would be concretized for how the majority of believers in the West would experience life over the next two millennia. […]
The Gospel Coalition released it’s annual Book of the Year Awards today, and I was so pleased to see that my new book, Bully Pulpit, won Book of the Year for the ministry category.
The reviewers wrote: “Michael Kruger’s Bully Pulpit confron…
Introduction Generally speaking, God providentially preserves and governs all that He has made. In a particular way, however, God has providentially condescended and entered into covenantal relationships with human beings to establish and regulate kingdoms. The first covenantal arrangement between God and man is the subject we will consider in this installment. Question Q. 15. […]
Most Bible reading plans being with the first five books of the Bible, which are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Most Christians do well as they go through Genesis and Exodus but struggle as they read Leviticus. Many have looked a…
The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. Though God regenerates us individually, the path of growth and maturity He has designed requires following Christ together with other believers in a church. Christian growth and maturity happen in the context of committed relationships that arise in local congregations. That is, it takes a […]
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The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. Though God regenerates us individually, the path of growth and maturity He has designed requires following Christ together with other … More
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There’s been a lot of chatter the last couple years over “de-conversion” stories. Of course, there is the story of well-known pastor and author Joshua Harris, as well as the Youtube comedians Rhett and Link.
I’ve written on this…
Religion is an indispensable component of the public square.[1] Since the public square is encapsulated by the ideas of human beings, and since religion is an idea at the forefront of man’s mind,[2] any suggestion to the contrary would necessarily entail the public square ceasing to be the public square. Stated differently, you can’t have […]
Introduction God has decreed all things that come to pass, and He carries out His decrees in two distinct, yet related ways. The first is creation, God’s external work of initiation. The second is providence, God’s work of continuation. In this session, we will cover divine providence in general, and next time we will look […]
Some Thoughts on Thanksgiving, the History of the USA, and Biblical foundations for society: It is a basic human problem (and sin) to look to celebrities and famous people and attractive people and gifted people. (Hollywood stars, singers, celebrities, popularity; … Continue reading
“There is no second-century manuscript evidence.” —Helmut Koester
When it comes to the transmission of the New Testament text, the second century has been long recognized as a critical time period. And it is not hard to see why. If the New Testament bo…
Q. 13. How did God create man?
A. 13. God created man as male and female in His image, in knowledge, righteousness, holiness, and with dominion over the creatures. (Genesis 1:26-28; Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24).
Here is a question on which I have been musing for the last 2 years: If the present generation of Americans were given the opportunity to form a new nation, could they create one equal to or greater than the United States of America? The answer is an undeniable “no.” The only people who would […]
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Here is a question on which I have been musing for the last 2 years: If the present generation of Americans were given the opportunity to form a new nation, … More
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I know I am a little late to the game, but we had another election in the United States. In fact, there are still some elections that haven’t announced a winner just yet. I am not sure how some of you voted so you are either happy or sad. I know who I …
Introduction In this article, we move from God’s internal act of decree to His first external act of creation. Specifically, we will consider creation in general, and next time, we will look at the creation of man. Question Q. 12. What is the work of creation? A. The work of creation is God making all […]
“Living out a distinctively Christian ethic is not contingent upon the government implementing Old Covenant civil law, nor does the furthering of God’s kingdom entail infringing on the religious liberty of unbelievers.”
Today, I am headed to Denver, CO, for the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) and Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)—two of the largest gatherings for biblical scholars in the world. In addition to the normal meals, gathering…
