When We Understand The Text
What are the qualifications for a pastor? Well, first of all, a pastor must be a man. Right before God gives the requirements in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, the Spirit says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.” The list of …
Beth Moore is one of the most well-known women Bible teachers. But her teaching is very concerning. Here are four problems with Beth Moore. (Now this is not a “heresy hunt” calling into question her love for Christ. But not everyone who loves God is a qualified teacher.) First, she makes the Bible about …
“Money is the root of all evil” is not in the Bible. Come on, you can think of sins you’ve done money had nothing to do with. Money is not evil. People are. 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this …
On the night before Jesus was crucified, He said to His disciples, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death.” He went into the garden, fell on His face, and prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. Not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:36-56). Luke …
Would you stand at someone’s window and watch them have sex? Whoa, pretty shocking question, right? That probably took you by surprise. Yet it didn’t bother you last night when you were watching Game of Thrones, or anything else with a gratuitous sexual scene. Watching that is the same as if you were to …
It’s considered edgy in popular culture to depict God as a woman. Some pop songs refer to God with feminine verbiage. And it’s widespread in liberal theology, especially among egalitarians and feminists. To justify this, these liberal theologians might use passages like Hosea 13:8, where God says, “I will fall upon them like a …
Creflo Dollar: “You are gods, little-g.” Paula White: “You are a little god.” Jim Jones: “I’m a god and you’re a god.” Benny Hinn: “Psalm 82 verse 1 says, ‘God standeth in the congregation of the mighty,’ that’s you. ‘He judgeth among the gods.’ Who are the gods? You are.” Joyce Meyer: “God calling …
In Matthew 13, Jesus taught this parable: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground and immediately they sprang up. But the sun scorched them and they withered since they had no root. Other seeds …
In Genesis 1:26-27, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over” all the earth. “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” What does it mean to be made in …
JD Greear (quoting Jen Wilkin): “‘We ought to whisper about what the Bible whispers about, and we ought to shout about what it shouts about.’ And the Bible appears more to whisper when it comes to sexual sin compared to its shouts about materialism and religious pride.” It’s religious pride to preach the Bible …
What separates Christianity from every other religion in the world? The answer is grace. “By grace you are saved through faith, and this is not your own doing. It is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). If you ask a Muslim, “Where will you go when …
There are a lot of false teachings in the world. Paganism, Gnosticism, Buddism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Taoism, Confucionism, Shaminism, even Judaism, Polytheism, Pantheism, Deism, Darwinism, Naturalism, Secular Humanism, Feminism, Agnosticism, Atheism, and Islam…ism. All these different ways to get to God or be a god or deny God. But Jesus said, “I am the way, …