The Difference Between Teaching and Preaching

The Difference Between Teaching and Preaching

Paul the apostle knew that “the end of the age” — “the end of days” — the close of the Jewish era — were “upon” those who lived in his lifetime (1 Corinthians 10:11). In the same century, James the apostle wrote,...
No Crucifix or Cross Could Convey

No Crucifix or Cross Could Convey

God gave His Son to die for our sins on the Cross, and then raised him from death to be our heavenly High Priest. The symbol of the Christian Faith is not a crucifix, on which hangs a dead Jesus, but an empty cross — the symbol of his finished work. Neither is...
The Petulant Games People Play

The Petulant Games People Play

“I am the LORD, I change not.” (Malachi 3:6) God is consistent, which is why He adds, “That’s why you sons of Jacob are not consumed.” God renamed Jacob (“Trickster”) “Israel” (“A Prince of God”.)...
Altar Calls and Alter Calls

Altar Calls and Alter Calls

If you are not seeing people saved, might you be preaching overmuch on faith and not enough on judgement? “What? How can we preach overmuch on faith?” As for judgement, “We are not called to preach condemnation to God’s...
The God of Both the Old and New

The God of Both the Old and New

Is the God of the Old Testament One and the Same? Some believe not because they have a false perception. They call into question what they see as an Old Testament image of a vengeful Deity who demands blind obedience to His Law and requires the death of all who break...
Victor or Victim?

Victor or Victim?

Your answer will reflect your understanding of what really took place when Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead. Also, to what extent Satan was then defeated. Thousands of years before, God had said to the serpent: “I will put enmity between you and...

Peter E. Barfoot