To be a Christian is to belong simultaneously to two different kingdoms. If you are a child of God through faith in Christ then you are a citizen of the here and coming Kingdom of God and you are subject to various lesser but legitimate human…
The 9th commandment is not an outright prohibition of dishonesty. The actual wording of the commandment runs as follows: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour” (Exodus 20:16, ESV).
There are few issues that require more pastoral sensitivity than the issue of divorce and remarriage. Getting it wrong one way can have massive consequences, particularly for women who feel trapped in abusive and unsafe relationships. Getting it…
The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 provides a fascinating window into the way in which disputes and doubtful matters were discussed and decided in the early church.
We notice first of all that they did not try to maintain unity by stifling honest…
“The Olivet Discourse” in Matthew 24 might be the most difficult passage in the Gospel of Matthew to interpret correctly. Some of the difficulty stems from the fact that the disciples ask a question that is far more complex than they realize: “Tell…
On Sunday June 14th Pastor Justin Joplin from Lorne Park Baptist Church in Mississauga preached a sermon on “The Pearl of Great Price” in which he announced that he was coming out as a transgender woman. The climax of the sermon contained these…
Humility might be the most misunderstood of all the Christian virtues. It might also be the most important. After all, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5 ESV).
Old Testament and New, the issue of humility appears…
If the Bible is clear about anything, it is clear about the fact that there is only one God. This was drilled into the heads of young Hebrew boys and girls in Old Testament times: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one” (Deuteronomy 6:4…
