“What is Christian fanaticism?”……Fanaticism is typically defined as "excessive, irrational zeal." Fanaticism can develop within a variety of different traditions, but this does not mean these traditions are in their very nature fanatical. Non-fanatical forms of various traditions do indeed exist, including non-fanatical Christianity, non-fanatical Islam, and non-fanatical secularism. For the purposes of this article, […]
“What does the Bible say about Christian fathers?”……Answer: The greatest commandment in Scripture is this: "Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5). Going back to verse 2, we read, "So that you, your children and their children after them may fear […]
Boldness in the Holy Place April 16, 2012 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.” (Hebrews 10:19) In the ancient tabernacle only the High Priest was allowed to enter the “holy of holies” to commune with God, and that only once a year, on the great day of […]
“Christian fasting – what does the Bible say?”……Scripture does not command Christians to fast. God does not require or demand it of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something that is good, profitable, and beneficial. The book of Acts records believers fasting before they made important decisions (Acts 13:2; 14:23). Fasting […]
A Credible Lifestyle Mark 1:6“His (John the Baptist)clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.“ At times we tend to think of John the Baptist as a wild man, one who would have been either an offense or a […]
Choose Life September 10, 2011 “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” (Deuteronomy 30:19) Shortly before his death, Moses restated the law and the covenant between God and […]
Does God's saving grace require a change in lifestyle? For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God […]