Yes, I am guilty--"I seek my own honor!"

I Seek My Own Honor
In a very interesting interchange between Jesus and the Jews in John 8, Jesus redirects their libel to the issue of glory and honor. Accusing Him of being demon-possessed, Jesus countered: “I do not have a demon.” John 8:49. His next several statements are ...

Analyzing 50 Years under the "Guiding Principles for Interconfessional Cooperation in Translating the Bible" (1968)
In 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators were growing uneasy with the concept of computers replacing Bible translators. [1]   With advances in Bible translation software came the reality that machine intelligence was replacing human Bible translators. Their conce...

"Both election and freewill have their place in God’s sovereign work through the preaching of the gospel. The greatest danger is allowing Satan to tear apart these essential Bible teachings and to use them as a wedge to split God’s people."

Five Ways the Doctrine of Election Encourages Evangelists
Five Ways the Doctrine of Election Encourages Evangelists; Or: The Doctrine of Election as the Great Divide! “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18. ...

Evangelism—To the Glory of God!
“ For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” Gal. 1:10. There are really only two kinds of evangelism. One is to the glory of God. The other is to the glory of man. One...

A Psalm for Youth Ministry—Psalm 129
A song of ascents . Since my youth they have often attacked me—let Israel say— Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me. Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. The  Lord is righteous; He has cut ...

Why Is Defining Evangelism So Difficult?
Arguably the most esteemed missiologist of the second half of the 20 th Century, David Bosch made the statement, “It remains difficult, however, to determine precisely what authors mean by evangelism or evangelization.” He concluded an overview of 18 possib...

Reviving Biblical Church History? The Importance of Revelation 2-3
If chapters 14 and 16 in the
Gospel of John did not exist or were ignored, it would handicap an
understanding of the mystery of the inter-workings of the Trinity. Likewise, if
Revelation chapters 2 and 3 did not exist or were ignored, the mystery of the
his...