"Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you but if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). What could be so wonderful that it actually justifies Jesus leaving?
God never promises us financial freedom or earthly riches. He calls us to be content with the daily bread he gives and secured by the knowledge of his perpetual presence in our lives. He himself has said...
Here are three things I try to remember, and five things we are trying to do, in raising children who have an understanding and appreciation of who our great God is.
"Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ."
Episode 540 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about struggling with sin, if the Trinity is biblical, why there are so many different biblical interpretations, and if people with mental illness will be judged differently for their actions.
Episode 539 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the authors of the Bible, Christian movies, the Tower of Babel, voting based on a candidate's religious beliefs, and salvation by grace.
Episode 538 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the struggle to find a church, providence, slavery in the Bible, how to understand Hebrews 12.
Episode 537 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the New Covenant, cremation, the time of Jesus' second coming, whether it's possible to make it to heaven while still being a sinner, and the kingdom of God.
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If you were to ask people in the church to describe demonic practices, you aren’t likely to hear the word “ambition” listed. Sure, maybe witchcraft, and Ouija boards, idolatry, and pornography, but ambition is a good thing, right? Our culture values hard work, and for many Americans busyness has become a status symbol. This was […]
On that basis, all that Jesus asks for in relation to himself is that the Father will be true to him, attesting him as his “Christ” to all the elect, and exalting him, now incarnate, to his immediate presence by way of resurrection and ascension.
We cannot quantify suffering, but it is probably best to assume that Christ’s decision to endure the cross was more than equivalent to a man choosing to suffer all the suffering that has ever taken place in the world.
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. – Psalm 61:1-3 God will give you more than you can handle. Guaranteed. I have heard many people say God will not give you […]
Not everyone who identifies themselves as a pastor, or religious teacher, should be listened to. Peter warned the believers in his day, “But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies…” (2 Pet. 2:1) The church today needs pastors who will […]
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