1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (644+ words) During the Protestant Reformation, there were fanatical Anabaptists who thought the kingdom of Christ meant the church would rule on earth, have worldwide dominion, and abolish all evil. These sectarians believed that the Christian church would reign in this present…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (153+ words) The Protestant Reformation was not primarily a political or a social movement. At the heart of the Reformation was the doctrine of salvation in Christ. For insight into this topic from John Calvin, consider the following section of his 1543 treatise,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) Sometimes Christian preachers and churches get off track in the ministry. Sometimes pastors seek fame and fortune. At other times, pastors ride political hobby horses, preach their own agendas, or tell people only what they want to hear. Churches also…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (900+ words) I really enjoy being able to choose my favorite music to stream while driving or studying. I also like the ability to select movies or shows that I find entertaining. And I'm glad that when I go to a restaurant,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (925+ words) I'm a fan of dictionaries for studying Scripture and theology. I enjoy good Bible dictionaries, as well as helpful dictionaries of theology. It's nice to find a concise article about Biblical or theological terms, such as Jericho, the Ark of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (447+ words) I appreciate how Robert Kolb and Charles Arand discuss Luther's teaching on justification by faith alone in Christ alone. This truth means that a believer is a saint and a sinner at the same time. In himself before the Law,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (712+ words) Modern Christians might sometimes forget that seeing the gospel in the Old Testament is not a novel idea that emerged in the United States thirty or forty years ago. We can certainly be thankful for the recent emphasis on the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) Grace to you, and peace in Christ. Dear and virtuous lady, your dear brother [Reverend] Jerome Weller has made known to me how sorely you are troubled with temptation concerning eternal foreknowledge, which is truly grievous to me. May Christ…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) If you are looking for a classic devotional that explores various verses of the Bible, I recommend "Light and Truth" by Horatius Bonar. Bonar was a 19th-century Scottish preacher who also wrote various books and hymns, including "Not What My…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (178+ words) The seven trumpets of judgment in Revelation 8-9 notably begin with the "prayers of the saints" that rise to God in heaven (Rev. 8:3-4). Symbolically, the trumpets do not blow until the prayers of the saints come to God, and the angel…...