by admin | Jul 25, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
In the Scriptures, to believe is not limited to an intellectual understanding of certain facts or even to the acceptance of them. Instead, it is to trust in and rely upon the object of our faith to the degree that we base our actions upon it. Our faith or belief in...
by admin | Jul 18, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
[W]hat makes Christianity absolutely distinct is the identity of our God. Which God we worship: that is the article of faith that stands before all others. The bedrock of our faith is nothing less than God himself, and every aspect of the gospel—creation, revelation,...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
Self-reliance that looks inward and fails to find the necessary resources to meet the threat results in despair. But self-reliance that looks inward and actually finds the necessary resources to meet the threat results in arrogance…Despair and arrogance are merely two...
by admin | Jun 20, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
The message of biblical Christianity is not “God loves me, period,” as if we were the object of our own faith. The message of biblical Christianity is “God loves me so that I might make him— his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness—known among all...
by admin | Jun 13, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
Though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which...
by admin | May 30, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself. N.D. Wilson, Dandelion Fire,...
