I am astonished by R.C. Sproul’s answer to the question, “What does Scripture teach us about the future role of Israel?” He starts off well, giving two major views: Some Christians believe that the New Testament church replaces Old Testament Israel as the subject matter of Old Testament prophecies about Israel. That is to say… Read More »
James Montgomery Boice: “The greatest sin of all is that we take glory to ourselves instead of giving credit to God. When we do well we think it is our achievement. When we do badly we think it is somebody else’s fault. It is the perspective of fallen humanity, and what we do as individuals… Read More »
I quote John Piper for this only because I heard it this morning in listening to the audio book of Finally Alive. He gives classic expression to what most Christians think about the “kingdom of God” or the “kingdom of heaven.” Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3:3, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless… Read More »