“Wah! How can a Christian be like that?!” Have you ever heard such remarks? Even while the Bible calls us saints, and we honestly vouch that we are really sinners saved by grace, we understand how jarring the juxtaposition of sin and holiness is—a saint should act like one. In his letter to the Romans,…

As the image of that person drifted into Jim’s mind, his heart palpitated; his inner being became wrenched and hurt swelled in his very soul. That person has hurt him grievously and Jim cannot forget… Then a question sprung to his mind, “How should I respond to this person after what he has done?” As…

A number of years ago, it was very common for people to tag their social media posts with #blessed. And it was used when you feel blessed, when you got something that you really really want, or even just unexpected good news that gave you joy. For a while, it was even used by Christians…

Galatians 5:22-23 says the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. They are not some selectable traits but a single whole-person character that reflects Jesus in thoughts, attitudes, feelings, words, and behaviours. Paul certainly had the Lord Jesus in mind when he described these qualities. He distinguished…

Tim LaHaye in his book, You and Your Family, writes about the family trees of two men who lived in the 18th century. One of them was Jonathan Edwards, the great puritan preacher who shook new England for the Lord Jesus Christ. The other was Max Jukes, a contemporary of Jonathan Edwards. The latter was…

If you are worried enough to ask this question, chances are you shouldn’t worry about being saved! Why? Because in our Presbyterian understanding of election, we recognize that God saves sinners who do not in themselves even want to be saved. As Paul writes, we were once dead in our transgressions and sins (Ephesians 2:1),…

“You Christians are very lucky! For you, salvation is easy. For me, it is very hard!” so exclaimed a relative from a different religion. Is his statement true? Mankind, which includes you and me, are in dire straits. We are all sinners and have fallen “short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Therefore, all…

Much of the world around us gives us only two choices: it’s either black or white, night or day, right or left, up or down. And with that prompting from nature around us, we also think about our faith in this way: we either have faith, or we don’t; we either have doubts, or we…

The good news that God so loved the world that He sent us His Son calls for an appropriate response, a response of repentance and faith. Repentance and faith are different sides of the same coin. Repentance is turning from sin. Faith is turning to God. They are instruments through which God saves us through…

Our desire as Christians is to know the God of the Bible. But who is he and what is he like? This fascinating book narrates three main events: Israel’s deliverance from Egypt (1-12a), the journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai (12b-18), and the receiving of the Law at Mt Sinai and instructions on building the…