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Is God’s Spirit a minor character until the New Testament? This is a common misconception. Myk Habets in The Progressive Mystery insists that the Spirit is highly active in the Old Testament. Yes, there is a “fuller revelation of his identity in the New Testament,” but the Spirit “is a person, fully at work, and
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To read the Bible rightly is to read it as the word of God with and for the people of God, yesterday and today. This is more radical than it sounds. For more than two hundred years or so, the Bible has been treated in the academy as a document of the university, that is,
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The Best of Christianity Today is a new series from Lexham Press, featuring the most enduring articles from decades of Christianity Today. The first three titles in this series include essential writings from Carl F. H. Henry and John Stott and a robust account of the basics of Christian doctrine from leading evangelical theologians. This
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven (Matthew 5:16). We can now see clearly the distinction between the twofold process a sinner undergoes when he or she returns to life. The Divine Act On
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Hesed is a power word in the Bible and the most important word in the book of Ruth. It shows up three times, but the concept runs through the whole story and ultimately drives the action. Naomi says it first when she attempts to part from her daughters-in-law. “May the Lord show [hesed] to you,
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We were deeply saddened to learn of Warren Wiersbe’s passing last week. His wisdom and faithfulness fed the souls of many. In honor of his many contributions to Christianity, here is an excerpt from Truth on Its Head: Unusual Wisdom in the Paradoxes of the Bible by Warren Wiersbe (Lexham Press, 2016). * * *
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Joy is important and valuable, so everyone wants more joy. Everyone is looking for happiness. Where do we find it? People look for joy in material things, in human relationships, in exotic experiences. We’ll look at some New Testament verses that express some practical ways we develop joy. Joy is Important to God God is
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The content of our faith should be true and good but also beautiful. The Gospel ought to inspire a response of awe in God’s beauty and the glory of His redemptive story. But what does this mean for humanity being created in God’s image? If we are God’s image, do we reflect His beauty? And
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Creativity and Christlikeness go hand in hand. Jesus’ greatest commandment to love God with all of ourselves includes the imaginative and creative parts too. We gain three jolts to our creative lives from Luke’s account of the first Easter. Lesson 1: Matter Matters Jesus’ friends “found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when
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Spring has sprung and with all the new blooms comes new books too! This year, we have so many new titles coming out that we created TWO new catalogs: an academic catalog for students and scholars and a pastoral catalog for pastors and those in ministry. Download our Spring Academic Catalog (PDF) or our Spring
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