John Blake wrote an article published by CNN on Monday, November 13, 2023, regarding the Social Gospel as a rising movement in the US. This is a theology most biblical fundamentalists learn about in seminary as part of the history of the modernist movement in the early part of the 20th Century. They do not…
Our September/October issue of FrontLine, “Gambling, What’s the Big Deal?” included an article by Larry Ball, the director of International Baptist Missions. His article focused on the question of investing. Some people justify gambling as being “just the same as playing the stock market.” Larry discusses wise investing and notes differences between gambling and investing.…
Thanksgiving comes every year, and giving thanks to God is a standard privilege of the Christian life. It is our obedience: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). It is also a way to glorify God—notice the parallelism in Psalm 86:12: “I…
Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Deuteronomy 29:4 Moses is wrapping up his last words to the children of Israel prior to their going into the Promised Land. He made it clear that God had initiated covenant parameters with…
Jesus said, “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” (Mt 24.6). We hear of wars all the time. When Jesus said we would hear of them, he wasn’t making a prophecy, he…
Paul challenged the Corinthian believers’ perspective on Christianity. They were puffed up over sin tolerated in their midst (1 Corinthians 5:1-2). There were divisions among themselves as they laid claim to following their favorite apostles (1 Corinthians 3:3-5). They misused the gifts of the Holy Spirit given to them to draw attention to themselves in…
2 Samuel 11-12 Christians are often shocked when spiritual leaders fail morally. It should not happen, but it does. It should not be shocking when it happens. We are all sinners capable of any sin known to mankind because we still retain the vestiges of the sinful nature within us. The Bible gives examples of…
When we heard the news of a new president at Maranatha Baptist University, we immediately reached out to secure an interview with him. We thought our audience would like to know more about Dr. David Anderson, get a sense of what is going on at Maranatha, and catch a bit of Dr. Anderson’s vision for…
I pray for my husband but not nearly as much as I should. I pray generically for him to have grace and strength in life, and I pray for some certain situations or struggles that I know of. But it never seems quite adequate. Sometimes I just don’t know how to pray for my husband…
As James draws his epistle to a close, he offers encouragement to those who are being oppressed. “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain” (James 5:7). In…