Posts tagged Gospel

The phrase “ask Jesus into your heart” does not occur in Scripture. My recent article makes this point. So, why do we use this phrase? …

“Ask Jesus into your heart.” You’ve heard it said. Maybe you’ve said it yourself. Often, it’s what we say to children as we encourage them …

Overview “If you don’t stop praying to God, then we’ll keep you in prison for the rest of your life,” the soviet official threatened Pastor …

How we explain the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those that don’t know Him matters. One obvious reason is that only belief in the truth …

Overview Lottie Moon. You’ve heard the name. If you are Southern Baptist, it is synonymous with the annual Christmas offering. You might vaguely remember that …

Preach the kingdom? Is that the same as preaching the gospel? What about the gospel of the kingdom? The Great Commission is clear: preach the …

I had never considered this question until a sharp Egyptian student approached me between lectures. I was teaching a master’s level theology class for church …

Overview This is the story you never heard. Jim Elliot got all the headlines from Ecuador in the 1950s, but Frank Drown took similar risks …

Overview Dense jungles. Nearly impassable ravines. Stone-age villages. Demonic opposition. Daring advance. The author of Stanley Dale’s biography had no need to sensationalize this life …

Bible-preaching churches today rightly focus on the cross. The gospel is central to all that we do. We look back and remember Jesus’ death and …