“It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.”[1] These words, found in a collection of writings penned by Blaise Pascal, were meant to become part of a congruent apology for the Christian faith. But Pascal died before they …
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As noted in part one of this post, when the church rejects truth for the sake of becoming relevant to society, the result is false worship and promotion of unbiblical religious practice. How then can this error be prevented or corrected within the church? First, the church must not seek relevance within culture on conditions …
Over the last two centuries, the Western church has languished under an intense pressure to be relevant within a society that has become more and more leery of absolute truth. Authority is mocked, and relativism is embraced. Many churches have mitigated the truth of God’s Word in order not to offend “cultural sensitivities.” Rather than …
Jesus’ entrance into Gentile lands and His interaction with a Gentile woman is a turning point in Mark’s Gospel. By the way He answered her fervent request and the fact that He healed her demon-possessed daughter, Jesus begins to reveal the true nature of God’s grace, flowing to all who trust Him, including Gentiles.[1] The …
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When God revealed Himself at Mt. Sinai, His people, the Israelites whom He had just delivered from slavery in Egypt, trembled. In fear, they cried out to Moses and said, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, lest we die” (Ex. 20:19). So Moses spoke to them …