“We will never hunger or thirst if we are always coming and always believing in Christ. He is our sufficiency. Christ is the bread from heaven. We must feed on all of Christ, not just the parts that we happen to like. Christ is not the Savior of anyone unless He is their Lord as well.” (James R. White, Drawn By The Father)
by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz
Feliz Friday! Time has sure flown by, but not without some great links for your growth and benefit. Enjoy!
- Tony Reinke writes about FOMO – the fear of missing out, and its implications in our tech-savvy world.
- The recent dismissal of conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly provides an opportunity for biblical counselor Heath Lambert to warn us of the consequences of sin and several lessons we must learn now.
- New Testament scholar Thomas Schreiner gives a good argument for why Paul and James do not disagree on justification by faith alone. This subject will always be good for you to spend time digesting.
- Tim Challies is continuing his series on growing in godliness by addressing fellowship with older saints. We would all do well to heed his wisdom in this area.
- Bible Answer Man Hank Hanegraaff has recently converted to the Orthodox church, which has raised a lot of questions about the direction of his ministry, the Christian Research Institute. Answers in Genesis has made available a chapter from one of their recent books on Eastern Orthodoxy that is very informative.
- Is it possible to love missions and not the local church? Missionary Caleb Greggsen doesn’t think so, and offers suggestions for guiding a younger believer who may be gung-ho for missions but not so much for those who decide to stay and serve the Lord where they live. TMS professor William Barrick makes the case that, without the resurrection of Christ and belief in it, there is no basis for missions.
- Westminster Theological Seminary provost Jeffrey Jue provides a brief overview of the advance of the gospel in Asia that is sure to stir your heart to pray for God to continue His work among the nations.
- How much do you know about Charles Darwin’s contempt of races other than his own? You may be surprised at what your biology teacher doesn’t tell you.
- Ravi Zacharias provides a beautiful picture of how Christ embodies the truth, and to reject Him leads to rejecting reality. Captivating writing.
- Lydia McGrew was recently interviewed about her new book, Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts. The argument from undesigned coincidences is an old one for the authenticity of Scripture that is regaining popularity among Christian apologists. It’s time to familiarize yourself with this line of evidence.
- The Gospel of Matthew provides a fascinating case for the resurrection, while Kenneth Samples continues his series on 12 evidences for the resurrection, citing reasons #8 and #9
- Christian philosopher Paul Copan has an insightful article on learning how (not) to doubt. There’s some great wisdom here.
That’s all for this week! Please be in prayer for youth group and College Life, as both meet at church tonight for Bible study. See you all on Sunday!
Soli Deo Gloria