God doesn’t need me. He doesn’t need my love, praise or loyalty. He doesn’t need my time, money or obedience. He doesn’t need my mega-church, micro-church or sermon. He doesn’t need my worship song, mission project, or leadership. He doesn’t need anything from me. For many years I felt I
I met over 20 young, international pastors back in 2006. They came to Dallas Theological Seminary for a month to attend classes, stay with host families and to encourage each other. Those who were able to host and interact with these men saw a true glimpse of what the universal
Baptism is not what saves us — we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8–9; the thief on the cross was never baptized, Luke 23:43). But baptism is commanded by Jesus (Matthew 28:19) as the first act of obedience that publicly declares our faith.
The Bible contains apparent tensions but no genuine contradictions — most alleged examples dissolve when you consider context, genre, and perspective (four Gospel writers describing the same events differently is corroboration, not contradiction). Here’s how to work through the most common claims. The Bible is full of events, names of
Repentance matters because it is the God-given response that turns us from sin toward Christ, and Jesus said that without it we perish (Luke 13:3). Repentance is not merely feeling sorry — it is a change of mind that produces a change of direction, and it marks the beginning and
