What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
E.M. Forster
When all is said and done, Tiger, we’ll either hold fast to the truth, or we’ll face the consequences.
Dr. Noebel, President, Summit Ministries
Our evening with the Mormons didn’t go quite like this.
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Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.
Leonardo Da Vinci
What! How can they not burn?
Of course wood, hay and stubble are easily consumed by fire, but what are wood, hay and stubble in the first place?
Paul writes to the church at Corinth about many different issues, but in 1 Corinthians 3, he mentions an interesting concept.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
(1 Corinthians 3:12-15)
A common understanding of this passage is that every person’s works can either be gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay or stubble.
Once these works are tried, the bad ones—wood, hay and stubble—will be burned up, and the good ones—gold, silver and precious stones—will remain. Even though a person does bad works, they will still be saved.
This popular view doesn’t specifically answer what Paul means by this section of his letter.
Paul reveals through the context of his letter what he truly means by gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay and stubble. Read More
After more than a month of persistence from the Mormon missionaries, my wife and I finally set aside time to meet with them.
Last night two Mormon elders came to our house to share with us their message of the “complete” gospel. I have to be completely honest—I know almost nothing about Mormons. To show my ignorance on the topic, I learned for the first time last night that Joseph Smith—the founder of the movement—was only 14 when he received his “first vision.”
That’s young.
As we welcomed them into our house, my wife and I quickly noticed the missionaries’ observations about us—that we have a Strong’s Concordance, Scripture artwork, etc.—even though we tried not to let them know too much up front.
This was our first experience together with Mormons, and we wanted to hear from them as if we were just another couple. Needless to say, we were just another couple to them, and they did make their assumptions about us before sharing anything. Read More
Gregory Boyd, author of Myth of a Christian Nation, reveals a very different approach to evangelism than that of Ray Comfort.
While Ray’s primary method of evangelism is centered on the law—more specifically the Ten Commandments—Gregory emphasizes building a case for Christ from what the receiving audience already believes.
This approach is illustrated by Paul when addressing a non–Jewish audience.
Rather than making his case on what he, as a Jew, believed, he made his case on the basis of what his Gentile audience believed.
The clearest example of this approach is found in Acts 17. Paul is discussing Christ with a group of non–Jewish philosophers (Acts 17:19), and instead of pointing to their sin, he immediately commends them for being so religious (Acts 17:22). Read More
