#Religion

Dec 16, 20193 min read

Your Religious Sincerity Won’t Save You

In the Apostle Paul’s day, there were 613 written, Old Testament laws that Jews strictly adhered to. If that sounds like a lot, it is....

Oct 14, 20193 min read

The Scandal of Gospel Inclusivity

Salvation through Jesus Christ does not distinguish by ethnicity, economic background, education level, religious history, or moral...

Oct 4, 20192 min read

The Bethel Church Movement, Parents as Works in Progress, & Why America Lost Its Religion

Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...

Apr 24, 20193 min read

A Different Kind of Exclusivity

The book of Romans was written right after Jews returned to the church in Rome after being banished for five years by Emperor Claudius...

Apr 3, 20194 min read

Five Things Religion (Apart from the Gospel) Produces

Religiosity is like this strange disease—when you have it, it makes everyone around you want to vomit. Even the Apostle Paul, in some...

Mar 6, 20194 min read

God Doesn’t Want Your Tithes, Your Moral Behavior, or Your Religion

People in the American church today tend to think of their lives in “buckets.” There is the “eternal salvation” bucket—that’s where Jesus...

Feb 25, 20194 min read

Why the Gospel Teaches the Opposite of Religion

Believe it or not, Bill Maher, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and the Apostle Paul agree on one thing: Religion can turn you into a really...

Jul 26, 20174 min read

Three Problems with the Claim, “God Is Like a Mountain”

The contemporary wisdom of our day says that the more sophisticated we become, the more we’ll realize that God is “bigger than we can...