Discover how Timothy's report revitalized Paul and how Paul's prayer for abounding love points to holiness at Christ's return in 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13.
Month: November 2025
The Problem of Evil Presupposes God
The atheist's most powerful objection -- the problem of evil -- contains a fatal flaw. Objective evil requires objective morality, which requires a moral Lawgiver. The argument leads not away from God but directly to Him.
The Righteousness of God Revealed: What Paul Means in Romans 1
Paul's declaration that God's righteousness is revealed in the gospel is the theological engine of the entire letter to the Romans.
Three Views on the Lord's Supper: Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, and the Memorial View
Explore the three major Christian views on the Lord's Supper -- transubstantiation, consubstantiation, and the memorial view -- and why the symbolic position best honors the finished work of Christ.
Was Jesus a Pharisee? A Textual and Historical Assessment
A claim has been circulating in popular discussion and across social platforms that Jesus of Nazareth was himself a Pharisee, or at least a trained member of the Pharisaic movement whose quarrels with other Pharisees were internal disputes among colleagues. The claim has a surface plausibility, and it draws on real features of the Gospel...
The Gospel: The Power of God for Salvation
In Romans 1:16-17, Paul declares the gospel to be the power of God for salvation. Explore what this means and why Paul was not ashamed of it.
A New Temple or a New Religion? The Exile and the Reshaping of Israelite Worship
When the exiles returned from Babylon and set about rebuilding the house of God, a question hung over the work that the timber and stone could not answer. Did the return from exile produce a rebuilt temple or a rebuilt religion? This essay argues for the second, within a carefully limited claim. The exile did...
Lesson 10: Sending Timothy: Faith Tested by Fire — 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
Why did Paul send Timothy to Thessalonica? Explore 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 and how pastoral concern drove Paul to reinforce a young church under persecution.