Musing on “Victory Theology” “Victory theology” falsely claims that “all things can be overcome now in this life.” Yet, Paul said that some things were “beyond his ability to endure” (2 Cor. 1:8). Luther negatively called victory theology “a...
Our Unbiblical Thinking About Suffering Much of our thinking about suffering is unbiblical. We tend to think that spiritual maturity somehow inoculates us against the pain of suffering. We falsely imagine that the more spiritually mature we are, the less emotional...
The Life-Long, Chronic Suffering of Jesus When we think of Christ as the “man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3), we often think primarily of Christ’s suffering on the cross. Of course, the four Gospels do consistently depict Christ’s Passion Week of suffering, crucifixion,...
Recently, I’ve been writing about the current conflicts in the biblical counseling world. In my posts, I’ve been responding to an ongoing, growing series of posts by the folks at First Baptist Jacksonville. My responses, for the most part, have remained at the level...
A Crystal Clear Image of God Paul uses the Greek word for “comfort” ten times in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7—do you think this may be the theme of these verses? He begins developing his theme by presenting a crystal clear image of God. “Praise be to the God and Father of our...
Recently, I posted (shared my soul): Shepherds Please Think, “Protect Well.” Please Stop Saying, “Suffer Well.” I received an overwhelmingly positive response to this post—comments and likes on Twitter, Facebook, via email, private messages, texts, and on my blog....
