In wake of allegations that not all its faculty affirm biblical inerrancy, the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) yesterday took a bold step to define and strengthen its position on inerrancy, and to hold its faculty accountable. In an email sent to faculty and alumni, the institute announced it is adopting the Short Statement of the
Do all the professors at the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) affirm biblical inerrancy? This question has been hotly debated ever since I reported that one of several allegations against the previous administration was that it allowed professors who deny inerrancy to teach at the institute. Less than a week after that post, three of MBI’s top
We’ve all faced the situation sometime in our lives. Someone has sinned against us, but he’s not sorry. He may not even admit the offense. So, what do we do? Author and Pastor Remy Diederich says we forgive unconditionally. “To forgive means to not give your offender what they deserve: justice,” he writes. “We call
With wars increasing, Islamic terrorism rising and the nation of Israel taking center stage, many Christian leaders believe we are living in the End Times. But, what does that mean? How should we prepare? And, should we be bracing for persecution like the world has never seen — the Great Tribulation spoken of in Scripture?
While researching for today’s program, I came across this video on “How Do I Discern God’s Will?” on a YouTube Channel called, “The Spiritual Howcast.” I really like this guy. I appreciate how he talks to both Christians and non-Christians at the same time. And, I like how he explains spiritual issues in a clever
We had a spirited debate last Saturday on Up for Debate concerning whether or not a believer can lose his or her salvation. Joining me were two Bible scholars and friends – Dr. Bryan Litfin, professor of theology at the Moody Bible Institute and Dr. Brian Shelton, Vice President for Academics and Professor of Theology at
Can a believer lose his salvation? This question has plagued Christians for centuries and even spawned two distinctly different theological camps — Calvinism and Arminianism. I’ve found that most people seem to embrace a blend of the two perspectives, whether they recognize it or not. For example, George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization, was fond
Does it really matter what religion or nationality the Antichrist will be? Isn’t speculating about his identity just a distraction from the gospel? Worse yet, couldn’t identifying him as Muslim actually stir up anti-Islamic fervor? These are some of the comments I’ve heard this past week as I’ve announced this Saturday’s Up For Debate on whether
“I don’t wanna grow up. I’m a Toys R Us Kid.” So says the classic Toys R Us commercial, but no one ever imagined it would become a mantra for the evangelical church. Yet, as Thomas Bergler, author of “The Juvenilization of American Christianity” writes, that’s precisely what’s happened. This so-called “quiet revolution”
For the past four centuries, the King James Version of the Bible has reigned supreme. Soon after its completion in 1611, it became the translation of choice for almost all English-speaking Protestants. Some 350 years after its creation, Winston Churchill hailed it a “masterpiece” and George Bernard Shaw called the King James Version “magnificent.” Today,
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