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5 Questions to Identify a Cult

October 16, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

How do you recognize a group which claims to represent genuine, apostolic Christianity but in reality does not? Here are 5 questions that separate “the sheep” from “the wolves.”

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: 1John, cults, Gospel

7 Marks of False Teachers

October 9, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

I blog frequently on tips and tools for improving your Bible study skills, but what about discernment when listening to others?

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Bible Study, discernment, false teachers, wisdom

Why calling does not begin with marriage

September 11, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

Does God have a “one-plan-fits-all” calling for women: marry, conceive children, raise children and become a grandmother?

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: calling, identity, marriage, role, singleness

What does it mean to “abide in Christ”?

August 14, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

Understanding what it means to “abide in Christ” is one of the major themes of 1 John.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: 1John, abide, Christ, ferguson

Who are you listening to?

May 9, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

Today we often seek preachers who tell us stories, make us laugh, and tickle our ears with poetry and platitudes. We would rather listen to Jon Stewart than Jonathan Edwards. We ought to think critically about how far we have slipped down the slope of valuing style over substance.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Corinthians, ministry, style, substance, wisdom

Lance Armstrong and fallen heroes

February 6, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

Fallen Bicycle

Fallen heroes teach us that we need more than an earthly hero. Throughout biblical history, God gave us fallen heroes and failed solutions to prepare us for the only solution that works.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: heroes, kingdom, wisdom

Solomon’s wisdom and last resorts

January 29, 2013 By Krisan Marotta

Solomon had real wisdom to offer a broken world. Yet, he failed to learn the most important lesson: Solomon valued the gift of wisdom more than the Giver of the gift.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: 1 Kings, gifts, Solomon, wisdom

The Vow of Jephthah

December 19, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Ancient Door

The story is tragic in part because he expected an animal, but also because his vow reveals his lack of faith in God.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Jephthah, Judges, manger, prayer, vows

Once a believer, always a believer?

August 17, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Can I resist the working of God’s grace in my life to the point where I am no longer saved?

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: atonement, grace, perseverance, reformed theology, TULIP

Do I choose God or does God choose me?

August 14, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

You may never have thought this question through. You may be inconsistent in how you live it out. But how you answer some basic theological questions makes a world of difference in daily life.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: depravity, grace, reformed theology, TULIP

Prayer and rain: Does God answer prayer?

June 7, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Does God answer prayer?

Why should I have confidence that God answers my prayers? According to James, I have confidence that my prayers will be answered because of who is answering my prayer, not because my prayer is perfect, powerful or articulate.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Elijah, James, James 5, practical theology, prayer, rain

Questioning desire

March 16, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Questioning desire

Desires play a key role in the life of faith. The question is how we handle our desires and whether we are willing to listen to what God says about them.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: ask and receive, desires, James

Finding the Will of God

January 20, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Shell Game

If we accept the fact that God is our Father, our Provider and our Redeemer, does it make sense that He would hide His will from us? Yet many Christians talk about the “will of God” as if finding it is a version of the con man’s three-shell game.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: God's will, James, Waltke

Galatians, James and “social justice”

January 14, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Two men debating

In his critique of Tim Keller’s Generous Justice, Giere refers to Galatians and points to a major theme of James. Do James and Paul offer a litmus test of saving faith?

Filed Under: Theology, Topics Tagged With: Generous Justice, proof of faith, social justice

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