Ethics in Islam and Christianity: Looking to Muhammad or to Jesus
Both Islam and Christianity have systems of ethics that essentially answer the question: "What ought or ought not to be done?"
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Both Islam and Christianity have systems of ethics that essentially answer the question: "What ought or ought not to be done?"
In two separate blogs, Dr. Stan Wallace of Global Scholars (USA) navigates through the turbulent waters of Social Justice (intentionally capitalized) and social justice.
In this video, Dr. Voddie Baucham, Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Zambia, carefully unpacks Ephesians 2:10-11 as he asserts that racial reconciliation is "something that we must believe" rather than achieve.
This post highlights Jason Helopoulos' two-part blog A Reformed and Confessional View of Missions.
In this article, I hope to sketch out the idea of a balance in Islam which compares the weight of good and bad deeds.
In this article, I explore the way that Muslims view the Qur'an and compare this with the promises of the Bible.
This helpful article, written from the perspective of someone raised in Southeast Asia, highlights the allures and pitfalls of mercy ministry.
In this short piece, I will highlight four books that have been helpful in sermon preparation on the miracles of Jesus, a subject which occupies about 20% of the contents of the Gospels.
Last year was the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dordrecht which produced the Canons of Dort. One of the areas it addressed was the question "Did Christ die for everyone?" This question is answered in the blog below.
In his challenging article "Why Expository Preaching is the Power for Pastoral Ministry" Michael Milton demonstrates from the Scripture eight benefits of constant, consistent and careful opening of God's Word.
On Nov. 29, 1868, Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon on effectual calling, using the call of Abraham (Genesis 12) as his example. The sermon is a gold mine of advice for missionaries and evangelists. Here are a few nuggets:
Vern Poythress, professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Seminary recently published his book The Miracles of Jesus: How the Savior's Mighty Acts Serve as Signs of Redemption.
Check out this warmly engaging article by Edmund Clowney that sketches out three factors giving fuel to Reformed missions.