Posts by Lucas Bitter

The Early Christian churches were not groups of Christians who were trying to take other people’s money. Rather, they were groups of Christians who were giving their own money to help other people learn about Jesus. And when they are functioning correctly, churches do the same thing today…

Jesus’ death and resurrection means God’s total victory over Satan, and your total victory over Satan. “Satan” means “Accuser” ““ but because of what Jesus did for you on the cross, he has no power to accuse you anymore.

Grace is the great equalizer. And because of that, grace is also the most powerful uniting force in the universe. There is just something about this message ““ the message of a God who loves all of us equally, even though none of us deserve it ““ that is able to overcome human divisions and unite people from every nation, tribe, and language under heaven.

Science and technology are wonderful blessings. They provide us with all sorts of knowledge. But they cannot provide us with wisdom – that is,with a deep framework for answering the biggest questions of all (What is the meaning of life? How should we treat one another? How does God feel about us?) These are wisdom questions, not knowledge questions, and the answers come from a different source altogether: the Word of God….