How to Explain the Trinity to a Child How do you explain the Trinity to a child? For that matter, how do you explain the Trinity to anyone? The first thing you need to know is that the Bible never uses the word “Trinity.” The word Trinity captures the various ways the Bible talks about […] The post #30: How to Explain the Trinity to a Child appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Will Your Kid’s Faith Survive YouTube? Worldview training is not optional for today’s teenagers. As a parent, pastor, educator or youth pastor you need to know that training in worldview, apologetics, and theology is good for the heart and soul of the next generation. I believe in the next generation. I love getting to spend […] The post #29: Will Your Kids Faith Survive YouTube? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Why Read the Bible? The short answer is the Bible brings life to our souls. Let these words wash over your mind and paint a picture of what the Bible does for us… 7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of […] The post #28: Why Read the Bible? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Knowledge of God Matters. Which do you think shows up more in the Bible—faith or knowledge? If you do a concordance search, you will find something surprising. Knowledge (including knowing, know, etc.) shows up far more than faith does. Of course, without faith, it is impossible to please God, but knowledge is far more important […] The post #27: Knowledge of God Matters appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Sincerity is Not Enough Devotion and Sincerity are admirable. But when it comes to questions of reality, we know this is not enough. In our “follow your heart,” “You do you” and personalize everything to my own preferences world–this can be confusing. Every day through Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube–People are discipled by our culture to […] The post #26: Sincerity Is Not Enough appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Why Ideas Are So Powerful Ideas have always been and continue to be our Enemy’s favorite method of undermining the work of God. Dallas Willard comments on what happened in the garden of Eden: “Ideas and images are … the primary focus of Satan’s efforts to defeat God’s purposes with and for humankind. When we […] The post #25: Why Ideas Are So Powerful appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Does the Bible really teach that Jesus is the only way to God? That’s a good question. Our culture is definitely headed in the direction of pluralism and relativism. For example, 6 out of 10 teenagers today agree with the statement “many religions can lead to eternal life; there is no one true religion.” Prominent […] The post #24: Does the Bible Teach That Jesus is the Only Way to God? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
What Are Spiritual Disciplines? Right off the bat, we need to acknowledge that Paul commands us to discipline ourselves “for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come” (1 […] The post #23: What Are Spiritual Disciplines? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Is Science our only Source of knowledge? With the rise and success of modern science (and these advances have been beneficial in many ways), some people have unfortunately come to believe that science, and science alone offers true knowledge of reality. Famous atheist Bertrand Russell put it this way: “Whatever knowledge is attainable, must be […] The post #22: Is Science Our Only Source of Knowledge? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
How do we overcome hurry sickness? Dr. Richard Swenson is a futurist who writes about the social and personal factors that afflict America. Swenson has diagnosed the problem of our day as “overload.” If you were to take an MRI of our lives, here is what you would see: “We have too many choices and […] The post #21: How Do We Overcome Hurry Sickness? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Learning to think in a culture ruled by feelings. The words we use to talk about our faith shapes how the people around us approach Christianity. Have you ever noticed how often people start talking about Jesus, the Bible, or God With “feeling” language? “I just feel that Jesus would…” “It doesn’t feel like […] The post #20: Learning to Think in a Culture Ruled by Feelings appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Why listening matters when sharing your faith.If you want to have more effective spiritual conversations, then learn to listen.Francis Schaefer once said:"'If I have only an hour with someone, I will spend the first fifty-five minutes asking questions and finding out what is troubling their heart and mind, and then in the last five minutes I will share something of the truth."Our temptation is to unload all the facts we’ve ever learned in one conversation..... The post #19: Why Listening Matters When Sharing Your Faith appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
What is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Interpreting the Bible? Can a non-Christian grasp the content of the Bible? Yes and no. Yes, if we mean the text can be understood by employing a sound approach to literature—to the basic grammar, context, and content of a passage. But an unbeliever cannot fully appreciate […] The post #18: What is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Interpreting the Bible? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Why Knowledge Matters for Christians. Unfortunately, many people today think that you can’t know religious or moral truths. Why? Because if physics, chemistry, biology, or genetics doesn’t deal with a topic, then they assume you can’t know it. In other words, it’s fine for you to say you believe that Jesus is God but not […] The post #17: Why Knowledge Matters for Christians appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
What is the purpose of spiritual gifts? Talking about spiritual gifts can be confusing and at times controversial. But what does the Bible teach? 1 Peter 4:10-12 says: “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of […] The post #16: What is the Purpose of Spiritual Gifts? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
What’s the difference between knowing and showing Christianity is true? I was first introduced to this helpful distinction by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig. The Bible teaches that a believer knows Christianity is true on the basis of the internal witness of the Holy Spirit. The Testimony of the Holy Spirit Passages like Rom. 8:16 […] The post #15: What’s the Difference Between Knowing and Showing Christianity is True? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
What is true tolerance? True tolerance is where we extend to each other the right to be wrong. False tolerance, on the other hand, naïvely asserts that all ideas are created equal and this must be rejected. Not only is this obviously false, it’s unlivable. Unfortunately, as Stephen Prothero has put it, “The ideal of […] The post #14: What is True Tolerance? appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.
Christians can ask the hard questions. Questioning the Bible isn’t always comfortable. In fact, it can be downright scary. If we dig underneath “because the Bible says so” what will we find? Have we based our lives on a bunch of fairytales? How we view the Bible is no small matter. A lot is at […] The post #13: Christians Can Ask the Hard Questions appeared first on Jonathan Morrow.