Category Archives: Truth

What does postmodern mean?

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

This is my most popular post with almost 100,000 views. Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Apologetics, Modern, Philosophy, Postmodern, Truth, Worldview | Tagged Modern, Philosophy, Postmodern, Truth, Worldview | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide | 1 Comment

Every Jekyll has his Hyde

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Humans are beings of dignity (made in the image of the good Creator) and beings of depravity (fallen from that image). This explains a lot about the world and our daily struggles. Continue reading →

Posted in Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, John R. W. Stott, John Stott, Salvation, Sin, Truth, Wisdom | Tagged Depravity, Dignity, Fall of humanity, Humanism, Why am I so divided? | 1 Comment

The Bible – an amazing book about life

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

Read the Bible with an open mind. It answers important questions about the way life is. More importantly, it offers hope by mapping the way out of the darkness of a world full of evil, suffering and death. Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Bible, Bible from God, Bibliology, Problem of evil, Scripture, Truth | Tagged what is the bible about? is the bible true? Can we trust the bible? the bible and reality | 1 Comment

Faith in science?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Naive young people are vulnerable to the impression that science has conclusively proven that nothing beyond nature could have any conceivable relevance to what happens in nature. Continue reading →

Posted in Academy, Anthropology, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Christian worldview, Creation, Culture, Evil in the world, Evolution, Faith, Fear of religion, Freedom, God, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, Intelligent Design, Life, Philosophy, Sam Harris, Science, Truth, Wisdom, Worldview | Tagged Creation, Evolution, Faith, Intelligent design, Materialism, Philosophy, Science | 2 Comments

A true Christian

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

“The Christian knows that all this happened for him, and it has changed his whole attitude towards God and to his fellow- men.” Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, True Christianity?, Truth | Tagged Forgiveness, How to know if he is a christian, real christian, True christian | 3 Comments

Most important spiritual lesson

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

I am continually relearning this truth about my total dependence on God. Continue reading →

Posted in Assurance, Failure, Faith, God's power, God's Will, Humility, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Truth | Tagged Faith, Trusting God | 3 Comments

Two versions of reality

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Why do humans everywhere throughout all of history intuitively feel a pervasive longing for meaning, morality and destiny? Continue reading →

Posted in Academy, Afraid to die, Afterlife, Anthropology, Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Christian worldview, Christianity, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Faith, Fear of death, God, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, Imago Dei, Main problem, Manifesto, Meaning of life, Morality, Nihilism, Philosophy, purpose, Relativism, Religion-not the answer, Seeking God, THeo-phobia, Theodicy, True Christianity?, Truth, Witness, Worldview | Tagged Atheism, God, Meaning of life, Naturalism, Philosophy, Worldview | 2 Comments

Top 5 Arguments against eternal punishment

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Most people know that the Bible doesn’t describe a pleasant end for those who reject God’s offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. But what type of judgment falls on them? Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Afraid to die, Bible, Christian worldview, Death, Discernment, Doctrine, End Times, Eschatology, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear, Fear of death, Fear of God, Future events, God's control, God's Love, God's power, God's Will, Hell, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Love Wins, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Rob Bell, Salvation, Second coming, Security of salvation, Theodicy, Truth | Tagged Death, Do people suffer in hell forever, Eternal suffering, Is hell a place?, Is hell real?, life after death, Resurrection | 1 Comment

The divine origin of Scripture

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

At the present moment in the life of the Church, there is an urgent need to reaffirm with deep conviction and clarity the divine origin of Scripture. Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Bible from God, Bibliology, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Theology, Truth | Tagged Bible from God, Origin of Bible | 1 Comment