In Defense of the Christian Faith

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Lately, I've been hanging out a lot in 2 Corinthians, particularly in chapter 4. As you know, we've been talking about grace. I have not touched on this yet, but grace actually has to do with the glory of God (and this is part of what I will talk about today). But I learned something about the glory of God that I found to be very encouraging. I hope it will encourage my readers as well... let me know what you think! If you remember, we've been learning that grace is strength and that we get this strength from the Word of God. So what does all ...

This week, I'd like to continue my discussion on grace . It seems that this topic is popping up everywhere for me right now. (For those of you who haven't yet read last week's WFW, please do so before reading this one.) Let's begin by defining, once more, our definition of grace as found in the Bible: "undeserved STRENGTH ." Once that is understood, it is possible to understand so much more of the Bible from a totally different angle. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble." ~ Psalm 46:1 So how do we get this strength? Psalm 119:28 states, "Strengthen me according to Your word." It is through the Word of God that we get the strength! In 2 Corinthians 4:2, we read, "But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God." How do...