Today’s bit of Latin lingo is often linked to Luther. Martin Luther often gets the credit for noticing the biblical teaching that each Christian is “at the same time just. . . Continue reading
English has many Latin roots. Many Latin expressions can therefore be intuitively decoded without much effort, even apart from a working knowledge of the language. Sensus divinitatis shouldn’t be too. . . Continue reading
Reader’s Digest used to have a feature called “It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power.” Readers could quiz themselves on the meanings of English words. In the old days, RD. . . Continue reading
For centuries the Church conducted most of its affairs in Latin. While Latin started off as the vernacular of the Western Church, eventually it became a static, dead language. Used. . . Continue reading
The earth can be a dangerous place. In some places there are animals that will eat people, for example. One such place is Africa. In Tanzania people are still regularly. . . Continue reading
Believers are temples of the Holy Spirit. So we say because this is what Scripture teaches in 1 Corinthians 6:19. We’re therefore accustomed to thinking that the Holy Spirit has. . . Continue reading
One of the distinctives of Reformed churches is that we hold to what the Bible says about covenant theology; what’s more, we emphasize it. In the Bible, God makes covenants. . . . Continue reading
Many moons ago, in the days of Pine, Lynx and dial-up modems, there was an online discussion group known as Ref-net. I can’t say I was among the first participants. . . Continue reading
The Bible teaches that true faith in Jesus Christ is essential for salvation. If you’re going to have eternal life, you must have this vital faith connection to Christ. In. . . Continue reading
Fluoxetine. Paxil. Celexa. Wellbutrin. Zoloft. If those words are familiar to you, this article may be for you. Even if those words aren’t familiar right now, someday they may be. . . . Continue reading