Ask Pastor John

Every believer is written in the Lamb’s book of life. That’s not just a privilege for eternal life later but a humble, happy, and satisfied life now.

Putting practicing homosexuals to death belonged to a particular season in the history of God’s dealings with his people.

Christians should tolerate other belief systems not because we think we are all correct, but because we desire people to come freely — not under coercion — to understand the truth.

If we are going to understand specific parts of the Bible, then we need to understand the flow of redemptive history. Special guest, D.A. Carson, walks us through the entire Bible in half an hour.

Opportunities abound for Christians to give money and resources, but should we prioritize giving to our churches first and foremost?

The song of the redeemed will resound forever in heaven because of the Lamb whose slaying was planned before the foundation of the world.

If Christians have the freedom to gather and worship on any day of the week, why have we traditionally assembled on Sundays?

Fasting is a way of saying with our stomach and our whole body how much we need and want and trust Jesus.

Romance can neither ground nor sustain a good marriage. We need something deeper, and much more steadfast to stand on.

Awe is an important principle for parenting. We can cast most of our struggles with our children as helping our kids redirect their awe to the proper place.

We should never keep our awe in God to ourselves. So how can we—especially ministry leaders—experience a depth of awe that overflows others?

Diets and quick-fix programs for weight loss don’t work because weight loss is actually a spiritually battle that requires us to get our hearts right first.

God’s astounding glory and majesty should awe us. If we don’t live with a fearful sense of his glory, then we miss one of our greatest paths to intimacy with God.

We all need constructive criticism to help us grow and mature. But how do we respond to feedback that seems harsh, and perhaps downright rude?

God has granted us his word and his Spirit to guide us into all truth. Does that mean we don’t really need anyone to teach or instruct us in the ways of the faith.

The Bible speaks not only about joy but “inexpressible joy” and “glorified joy.” Is it really possible for us to experience such bliss on this side of heaven?

Christian ministries often spend significant amounts of money on conferences, marketing, and other things that can seem excessive. Do such expenses align with a wartime lifestyle?

We all know the call to make disciples of all nations, but where do we start? And how do we know if we have actually succeeded?

Scripture is sufficient, and yet there is a lot that we can learn from natural revelation. How do we evaluate those truths not contained in the Bible?

If Adam and Eve sinned in the paradise of Eden, how do we know we won’t sin in the next paradise of the new heavens and the new earth?