In 1988, The Gospel According to Jesus by John MacArthur was published. The basic thesis of the book was that if you wanted to be saved, you needed to accept Jesus as your Savior and Lord. It seemed to me like a very simple and almost obvious message, but while the majority of responses wereContinue reading “Is It Possible for Jesus to Be Your Savior but Not Your Lord?”
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What Does Humility Look Like?
When my son was in high school, he and some of his friends played “The Game.” The way you lost the game was if you thought of it, and you were then required to announce, either in speaking or writing, that you had “lost The Game.” Around that time, my family (my son, daughter, wife,Continue reading “What Does Humility Look Like?”
A Christian Response to COVID-19
The title of this post begins with the word “a,” meaning that I think there are many ways for Christians to respond to the coronavirus. What follows is one Christian’s response. Let’s start with the shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders which have become so pervasive. While I believe there is a place for them, especially toContinue reading “A Christian Response to COVID-19”
How Many Christians Are There in the United States?
One of my biggest questions from the past 20+ years was this one. I decided to start with this question because of the name of this blog: To the Remnant. It used to puzzle me in the 1990s when I saw surveys that estimated 90% of Americans believed in God. I soon understood that thereContinue reading “How Many Christians Are There in the United States?”
About This Blog
The word “remnant” means a small remaining quantity of something. In the Bible, the word “remnant” refers to a small remaining number of people who are faithful to the Lord God. In the Old Testament, those people were predominantly Jews, who were God’s chosen people. In the New Testament, God’s people were, and are, thoseContinue reading “About This Blog”
To the Remnant 