16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Paul begins his theological treatise with this phrase, which has made its way unto coffee mugs, t-shirts, christian jewelry, people’s body in the form of tattoos. It is the thesis/foundation for many evangelistic...

Does God love everyone the same? Is God’s love universal, unconditional or all encompassing? What does it mean that “God is love”? These are questions that we hear all the time. The statement that “God is love” seems to be a platform for just about anything. We have rappers who sing some of the most vulgar and God hating lyrics but in...

I know this post may get me in a little trouble, but I like trouble if it is fruitful for the edification of the saints. I was first introduced to the doctrine of Annihilationism in 2004 during my senior year in college. It happened quite weirdly actually. The first encounter of it was with a Jehovah Witness the next one was about a week later with a guy who runs...