Author: David Takle

This passage has created a great deal of controversy and consternation for many people. In particular, these verses have been misused by both legalistic pastors and self-centered husbands to argue for an excessive form of subordination of wives to their husbands. The basic assumption here is that Paul was...

In recent years, we have been privileged to witness God at work, especially among various Christian colleges and universities. At a chapel service in February of 2023, the students at Asbury University in Kentucky felt a move of God, and lingered long enough to experience an outpouring of the...

Have we really been set free from sin? Is that possible? The truth is, God has done far more for us than most Christians have ever heard of. We may have difficulty feeling free or experiencing freedom from the things that endlessly derail us (e.g. contempt; anger; lust; pride;...

Understandably, many laypersons are reluctant to take the deep dive into theological discussions. If highly educated theologians cannot agree on many of the most basic concepts of Scripture, then what would be the point of the average layperson trying to sort through all that? Not to mention that many...

I can’t seem to do what I know is right; and I keep doing what I know is wrong! (Rom.7:19, PAR). The great debate over Romans 7 – whether Paul is describing the experience of a saved or unsaved person – really misses the point. Paul’s real concern is...

It is easy to breeze over Paul’s great declaration in his letter to the Ephesians where he says, “He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love” (1:4). We hear that God created a “plan of salvation” so...

There are still quite a few Evangelicals who are unsure about whether or not spiritual formation is a biblicallly sound approach to the Christian life. Their concerns come in several forms. Steve Porter is a professor at Biola University who has been studying spiritual growth and development for a...

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? … faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. (Jms.2:14,17) James was a “no nonsense” kind of guy. In this rather well-known passage, he gets right in our...

How would I know when I have fully forgiven someone I dislike greatly? We must be careful here, because we are quite capable of convincing ourselves we have forgiven someone with whom we no longer have any interactions, or one toward whom we have become rather indifferent. Perhaps it...

Christians have often disputed as to whether what leads the Christian home is good actions, or Faith in Christ. I have no right really to speak on such a difficult question, but it does seem to me like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is more necessary....