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When the pastor changes theology, the church follows.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Underlying a moral change in a church can sometimes be traced...

Doubts in the Christian life are not always a bad thing.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - It is all a matter of where one goes to explore...

God teaches, rather than tests the believer.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When God opens a door in our lives, we always need...

To believe we can convince someone of something is just human pride on display.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God does the saving not man. We need to be sensitive...

When you say, ‘Doctrine doesn’t matter; what matters is that you live a good life,’ that is a doctrine.

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Keller goes on, "It is called the doctrine of salvation by...

Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one.

Quick Quote - Source - Uncle Screwtape A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Taken from the Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis continues... "Indeed the safest...

When in doubt, do the last thing God told you to do.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There are times in our lives when we ask God for...

Only a Small Group Should be Afraid of Hell

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - At the end of life on tie earth every human being...

“Love the Lord” and “love our neighbor” have both an order and priority.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Many merge these two "greatest commandments" in Scripture. Some falsely believe...

We hate in others what we see in ourselves.

Quick Quote - Source - John Melancon A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The more fault we find in others the better we feel...

Kind words don’t cost much but accomplish much.

Quick Quote - Source - Blaise Pascal A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Our media has become more and more a place of extremes...

If God saved all the people you are praying for, how many would be added to Heaven?

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - How often do we pray for the lost who are all...

We live in a world of shades of gray but God’s economy is black and white. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We are often forced to decide between the "lesser of evils",...

Predestination does not justify Christians not sharing the Good News

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - No one on earth knows who God knew from eternity past...

“If you were a hundred times worse than you are, your sins would be no match for his mercy.”

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We count the sins of others on a regular basis. As...

God appoints discouragement to produce dependence.

Quick Quote - Source - Mike Cowles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - How many people come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ...

You can’t know, you can only believe – or not.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective — From our human perspective, salvation is a choice, one that is not made...

The gospel says you are simultaneously more sinful and flawed than you ever dared believe, yet more loved and accepted than you ever dared hope.

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - This is the reality of the Christian life. The more we...

Not every open door is God’s direction. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There are times in our lives when we ask God to...

It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

Quick Quote - Source - Noel Coward A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There are so few public figures today who speak from their...

You cannot love a fellow creature fully till you love God.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When Lewis wrote that statement some years ago, I suspect...

We can be obedient and still sin.

Quick Quote - Source - Josh Korth A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As Christians trying to follow God's direction we can "do His...

When we are going through the fire, God has one hand on His child and the other on the thermostat.

Quick Quote - Source - John Melancon A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We need to recognize that God not only tells us He...

Yelling “The End is Near” on city street corners IS evangelism.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - In 1 Cor. 9:22 Paul offers a broad range of evangelistic...

We need to stand on God’s word, not beat people over the head with it.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - At 70 and a saved Christian since 1984, I have come...

Sincere repentance is continual. Believers repent until their dying day.

Quick Quote - Source - Charles Spurgeon A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We believe, we pray, we worship, we sin, and, we repent....

Something is seriously wrong when the world is offended by everything but sin.

Quick Quote - Source - Hunterdale Christian Church Ground Sign A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - An insightful observation displayed on the main ground...

God does the saving, not man.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Since God knows everything, past, present, and future, He calls some...

“If you make work your identity and you succeed, it’ll go to your head. If you fail, it’ll go to your heart.”

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - This quote from Keller is a personal testimony of my salvation experience....

If Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Being a Christian is not always easy, but God never...

Prayer is the heart cry of someone in need.

Quick Quote - Source - E. M. Bounds A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Often we commit to prayer when all our own efforts...

We need to “speak the truth”… “in love”.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Ephesians 4:15 offers the difficult strategy of, "speaking the truth in love"....

Rebellion can be seen in the midst of “godly” leadership.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There is but one source of Truth. It will not always...

We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.

Quick Quote - Source - c. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The truth is that our sin nature is very hard...

“Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.”

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Jesus speaks clearly about how we are to love our neighbor,...

There can only be one Christian foundation, but there are many ways of knowing God.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - So many that I respond to reject the Bible but state...

There are two sides to evangelism. First God loves us and second we need to love Him.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective -  It is clear from Scripture that both points are foundational to...

If you are not able to pray for and love those who have different political views, you are no longer under God’s authority.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The Lord did not call us to be contrarians. He did...

Everything that is not eternal is worthless in eternity.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Consider our lives as temporary on this earth. A mist...

“To say ‘I know God forgives me, but I can’t forgive myself’ means you’ve failed an idol whose approval is more important than God’s.”

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God's forgiveness is fundamental to our faith and our place with...

You must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There are an overwhelming number of major religions in the...

Hidden seekers can be those yelling the loudest in opposition to the supernatural.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - People who are angry with God and those running away from...

If Christians are not careful our “fruit” can get moldy if left hanging on the tree. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We live in a world where opportunities to care for others...

Physical church attendance is a greenhouse for our spiritual growth.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - My wife and I have been forced to attend church remotely...

There is a scramble for the throne every morning.

Quick Quote - Source - John Melancon A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - In the past my wife and I have spent summers in...

In John 1:14, Jesus is referred to as the “Word became flesh”, but Christ does not replace the Bible, He is revealed through it.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - What does Christianity have without the Bible? If one believes Scripture is...

Like CliffsNotes, Sunday mornings are not enough to understand the deep truths of God. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Before the internet, CliffsNote pamphlets were a quick way to know the...

When it comes to the Bible, there is a big difference between the words “interpret” and “reinterpret”.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God wrote the Bible as a timeless call to mankind across...

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.

Quick Quote - Source - Mother Theresa A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The widow gave just a small coin. However, it was more...

Nothing gets less of a return on its investment than that which is done for our own purposes.

Quick Quote - Source - Rich Holt A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Selfishness is not a calling from God. Every action we take...

The culture as a whole is in a free fall of denial. Nobody in this free fall has on a parachute.

Quick Quote - Source - John Piper A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Piper went on to say, “It's all going to end tragically,...

Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Why is that? is it because God has placed a...

Not all addictions are sin, but all sin is addictive.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Webster defines “addiction” as, “a strong inclination to do, use, or...

In the war of Salvation, we need to choose our battles wisely.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As Christians we have the propensity to shoot ourselves in the...

Biblical Christian sermons can demonstrate the Holy Spirit in action.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There is a difference between a Sunday sermon from one who...

We have three choices in considering the Bible

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Culture has moved dramatically on many fronts over the last 20...

Regardless of our current station in life, we need to be humble servants of Christ.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Humility comes from four places, (1) a recognition of our continuing sin...

God wants a child’s heart and a grownup’s head.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God desires our submission and trusting love toward Him to...

We all need to lower our “prayer threshold.

Quick Quote - Source - Stephen Shier A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - So many times it takes some traumatic event in our lives,...

Will God Love Us if We Love Our Neighbor?

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The answer is yes, but the order is reversed. The problem is...

Even though we disagree on most things, I always appreciate how thoughtful and respectful you are.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - At the risk of this sounding egocentric… on the same day...

Predestination is not the absence of evangelism. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God may choose in His infinite wisdom who is saved and...

If you have very little of God… it might be because you have prayed very little to God.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Prayer provides spiritual growth, comfort, closeness and communication with God, not...

Love is more than an emotion, it is a decision.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When God tells us in Scripture to “love our neighbor...

With fire you can burn a city or cook a meal. Fire is both good and bad.

Quick Quote - Source - Ted Decker from the book, “Play Dead” A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Artificial Intelligence will become as fundamental...

Tradition Should Never Extend or Undermine Scripture

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As Christians we live by faith not by sight (2 Cor....

Be Cautious When You Rely on Biblical Teachers

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Preachers, Sunday School teachers, lay leaders, Deacons an Elders all happen...

Contemporary people tend to examine the Bible, looking for things they can’t accept; but Christians should reverse that, allowing the Bible to examine us,...

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - This is the reality of today’s culture juxtaposed against God’s laws...

Man’s Technology Will Likely Be Our Demise

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Technology has been a prime mover in our ever increasing standard...

When we stay close to God, fruit happens.

Quick Quote - Source - Mic Ewing A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Galatians speaks to the fruit of the believer… Galatians 5:22-23 But the...

The Lord gives us an unknown yet finite time on earth.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Every day is a choice, from our perspective, of determining what...

When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As born-again believers we remain sinners, saved by God’s continuing...

Is reading the book of Revelation a waste of time?

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - So many preachers and Christians in general approach the last book...

Where is the line between sin and sinless is asking the wrong question.

Quick Quote - Source - Paul Palmer A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When someone asks me a series of questions whose goal is...

Christianity is no longer defined by the Bible

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We live in a time when our culture is constantly pushing us...

The Bible Sadly Predicts many of the Woke will not Wake up in Time

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Biblical Christians see the world deteriorating through the lens of our...

It’s dangerous to focus on the messenger rather than on God. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Nearly every super-Christian in the Bible demonstrated a flawed life. Adam,...

Private Christianity is a perfect solution to conflicts created by America’s moral decay.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When confronted with traditional Biblical mandates that run counter to our...

Friends are like coals in a fire – together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.

Quick Quote - Source - C. S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - This principle is also true in the Christian life. We...

The central basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on...

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Every other religion is based on what man has to do...

All death can now do to Christians is to make their lives infinitely better.

Quick Quote - Source - Tim Keller A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As saved Christians, our citizenship is not of this world but...

It’s easy to transition from cultural Christianity to Atheism.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - When many who have considered themselves Christians in the past become...

Christians need to follow God’s directives even when our nature opposes them.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Some Biblical commands we find good and fit our lives well....

As the influence of Biblical Christianity wanes, so does the preciousness of life.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Since before Roe vs. Wade it has been the Christians in...

Consolidation, automation and intelligence beyond our ability to understand and control

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - We are headed toward a train wreck once AI, Deep Fake,...

At times we are no different than the Money Changers.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles & Rich Holt A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Many see Jesus as synonymous with love. And,...

We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God.

Quick Quote - Source - C.S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Lewis goes on to say, "The world is crowded with Him....

How close to wrong can I get, and still be right?

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - In the book of Romans (6:1-2), Paul reminds us that just...

Our selfish nature desires justice for others but mercy for ourselves.

Quick Quote - Source - John Melancon A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - As Christians, we are always ready to point out the speck...

Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.

Quick Quote - Source - C.S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Many come to reject God because God has chosen to do...

God does not have Grandchildren

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - I was reminded of this wise saying one Sunday in our...

Barna – only 4% of the U.S. population claims to hold a true Biblical Worldview

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - In 2020 the percentage was only 6%. Simply put, we are...

What is a Christian these days?

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The word "Christian" has, in my opinion, lost all meaning, which...

Could Artificial Intelligence Bring on Mankind’s End-Times

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Like gun control, those who are most likely to abuse AI...

Wisdom is the ability to see the beauty of God’s authority in every circumstance.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - God is omniscient or alll knowing so His wisdom, even in...

The buck has to stop somewhere. Should it be with the Creator of the universe or your peers?

Quick Quote - Source - Rich Holt A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Ultimately, we need to have something or someone in our life that...

The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God.

Quick Quote - Source - C.S. Lewis A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - How many of us float through a thousand other matters in...

Never Give Up What You Don’t Know For What You Do Know.

Quick Quote - Source - Greg Laurie A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Just because Christians do not have all the answers, such as...

Fortunately, eternity is determined by our relationship with Christ and not our behavior on earth.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - There is only one unforgivable sin, which is ignoring the Holy...

Darkness can increase even when God is working.

Quick Quote - Source - Jarrod Scott A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Opposition rises when you show the light of Christ. But, the...