The Reformers on Divorce and Remarriage

April 9, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

Historically Christian views on marriage went through a phase of being very restrictive from the Early Church Fathers to the Middle Ages. Marriage was seen as sacred and indissoluble. Those who separated were not permitted to remarry. In more recent times views gradually became less restrictive. This process began during the Reformation. In this short extract from Christianity Today we see how the Reformers held different views to each other: The Protestant Reformers, claiming to return to biblical teaching, rejected both... Read more

How to Reduce Divorce Stigma in Church

April 8, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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I always believed that the moment you even thought about divorce in a marriage you had failed. Somehow, many think, opening up the possibility of splitting will inevitably lead to the unmentionable happening. In many churches today divorce is still taboo, it is unthinkable. If it happens in your marriage the stigma and shame can be unbearable. Some even react as though divorce might be contagious, perhaps by unlocking the idea that if one couple can get divorced then maybe... Read more

Raised For Our Justification: What does Romans 4:25 mean?

April 6, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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The cross on its own does not justify us according to Paul. This chapter explores what Paul means by this verse and how the death and resurrection of Jesus works together to save us. Jesus our Lord . . . was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. ROMANS 4:24–25 Jesus’ resurrection is not merely an event that simultaneously poses a challenge to us in our evangelism and a comfort to us in our faith. It... Read more

What Did the Resurrection Do for Us? The Sermons of Acts

April 4, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. ACTS 2:24 In a famous British comedy sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a group of first-century Jews repeatedly ask, “What have the Romans ever done for us?” Each time another positive result of the Roman occupation is mentioned, such as roads or aqueducts, the reply is always, “Well, apart from that, what have they done for us?” This... Read more

Resurrection in the Gospels

April 4, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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We continue our journey through the Bible’s teaching on resurrection by looking at the four gospels in this the latest revised chapter from my book Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. JOHN 11:25–26 Some insects are born and die within the space of a few hours. Most of us... Read more

Resurrection in the Old Testament: Glimpses of Hope

April 2, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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If a man dies, shall he live again? JOB 14:14 This is the sixth revised chapter of my book Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything. Links to the earlier chapters can be found below. One evening, as I began writing this chapter, my mind was rather distracted by some news I had received that afternoon. A bus had hit a child on her way home from the school my children attended. Everyone assumed the worst. A rumor began... Read more

The Importance of Resurrection in the Bible

March 31, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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Christ is Risen! The cry of Easter Sunday brings with it hope for us as we face a World of death and pain. Life is itself a terminal condition, so we might be forgiven for arguing that resurrection is the most important theme in the Bible—at least practically for us. That is how this fifth chapter of my book Raised With Christ ends, I hope you will join me as I build towards that conclusion this Easter Sunday. For I... Read more

Disabled people: “Just die, will you!”

March 30, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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Our post Covid compassionless godless society just gets worse and worse. In yesterdays London Times, respected columnist Matthew Parry argued that sick and disabled people ought to be encouraged to relieve the financial burden they pose to society and opt to be put down like you would a pet. If we do not continue to prohibit assisted dying then people like me will feel obligued to have themselves killed to save society money and a burden. Yes I cost the... Read more

Resurrection Neglected: Without it Good Friday is not Good

March 29, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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Even today, when we remember the death of Jesus we must also remind ourselves that he rose again. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. (1 JOHN 4:9) As a young child I asked my father a series of questions one evening as he put me to bed. This is the conversation as I remember it: “Why is Good Friday... Read more

Up to 60% off Commentaries this Easter: Logos Bible Software

March 28, 2024 By Adrian Warnock

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For the next three days Logos Bible Software are offering up to 60% off commentary sets in a special March sale to readers of this blog. Just in case you haven’t heard of Logos, here is my official endorsement: For many years now—if I want to check out the meaning of a Bible passage, do a word study, or check out the latest Christian thinking on any subject—I almost always turn to Logos. I think of it as my full-time... Read more