Christians don’t just believe—we believe in someone. More accurate translations of “I believe in God” would be “I have confidence in God,” “I put my trust in God” or simply “I trust in God.” Faith is not merely believing that God exists; it is anchoring ourselves to that God and resting secure Read More →

Any idea of God as an impersonal being or force is immediately discounted when we speak of God as Father. To talk about God as our Father is to speak of his authority and care, but it is also to speak of his creativity. We are here because God brought us into being. Everything we see in the Read More →

If Jesus is just a man, a human being like the rest of us, he shares our need for redemption—in other words, he can’t redeem us. He is part of the problem, not the solution to it. On the other hand, if Jesus is God, and God alone, he has no point of contact with us. He cannot relate to those Read More →