Theology Central

What does imputed righteousness actually mean? We go back to the basics of justification and then follow the doctrine to its logical conclusions—examining what it means for assurance, judging someone's salvation, works as evidence, and sanctification.

What is the real difference between imputed and infused righteousness? An email question launches an examination of a more fundamental claim: does the Holy Spirit actually make Christians increasingly righteous? Before choosing theological sides, we test the assumptions against Scripture, logic, and reality.

A listener leaves a voicemail challenging Theology Central's criticism of a popular preacher. But do the accusations hold up? We examine the voicemail claim by claim, compare those claims with what was actually said.

Romans 10:4 declares that "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." What does that actually mean? We examine the text in context and consider its implications for justification, imputed righteousness, assurance, and the growing tendency to look to our works as evidence that we are truly saved.

A YouTube video claims to reveal errors in the Bible that almost nobody notices. We examine the examples, the textual evidence, and the proposed answers to ask one question: Are these really errors in the Bible?

A YouTube video claims to reveal errors in the Bible that almost nobody notices. We examine the examples, the textual evidence, and the proposed answers to ask one question: Are these really errors in the Bible?

We take a look at an email I received about my episodes on the doctrine of inspiration.

We review another sermon on Matthew 25:14-30

Could the Parable of the Talents be a warning about the judgment coming upon Jerusalem in AD 70? We review a sermon that makes that case and test the interpretation against the text and context of Matthew 21–25.

Is the Parable of the Talents really about using your gifts and abilities for God? We reconsider Matthew 25:14–30 in its larger context and ask whether Jesus was actually continuing his warning about the coming judgment upon Israel and Jerusalem.

Twenty-five years ago, September 11 began for me in the middle of a military exercise. Then the first plane hit. Then the second. The Pentagon was attacked. The exercise ended, and the words came: Real world. We are under attack. Twenty-five years later, I tell the story of where I was on 9/11, what I remember, and what that day still teaches us.

We take some time to listen to a recent chapel service held at Bob Jones University

We take a look at a sermon on the doctrine of inspiration

We take a look at an email I received about my episodes on the doctrine of inspiration.

What does the Bible actually teach about work, laziness, poverty, and caring for those in need? We begin separating Scripture from cultural and political assumptions to discover a biblical theology that may challenge everyone.

What does the Bible actually teach about work, laziness, poverty, and caring for those in need? We begin separating Scripture from cultural and political assumptions to discover a biblical theology that may challenge everyone.

What does the Bible actually teach about work, laziness, poverty, and caring for those in need? We begin separating Scripture from cultural and political assumptions to discover a biblical theology that may challenge everyone.

What can happen in one second? This weekend, a controversial decision put one second back on the clock of a college football game—and that single second changed everything. We examine the incredible ending and use it to consider time, regret, opportunity, the brevity of life, and the seconds we still have.

We go back to a sermon on Proverbs to see what happens next.

We take a look at a very short statement made in a sermon about Proverbs 14:25

We take a late night look at Proverbs 14:14

We take some time to consider a common statement made about Jesus that seems to imply that Jesus doesn't know something?

We review a small section of a sermon that makes some claims about the use of the word Easter in the KJV

Who is the suffering servant of Isaiah 53—Jesus, Israel, or somehow both? We examine Isaiah 40–53, the history of Jewish interpretation, and the way the New Testament applies the passage to Christ.

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