Posts by Warren Vanhetloo
Are False Teachers Born Again?
Warren Vanhetloo There shall be false teachers who shall bring damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them (2 Peter 2:1). After writing a reply to a reader, my mind continued cogitating on a part of my answer which may deserve further explanation to be fully appreciated by the present generation. The assertion read:…
Read MoreQuestions about Imprecatory Prayers
Warren Vanhetloo Dear Dr. Vanhetloo, I am currently reading the Book of Psalms in my personal devotions and can’t help but be surprised by the vindictiveness of many of its parts. For example, in Ps. 104:35a: “Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more.” This is a…
Read MoreBelievers and Unbelievers
Warren Vanhetloo Differences and distinctions are common throughout the world. An important division of the human race is male or female. A significant division in Scripture is believer or unbeliever. Though unisex adherents would tend to obliterate the male/ female distinction, it is normally evident and surely will persist. God’s great gulf between believers and…
Read MoreCogitations: On the Bible
Warren Vanhetloo The Bible is different from other writings. It is superior to anything else we might read. It is unique. The Bible is the only extant writing from the God who created and sustains this world. Other writings that claim to be from a deity lack the authenticating evidences needed to make them worthy…
Read MoreThe Fire of God’s Wrath
Warren Vanhetloo Your assignment is to explain clearly the heat and the force of the atom bomb over Hiroshima to a sixth grade class. You will be allowed to use a few visual clips and charts. You soon realize you face two difficulties: Are there words and pictures sufficient to impress on them the magnitude…
Read MoreGod’s Gracious Gift
Warren Vanhetloo God is a giving God. His giving is beyond our full comprehension. His giving is not an occasional decision on His part; it is characteristic of His very nature. He gives because of who and what He is, not because of who or what we are. God’s giving is of grace. None of…
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