Dr Paul Allen

If there is one word that best describes the Christian worldview , it is truth. In an age of changing opinions, multiple perspectives, and varying viewpoints, biblical Christianity stands by itself as objective, absolute, and abiding truth. Scripture alone teaches us how to perceive the world in a way that accurately corresponds to reality. As such, its message of salvation is as timely as it is timeless. And its truth is as reliable as it is unchanging. In contrast to the enduring character of the gospel, the theories and philosophies of men are constantly in flux. Worldviews that dominate popular thinking, whether for decades or for centuries, are eventually discarded as outmoded and passé. New discoveries, developments, or insights render previous frameworks of thought no longer tenable. In a very real sense, when it comes to human wisdom the only constant is change. But not so with God . Unlike men, God is not in flux. He never changes but is the same yesterday, today, and fore...

Habakkuk the prophet, Russian icon from first quarter of 18th cen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herds in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation .” ( Habakkuk 3:17-18 ) It is easy to be happy and cheerful in times of prosperity, when one has all the comforts of an affluent lifestyle and everything seems to be going well. The testing times come, however, when these material comforts are somehow taken away, and one feels defeated and all alone. Except for God! Whatever else may fail, God “will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” ( Hebrews 13:5 ). Since we still have the Lord (assuming we have trusted Him for forgiveness and salvation through Christ ), we can always “rejoice in the LORD, . . . in the God of my salvation.” Job, for ...