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...

Image via Wikipedia "The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee." ( Numbers 6:25 )   This request is part of the well-known Mosaic benediction for the children of Israel ( Numbers 6:24-27 ). The first occurrence in verb form of the word "shine" is in this verse, although in the noun form, translated as "light," it appears in the third verse of the Bible when God said, "Let there be light" ( Genesis 1:3 ).   True light comes only from God, since "God is light" ( 1 John 1:5 ). As the world depends on the sunshine for its physical life, so we continually must receive the Son's shining in our hearts to sustain our spiritual life.   It is noteworthy that the prayer of our text occurs seven other times in the Scriptures. These are as follows:   "Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake" ( Psalm 31:16 );  "God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to...