Ask Pastor John

Russell Moore guides believers as they respond to both false shepherds and other sheep on contentious topics like so-called same-sex marriage.

What belongs to Caesar, and what belongs to God? Dr. Russell Moore shares three ways Christians should think about religious liberty.

Christians are called not to be hip, but holy. Here are twelve reasons why Christians do not need on-screen nudity.

Here are eight steps of sanctification that clarify God’s decisive role and our inspired role in bringing holiness to completion.

Can we spend too much time celebrating the fact that we are righteous before God, so we think we need not obey him today?

Purity and holiness are possible in Christ even for those who have sinned sexually in the past.

A wedding ring makes a profound statement to the world and to the one who wears it, but is it worth the cost?

Questions abound when it comes to our eternal home. What about our bodies? What age will we appear in heaven?

Does a sexless heaven sound boring to you? Randy Alcorn explains how our marriage to Jesus will enhance our earthly relationships, not diminish them.

Randy Alcorn argues that bucket lists have little merit for Christians who will have the new creation at their fingertips to enjoy to the glory of God.

Sports bring out the best and the worst in people, so will there be sports in heaven? Randy Alcorn shares his thoughts.

How different will we and the realities around us be in the new earth as compared to the old? Randy Alcorn answers, “Perhaps not much.”

How should you counsel a friend who is considering transgender? Pastor John offers seven encouragements.

Our preferences do not dictate our worship or our sexual identity. God reveals truth about both through nature.

How would Pastor John explain what he means by “Christian Hedonism” over a thirty-minute lunch?

How did Paul “fill up what is lacking” in Christ’s afflictions? Didn’t the cross provide a sufficient payment for the sins of God’s people?

How did Look at the Book begin? Pastor John explains its past and shares his hopes for its future: to give all Christians confidence in Bible reading.

Singing to the Lord can enrich your devotions and enliven your soul, even if you aren’t a natural singer.

A final act of self-murder is not necessarily decisive in determining if someone was saved. God regards the whole life.

Talking to your children about their adoption requires timing and initiation.

Adoption is an eternal reality. God planned it before he founded the earth. Now, we have the chance to act it out.

Adoption is hard, and parenting often hurts, but God can create happy stories even in those difficulties.

Vacations are a time to rest and refresh. What does it look like for a dad to share the leadership of the family with his wife while on break?

For believers, both work and rest become redemptive tools in God’s hands to advance his kingdom.

Sincere belief cannot exist apart from salvation. Pastor John unpacks the implications of believing that the Bible — all of it — is true.

Holiness, news, risk, and suffering. Pastor John offers four words for four tests to determine whether you love God or just love loving God.

God has sufficient grace for our sins, our weaknesses, and our failures. He can turn even our failures into gospel successes.

If God is everywhere, is he also in hell? If so, in what sense is God present in hell? Pastor John answers.

True modesty is the fruit of joyfully submitting to Christ, saturating ourselves with the word of God, and considering the good of others.

God’s glory is the goal of all things, and his freedom and his sovereignty are essential to his deity — and our salvation.

We don’t know how much the saints in heaven know about the events on earth. But the Bible’s promises for the joy of the saints are glorious.

Desires for marriage, even very strong desires, are not necessarily at odds with contentment in Christ.

Pastor John explains why God withdraws from his people in light of his new-covenant promises to stay with them forever.

Our battles against sin are not meant to be easy or pain-free. But they can — and should — be marked by joy and filled with the promises of God.

There is hope for those who regret past sexual mistakes and their current consequences in the context of marriage and engagement.

Pastor John remembers a painful time in Bethlehem’s history and encourages pastors to stay with their churches through seasons of discipline and grief.

How can anything make God more or less joyful than he already is? Does the joy of God ever fluctuate?

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a vivid report of racial injustice and oppression.

The light will become lighter and the dark will become darker. The world is changing, but sin, Jesus, and the every-knee-will-bow reality will not.

We live in racial realities that 50 years ago would have been inconceivable. But our church and country continue to chart new multiethnic territories.

Jesus crossed painful racial lines at the well two thousand years ago. Pastor John recounts Tony Evans’s powerful message from John 4 at Kainos 2014.

Both premarital sex and pornography addiction harm men and women alike, but in different ways. So which sin is worse?

Pastor John shares six ways that Christians can begin to sever the cords of their addiction to entertainment.

Pastor John gives his take on whether or not Christians should feel obligated to read the holy books of other religions.

What kind of pitfalls exist in the “New Calvinism” movement? What do New Calvinists need to beware of?

Our sin, God’s holiness, and Jesus’s cross are the core truths around which saving faith is formed.

God elects unconditionally. But he glorifies us on the condition of our faithful obedience. Does that mean our glorification is not guaranteed?

The promises of God mark us as his children. They also keep us in the family when we walk through trials and persecution.

Going the speed limit is an act of faith in the God who controls your day and can maximize your minutes for his glory.

Pastor John shares five specific principles from the Bible relating to food. God created food good, but there is a right and wrong way to enjoy it.