Ray Burns

I love Christ, my wife and four kids, the Oxford comma, and board games. Although saved at 18, it took 10 years for me to stop chasing idols and find true satisfaction in Christ. God's given me a passion for teaching and writing, and with that a deep burden to be my creator's instrument in giving His people a profound, unshakable relationship with their savior.

“Could God Make a Rock So Heavy He Couldn’t Lift It?” – Answering a Difficult Question While Pointing to the Gospel

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThose who carry doubts about Christianity tend to rely on certain “gotcha” questions. These are questions or accusations about God or Christianity in general that seeks to point out flaws and contradictions. Sometimes the goal is to make Christians look like fools, while others are meant to simply make Christians question why they believe certain

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The Difference Between “Knowing God” and “Knowing About God” Decides Our Eternity

Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesA surprising number of people believe God exists. To a degree, maybe it shouldn’t surprise us. It’s difficult to look at the complexity of the universe, morality, or even our origins and not understand the likelihood that someone created it, rather than attributing such incredible things to mere chance.  Many who believe God exists even

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Can Christians Get Divorced and Remarried? Does God Make Exceptions for Divorce?

Approximate Reading Time: 33 minutesDivorce is one of the most painful subjects the church has to deal with today. In a society that doesn’t think twice about ending a marriage simply because someone is bored or unhappy, it has become normalized to the point that we’re rarely surprised to hear about it. Anyone reading this probably knows at least

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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible? (Part 3 of 3) How Should We View Tongues Today? What About the Tongues of Angels?

Approximate Reading Time: 29 minutesMy first two articles (Part 1, Part 2) laid a biblical foundation for what the gift of tongues really is. To recap: The gift originated at Pentecost God’s first purpose with this gift was giving the gospel to people of different languages who were visiting Jerusalem, with the implication that they would take the gospel

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