The personal site of Jonathan Hayashi
As I look back at my bible college days and seminary years, “Context, context, context!” is crucial! Context is not just King, but is the Queen, Jack, and Spade and all! A text without a context is with a pretext.
Do you ever wonder why God makes us wait on certain things? Whether good or bad? Why does God do that? Here are five points we lay out as we converse on waiting on the LORD.
People from all walks of life will often ask one or more of the following metaphysical questions: Why should I believe the Bible? Is there salvation outside of Christianity? How do we know that God exists? Given evil, how can one justify God?
Paul’s sole confidence lied within Christ alone for he was radically transformed by this good news of the gospel.
Today, if you face any sort of difficulty with people, the world will say to take the highway. I believe Christians are called to take the higher way.
Forgiving others is a mark of genuine disciples of Christ.
When we look deep down in the soul, what do we find? What part of our self are we supposed to be, “true to”?
Theological disagreement can cause church splits, tear up churches and ultimately jeopardize Christian Unity.
In this episode of the Ordinary Radicals podcast, Jonathan Hayashi and Brandon Boatner speak on a heavy heart wrenching topic of racism in America.
The real debate within the contemporary cultural context lies at the intersection in post-modernity where the Bible has its rightful place in authority, certainty, and the finality.
Worship is a hot topic and should always be a hot topic! Why? Because worship matters.
What Scripture or promise of God gets you through difficult situations?
How should Christians respond to this worldwide crisis? How should we biblically think in this fallen world that strikes panic and fear of our life, family, and churches?
Japan is known by many to be a difficult mission field. Japan has now been known as “the missionary’s graveyard.”
Although her skillful confutations silenced her opponents, her claim that the Holy Spirit communicated directly to her (apart from Scripture) was not tolerated.
Biblical illiteracy within churches are rampant and is all over the place! Pastors are doing diligence in preparing and preaching sermons, but the real problem is people are not reading their Bible!
The Bible reminds believers to avoid worthless foolish empty chatter, but instead to be thoroughly equipped and qualified with careful study of scripture. (2 Tim. 2:16; 3:17).
Gordon H. Clark was against the idea of irrationalism. He also sees the neo-orthodox insistence that divine revelation under any and all circumstances is non-cognitive cannot escape a skeptical conclusion.
To get at the nature of that faith, it is helpful to ponder why faith alone justifies. Why not love, or some other virtuous disposition?
I come with singing and everlasting joy within my heart. I obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing goes away.
Thanksgiving Day is the excellent time to remind each another of the many reasons there are so much to be grateful.
Understanding the doctrine of pneumatology is crucial as it is often perhaps one of the most misunderstood doctrines of all the systematics across all denominational lines.
America is in a huge theological confusion which leads to confusion in thinking as well.
There must be a genuine sense of grief and sorrow over the sin that was committed.