We Don’t Know What to Do
It is easy to panic when things suddenly spin out of control and we realize we are face-to-face with something that threatens our comfort, joy, or even existence.
Jehoshaphat was one who was able to fully appreciate the victory of salvation. God responded to the king of Judah and obliterated the enemy army without a single soldier in the Judean army having to lift a finger. And it is the same for us. In the battle against Satan and sin, the only thing... Continue Reading
The Cross and the Believer’s Home
Jesus went to the cross to prepare a final home for believers in the new heavens and new earth.
The blessings of Christ on the land are really typical of His blessings on His people. It will be fully realized in His dwelling with His people in the new heavens and new earth—a completely renovated habitation in which only righteousness dwells. It is image bearers with which God is most concerned. The environment of... Continue Reading
The Hidden War
We must offer alternatives, not moral condemnation.
In speaking out against abortion, therefore, we must not forget that few other sins cause more heartache or anguish of soul. Very few women today are offered viable alternatives, and almost none of them are pointed to God, who alone can answer their need. A woman who has had an abortion suffers great torment of... Continue Reading
Baugh: Words and Things (Part 2)
Hebrews is showing how the death of Christ inaugurates the new covenant.
Christ’s death was not a death like ours. It was a sacrifice. His body was symbolized in the animals which Abraham cut in two, so that through Christ’s substitutionary death as an “eternal redemption” (Heb. 9:12) through the “eternal Spirit” (Heb. 9:14) we might enter into an “eternal inheritance” (Heb. 9:15). All this is sealed... Continue Reading
Distinctive 6: Reformed Worship and Vibrant Community
How Gathered Worship Makes Christianity Distinct from the World
As we commit ourselves to being distinct from the world around us and even the ebbs and flows of modern worship practices, we come together with like-minded brothers and sisters to form a vibrant community, one in which the glory of God is the central focus! When that is the case, we will understand that... Continue Reading
Is Jael a Model Woman?
Feminine Fight in a Feminist Age
When God wove Deborah’s and Jael’s stories into his big story, he didn’t do it so that we would turn the whole thing into a call for female empowerment, intent on making it all about how awesome women are. He did it so that we would know what kind of God he is — he... Continue Reading
Dehumanization is Just Another Way to Kill
Dehumanization Disrespects the Image of God
According to the latest information from the Pew Research Center, Christians suffer more than any other religious group from various governmental and societal hostilities around the world today. Because of this reality, we should have the empathy to be more mindful of our Gospel call to comfort others who are in any affliction (2 Corinthians 1:4),... Continue Reading
Regeneration
What does God actually do when a person comes to faith?
Sometimes we think of our regeneration as the moment when we first put our faith in Christ, but as Jesus himself says in John chapter 6: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Regeneration, then, is something that must happen before we can put our trust in Christ. Before... Continue Reading
The Gift of Singleness
Paul is writing to a group of believers experiencing several forms of marital dysfunction who have approached Paul with questions.
All single persons may take heart in knowing that the totality of their life circumstances are not a mistake on God’s part, but a divinely orchestrated “gift” of sorts, and may thusly be embraced with contentment no matter what those circumstances might be (Phil 4:11–12). This general notion of a “gift” is one that gives... Continue Reading
The Good News of Limited Atonement
The doctrine of particular redemption is worth defining and defending because it gets to the heart of the gospel.
Christ does not come to us merely saying, “I’ve done my part. I laid down my life for everyone because I have saving love for everyone in the whole world. Now, if you would only believe and come to me, I can save you.” Instead he says to us, “I was pierced for your transgressions.... Continue Reading
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