Giving as Worship: How and Why the Corinthians Gave to the Church in Jerusalem
Learning to give properly is a central part of learning to worship properly.
How much ought we to give? In proportion with our income, as God moves our hearts. And how ought it be handled? With the utmost integrity. At the heart of giving is the matter of worship. God reigns supreme not only in believers’ heads but also in our hearts and through our hands. Christ’s lordship ought... Continue Reading
He’s Coming!
Christ’s coming in human flesh joined us, but His coming in the Spirit would indwell us!
He has come! Every moment of human history should overwhelm us with the love of Father, Son, and Spirit as He pursues us, desiring that we should know Him and be with Him. The greatest story in history is this pursuit, and the greatest tragedy is our rejection of His pursuing love. And he... Continue Reading
Does the Parable of the Talents Teach Salvation by Works?
Works and faith go together.
Christians who are trying to serve King Jesus do not need to fear that they will be found to have not done enough on the Last Day. We should work hard in response to the grace we have been shown, to be sure. But we are saved by Jesus and what He has done for... Continue Reading
15,409 Days: Psalm 90 and Wisdom
In Psalm 90 Moses declares four characteristics of God and what our response should be.
Will we listen to the voice that tells us to exist solely for the present moment and the pleasures of this life, or will we listen to the voice with a staff in his hand and a veil on his face? The voice that would have spent time with God–face to face–as a friend? The... Continue Reading
Envy and the Abandonment of God’s Love
Keeping Our Heart in the Covenant Promise of Christ
The more we consider the nature of the wealth of our identity in Christ the less and less will we either worry or be anxious about the temporary accumulation of things which our neighbor has. Our envy is born out of not being thankful, taking our eyes off the glory of the cross and the... Continue Reading
I Am not Perfect, but I Will not Lie about God
In all my imperfections, I want to praise my faithful God who keeps all His promises.
I want to be honest about my sin and shortcomings, but I also want to be honest about my God. He has not left me or forsaken me. He is accomplishing all that He has promised. I say with Joshua, “Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the... Continue Reading
Why Did Jesus have to be Fully God?
For sin to be paid for in full, it had to be paid for in a person with an infinite nature.
Scripture is clear throughout, God will save his people himself. God will work salvation and he will get all the glory for it. If Jesus is only a man, we have a created being stealing the glory that rightly and properly belongs only to God. But if Jesus is fully God, and the Bible says... Continue Reading
5 Things You Should Know about Evangelism
The gospel is a spiritual message and evangelism is a spiritual endeavor.
When we evangelize, we must remember that we are engaged in spiritual warfare. Therefore, as Paul reminds the Ephesian church, we must always approach this task with the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:10–20). We must not be taken unaware by the designs of the evil one (2 Cor. 2:11). We must be strong, ever... Continue Reading
Paul on Christian Hope in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Christian hope shows itself most vividly in death, which is entrance into the presence of the Lord, until the day of resurrection.
Christ’s death and resurrection are the central events in redemptive history. Because Jesus has risen and then ascended to the Father’s right hand, so too, we will rise at his return to earth. Christ’s resurrection is the basis for our future hope. When our Lord returns to earth, so too, will those “who sleep in... Continue Reading
Light in the Darkness: A Story of Human History
God promised that through the seed of the woman a redeemer would come.
Human history, since the fall, has been shrouded in the darkness of human sin, and all that causes hopelessness and despair is a result of the same. So let us be reminded that our God is light, and that his eternal plan is the accomplishment of redemption to the glorification of the name of Christ... Continue Reading
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