The “How” Without the “Why”
The gospel is the most profound and sufficient “Why” that your life could ever have.
According to the Apostle Paul, the purpose behind a believer’s life is the gospel. It’s a call to allow the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ to sink down in you to the degree that the gospel recolors your world, transforms your views, and reshapes your motivations. God has designed for the gospel to... Continue Reading
An Open Letter to Afflicted Saints
So for now, I say to you Saint, I am patiently (and imperfectly) waiting with you to be repeatedly comforted by God.
Therefore, what this truth of this Scripture does is center me. Gives me a rock to stand on in the midst of the torrent of emotions that can make me more spiritually and mentally vulnerable than I’d care to admit… I’m praying there will be an eternally stabilizing recognition, that because of Jesus, we have... Continue Reading
Why Did the World Want Jesus Dead Even Though He Was Innocent?
We might try to silence him in our own clumsy way. But we never will. He remains.
Sometimes the Christian life seems too hard. We look at unbelievers and envy their (apparently) careless spirit. “They don’t live with someone always looking over their shoulder.” Would not life be much easier if Jesus was simply not there? Does any of this describe you? The common thread, manifested in different forms and degrees, is a heart’s desire... Continue Reading
People-Pleasing That Pleases God
Christians must persistently strive to please people, and we must passionately avoid striving to please people.
The real distinction between ungodly people-pleasing and God-honoring people-pleasing is about glory. “Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do” — pleasing everyone in everything you do — “do all to the glory of God.” Is the driving burden of our love a desire to glorify God, or is it a desire to be glorified?... Continue Reading
I’m Proud of You Son
Faithful in the little, brings well-done in the end.
Jesus’ parable of the servants entrusted with their master’s gold is a timely reminder. For we too are trusted with little treasures. The story recounts one unfaithful servant, who hid his bag of gold rather than take the measures to invest it wisely. He alone did not hear “well-done.” “You’re never too old to... Continue Reading
The Foundation for the Joy of Christmas
The new Adam, our Mediator, has fulfilled the Law perfectly for us and won for us the crown of redemption.
We see then the purpose of the first advent of Christ. The Logos took upon Himself a human nature, the Word became flesh to effect our redemption by fulfilling the role of the perfect Mediator between God and man. The new Adam is our champion, our representative, who satisfies the demands of God’s law for... Continue Reading
Take Care of Your Body
When you disregard your body, you disrespect the One who created it.
Sometimes we think God is only concerned with our soul. Consequently, we focus on our spiritual life and neglect our physical health. Wrong! Jesus did not just die for our soul; he also died for our body. And why do you think there is bodily resurrection, if our body is not important to God? To... Continue Reading
Justified by Faith
Why would our enemy and his seed seek to bury this doctrine within religion?
Never forget that even though we are in Christ and are regenerate and have the Holy Spirit, we can also fall into the sin of seeking to be justified by our actions. Even the Apostle Peter (Cephas) fell into this sin. Peter traveled to Antioch of Syria to the church there. It was made up... Continue Reading
The Universe Was No Accident: What We Still and Will Believe
To believe that God the Father is the Creator of heaven and earth is to believe that God is ultimate reality.
Christianity sounds like “folly” to unbelievers (1 Corinthians 1:18). God designed it that way. He has chosen “what is foolish in the world to shame [those who believe they are] wise” (1 Corinthians 1:27). So, it should not surprise us when metaphysical naturalists call us kooky. But Christianity is abundantly rich in precisely what metaphysical... Continue Reading
Eight Attributes of God We Encounter at the Cross
It is impossible for God’s mercy to override his justice.
John Murray: “The propitiation of the divine wrath, effected in the expiatory work of Christ, is the provision of God’s eternal and unchangeable love, so that through the propitiation of his own wrath that love may realize its purpose in a way that is consonant with and to the glory of the dictates of his... Continue Reading
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