Because we see the law and love of God fulfilled, we become both humble and bold because we know we are his by grace. This […]

Legalistic remorse says, ‘I broke God’s rules,’ while real repentance says, ‘I broke God’s heart.’ Legalistic repentance takes sin to Mt. Sinai, gospel repentance to […]

As God, Christ is the destination to which we move; as man, the path by which we go.

Let us ever remember that Christ on the cross is of no value to us, apart from the Holy Spirit in us. In vain that blood […]

Here, then, is Jesus’ radical redefinition of what is wrong with us. Nearly everyone defines sin as breaking a list of rules. Jesus, though, shows […]

Their being discouraged by their sins will cost them many a prayer, many a tear, and many a groan; and that because their discouragements under […]

The shattered relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the cross provides the basis for our reconciliation. No other relationship ever suffered more than […]

What we have lost God will restore – That, and Himself, forevermore.

For just as spring break is a taste of summer time in the midst of the semester, so also the kingdom of God is present in […]

If you are one of God’s children, there is something in your life that will not wear out. In fact, it has the amazing capacity […]

Mark well the great advantages you have for the attainment of holiness by seeking it in a right gospel order. You will have the advantage […]

What we see at the cross is the white-hot revelation of the character of God, of his love providing the price that holiness requires. The […]

The cost for the recipient of God’s grace is nothing — and no price could be higher for arrogant people to pay.

Believers obey Christ as the one by whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect and unable to […]

Biblical holiness begins with the Holy. But the holy, by its very nature, can be approached only when we come as sinners. He is never […]

Suffering helps us look for our Savior. If we never have any trouble along the journey, we would never have any reason to long for […]

He came back. After that brutal Friday, and that long, quiet Saturday, he came back. And that one intake of breath in the tomb changes everything. It […]

Missions are the test of our faith that the gospel is true.

What enables us to reflect upon our weakness and our folly without dread? It is the trust that comes from thinking on the supreme reality […]

When our depravity meets his divinity it is a beautiful collision.

In Jesus Christ we witness the long-awaited vindication and effective demonstration of God’s kingship in the world. The coming of Christ is the climax of […]

Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance […]

Faith is transferring your trust from your own efforts to the efforts of Christ. You were relying on other things to make you acceptable, but now […]

Inasmuch as the Cross is eschatological, the world of evil forces is also judged. It is as if two people were playing chess. At a […]

We are people that know politics is important, but not ultimate. We know that politics has its place, an urgent and important place where, in […]

Do you ever think that your sins are too bad, and that forgiveness for those sins requires you to get your act together first? If […]

Please understand that when God speaks in ways that are completely contrary to our expectations, then we have encountered something genuine. No one could invent […]

Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.

He who with his whole heart believes in Jesus as the Son of God is thereby committed to much else besides. He is committed to […]

We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of […]