I am not sure that it is best for us, once safe and secure on the Rock of Ages, to ask ourselves too closely what […]

Christ is filling every sphere of existence everywhere in the universe in all the ways he pleases.

In a sense, the resurrection of the dead has already begun — with Jesus as the firstfruits. Nevertheless, there is a delay between his resurrection […]

If we want to see God’s glory, if we long for ourselves and others to be transformed into godliness, we must dwell on the gospel, […]

Jesus Christ is both the missionary God and the human representative who fulfilled the mission for which we were created. The whole story of the […]

Salvation is not just ‘fire insurance’ or ‘sin management.’ The gospel promises far more than going to heaven when you die. It is an all-encompassing […]

How does grace teach us? It begins by telling us that we are totally acceptable to God through our faith in Christ. We are justified […]

The Christian view of sin is radical but not pessimistic because to see sin in Christian terms is to see that sin can be forgiven. […]

The righteousness that is a gift from God is a real righteousness, worked out in a real world, by a real person, the Lord Jesus […]

Throughout his ministry, Christ was God’s ‘No’ to the powers of sin and death. Healing the sick, casting out demons, and even raising the dead, […]

This is the beauty of making disciples. When we take responsibility for helping others grow in Christ, it automatically takes our own relationship with Christ […]

Our Lord has accomplished something in history — in his life, death, resurrection, and ascension — that qualifies him to be the judge and the […]

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no […]

Jesus has invited us to join with him in the surprisingly simple journey of spreading the gospel to all nations by spending our lives for […]

We believers do need to be challenged to a life of committed discipleship, but that challenge needs to be based on the gospel, not on […]

God has made amazing promises that only God could deliver. They are fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. These promises include regeneration, union […]

This is what happened on Calvary. The punishment due to your sin was poured out on Jesus. Christ became the lightening rod for your judgment, […]

“The Great Commission would be a futile task if the ultimate power and authority lay in our hands or in the hands of those to […]

If we can once again look to the cross and grasp the height and depth of the love of God for us in Jesus, then […]

In the Lord Jesus Christ we have the spiritual blessing of a justifying righteousness. We can never stand justified before a holy God in his […]

I will put My fear in their hearts—so they will never turn away from Me. (Jer 32:40) Jesus, to whom I have been led to […]

In its present phase, the kingdom is like its King before he was raised from the dead and exalted to the right hand of the […]

Christ’s death changes death for all his people. When you die, you will not carry your sin and guilt into your death because he carried […]

Remarkably, the church is ground zero in God’s ambitious reclamation project. It is home base for the execution of God’s work in the world, the […]

Adam and Eve faced temptation about a tree in a bright, sunny garden, a paradise with no pressure. But Christ faced temptation about a tree […]

There is no tribunal so magnificent, no throne so stately, no show of triumph so distinguished, no chariot so elevated, as is the gibbet on […]

God is present in power in the church, changing lives and enabling an obedience that would otherwise be unattainable. The Holy Spirit is not a […]

You may wonder what you have done to deserve God’s love. How is it that God has shown you such kindness? This is the very […]

There is no idea more foolish or pernicious than this — that a person who is not sanctified, not made holy in this life, should […]