Jesus is the great Burden-Bearer of His people. No other arm, and no other heart, in heaven or upon earth, were strong enough, or loving […]

Christianity’s calling in the world remains that of offering the modern world a redemptive vision, centred on the life, death and resurrection of him through […]

There is no other object of knowledge in the universe that exposes proud, man-exalting thinking like the cross does. Only humble, Christ-exalting thinking can survive […]

The gospel has instincts. Part and parcel of the central Christian message is an impulse toward purity and an impulse toward unity. The purity instinct […]

It is not just the knowledge of God that Jesus communicates to us, but also the joy of God. God the Son came into the […]

‘The riches of God’s grace.’ (Ephesians 1:7) How blessed is the thought that God is rich in grace! His throne is a throne of grace. His scepter […]

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Our great need is to be led further in to what we already have. The gospel is so deep that it not only meets our […]

All things are intrinsically made to work in Christ’s way, and, if they do, they work well. The discovery of that fact is going to […]

The supreme goal of God in history from beginning to end is the manifestation of his great glory. Accordingly our duty is to bring our […]

Our lives are bracketed, or, boundaried, not by the decisions and actions of Caesar, not by the rise and fall of Rome, nor by the […]

This great redemption is by price. And Oh! what a price! the precious blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God. This blood cleanses from all […]

Since Christ is the incarnate display of the wealth of the mercies of God, it is not surprising that his life on earth was a […]

The power of the incarnation is that it makes the presence and glory of God visible. By taking on flesh and blood, Christ made known […]

The only way to escape the fair and furious judgment of God is to be on the side of justice on that day of reckoning, […]

Christ’s present reign at the Father’s right hand is not an unproductive hiatus in his ministry on our behalf. Rather, it is securing in heaven […]

This is the scandal of justification: How can God declare us righteous if we are not inherently righteous? Isn’t this a legal fiction? Doesn’t it […]

We look forward to the day of incorruption; but not so earnestly nor so sincerely as God himself. It is on resurrection that his heart […]

The Christian gospel is not merely that Jesus died and rose again; and not merely that these events appease God’s wrath, forgive sin, and justify […]

When our salvation depends upon our righteous behavior, our righteousness will be driven by a desire to elevate ourselves in the eyes of God. This […]

God’s main, ultimate goal is to uphold and display his glory. That is the seemingly offensive thing to many people. It just sounds so self-centered, […]

Contrary to what some might think, discipleship is not the engine of the church. The gospel is. Without the gospel, both discipleship and church fail. […]

Preaching the gospel to ourselves every day gives us hope, joy, and courage. The good news that our sins are forgiven because of Christ’s death […]

See, then, how the great Redeemer blessed us: Jesus the Christ does all things well; he clears the understanding; he breaks the power of sinful […]

Perhaps fewer petitions and more urging of the merit of Christ would make better prayers. If we were shorter in what we ask for but […]

If you are God’s child, you can have hope in the middle of all the tough things you face because in all those moments God […]

I know it sounds harsh to speak of God killing Jesus. Killing so easily connotes sinning and callous cruelty. God never sins. And he is […]