In Christ, We Are Righteous
This video clip is from the sermon,Adam vs Jesus Christ preached by Greg Thornberg, pastor of Redemption Bible Church in Coolidge, AZ:
In Christ, We Are Righteous
This video clip is from the sermon,Adam vs Jesus Christ preached by Greg Thornberg, pastor of Redemption Bible Church in Coolidge, AZ:
Book Review: The Gospel and Sexual Abuse by T. Samuel Nye
Sexual Abuse is a hard topic to discuss. For some it is so personal they have made their crusade to see those who have abused men, women, and children to see punishment. For others, it has affected them so much they have kept it hidden. Pastors ha…
Book Review: The Gospel and Sexual Abuse by T. Samuel Nye
Sexual Abuse is a hard topic to discuss. For some it is so personal they have made their crusade to see those who have abused men, women, and children to see punishment. For others, it has affected them so much they have kept it hidden. Pastors ha…
The Saving Design of God’s Common Grace
This article was originally posted in Issue 116 of the Founders Journal. Theologians frequently distinguish two species of divine grace in the Scriptures: saving grace and common grace. God directs the former particularly to the elect; God showers the latter indiscriminately on all men in general. Saving grace is, as its designation suggests, efficacious in […]
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Are God’s Justice and Mercy Incompatible?
In the book, The Impossibility of God,[1] the editors present five categories of arguments that they claim disprove God’s existence. One such claim asserts that “a contradiction between two or more of God’s attributes” renders God impossible, as follows: For instance, Theodore M. Drange argues that God as both an “all-just” and “all-merciful” judge cannot […]
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“How stingless death!”: Surveying a Baptist Interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15:55
As Christian, the allegorical pilgrim, marched into the river, chest-deep and deeper, he rejoiced with a song: “O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” This comes from the second part of the Pilgrim’s Progress, where John Bunyan (1628–1688) writes of the believer’s approach to death. When the pilgrim ends the […]
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Christ Has Been Raised from the Dead
As marvelous as Jesus’ resurrection is, Christians often forget much of its significance. We often assume the resurrection, failing to think on it as deeply as we ought or to teach it as frequently as we should. That is why we must reflect on the significance of Jesus’ resurrection, not just on Easter, but all […]
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Dying To See Jesus
In this world, there are different types of people who believe they have a relationship with Jesus. There are those who have had some “encounter” with Jesus, and they wrongly feel there is a connection because they are deceived.. There are other people who genuinely do have a relationship with Jesus, but they have been […]
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Crushed, Stricken, Victorious
Trusting others presents massive challenges in our fallen world. Everyone has been corrupted by sin, and therefore fails to be fully faithful or trustworthy. As Proverbs 20:6 says, “Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?” While humans prove to be both distrustful and untrustworthy, God presents Himself as […]
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Why We Need a Crucified and Risen Savior
Sin created problems that human nature could not solve. Adam’s response was not to solve the sin problem, but to hide from it. The only one who can solve the problem of sin is God, and He has done so through His Son.
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Within the Veil
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,and mortal life shall cease:I shall possess, within the veil,a life of joy and peace. John Newton’s Amazing Grace was originally titled “Faith’s Review and Expectation.” By faith and in the power of the Holy Spirit, Newton “reviewed” his life to see it from the lens of reality: […]
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The Amazing Grace of God’s Providence
The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. When John Newton penned his classic hymn in 1772, first sung in January 1773, the autobiographical reflections of his life to that point were clearly at the forefront of his mind. He had experienced […]
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God’s Sustaining Grace
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,I have already come;’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,And grace will lead me home. “Amazing Grace,” or “Faith’s Review and Expectation,” appeared in “Olney Hymns” in 1779, six years after it was first sung in the parish church at Olney. It was number 41 in Book One, devoted […]
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The Grace of Fear
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! This second stanza of John Newton’s “Amazing Grace” provides Christians with a rich and subtle insight into the nature of God’s saving work in the lives of believers. The verses encourage us to consider […]
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Why Do You Sing That God’s Grace Is Amazing?
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. Reflect on past mercies and consider future hopes so that you can sing in the present. This year is the 250th anniversary of the writing of the hymn Amazing Grace so a […]
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Charles Spurgeon’s Public Evangelism (Part 1)
This article is Part 1 in a series. Each local church plays a vital role in the great commission. Sadly, according to C. H. Spurgeon, the great commission has become the great omission. Spurgeon writes: The gospel command is so little obeyed that one would imagine that it ran thus, ‘Go into your own place […]
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Lord, Hear My Prayer
Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry Have ready access unto Thee; When in distress to Thee I fly, O hide not Thou Thy face from me. Attend, O Lord, to my desire, O haste to answer when I pray; For grief consumes my strength like fire, My days as smoke pass swift away. […]
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What Does Genesis 1:1 Have to Do with John 3:16?
Ours is day when the very idea that absolute truth exists is judged outmoded, offensive, and hateful. You can have your truth and I can have my truth and the two need not even approximate each other much less agree.
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Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions
Imagine the following statement being made from the pulpit of your church by a guest speaker: “Our mission is to make this nation a Christian nation.” What is your reflexive reaction in this hypothetical situation? Perhaps you have noticed the lack of context in this thought experiment. Regardless of what context you may have added […]
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Christian Nations and the Aim of Missions
Imagine the following statement being made from the pulpit of your church by a guest speaker: “Our mission is to make this nation a Christian nation.” What is your reflexive reaction in this hypothetical situation? Perhaps you have noticed the lack of context in this thought experiment. Regardless of what context you may have added […]
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Remembering Jesus Christ: The Whole Person
Jesus Christ really was God incarnate, the second person of the eternal Trinity. The eternal word that was with God (the Father) and was God (the Son) truly dwelt among men as a man.
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The Practical Use of Justification in Spiritual Warfare
The doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone is so precious to us. As a quick reminder, justification is: Justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone is why the gospel is good news. It is at the very heart of what Christ has done for His people. […]
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How Good It Is to Thank the Lord
How good it is to thank the Lord, and praise to Thee, Most High, accord, to show Thy love with morning light, and tell Thy faithfulness each night; yea, good it is Thy praise to sing, and all our sweetest music bring. O Lord, with joy my heart expands before the wonders of Thy hands; […]
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Seed of Woman, Source of Life
Seed of Woman, source of life, Fought against the death of man. Sin, death, hell all caused the strife, Full salvation was the plan. “Strike his heel with poisoned fang! Now he’s gone and in the grave, Me he will no more harangue Vain the plan from death to save.” Myst’ry baffled every one. Man […]
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A Christmas Poem From The Apostles Creed
From a manger of man’s making, to God’s bless’d eternal throne.
He will judge the dead and living, take the saved to be his own.
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The Form of God Who Took Our Form
Forsaken, hated, and despised A child of wrath, no hope, forlorn, Cast down by sin, by anger torn Our hopelessness was not disguised. Who can reverse this solemn state? Who can turn sour into sweet? Who can our mortal trespass meet? Who can our crooked souls set straight? A Scandal! God breathed human air; Unjust […]
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John’s Theological Conclusion: The Word Became Flesh
This article is part 9 in a series by Tom Nettles on Remembering Jesus Christ. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8). Before John gives a narrative of his evidence, the signs and sayings that should produce belief, He gives a dense and powerful statement of the theological conclusion. We […]
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God Shall Supply
God shall all your need supply,
Ask not how, nor question why.
All you need, whate’r it be,
All the need you cannot see.
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Mary Remembers Jesus Christ
Twice Luke tells us that Mary kept certain things “in her heart.” (Luke 2:19, 51). Both the events and the words that accompanied the event were too large for immediate comprehension.
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