The Christian life is one of joy. We are set free from our sins, and our joyful response is to obey the Lord in everything we do. Yet there are days where we feel defeated or we are not doing enough. This is a constant battle for Christians especially …
In a prior blog post, I announced the forthcoming release of my new book, co-authored with my wife Melissa, entitled: The Good News Family Devotional: 52 Weeks in the Gospel of Mark.
This book is designed to fill a gap in family devotionals because it …
If we want to grow in grace and have more hope, we must seek a more experimental knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. How little do we know of Him! Our cold affections toward Him are a witness against ourselves. If our eyes were more open to what He is …
If we want to grow in grace and have more hope, we must seek a more experimental knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. How little do we know of Him! Our cold affections toward Him are a witness against ourselves. If our eyes were more open to what He is …
What then are the best means of preserving in a believer’s heart that lively sense of justification which is so precious to the soul that knows it? I offer a few hints to believers. I lay no claim to infallibility in setting down these hints, for I am …
Regardless of spiritual expertise, every believer is called to develop and exercise discernment, even if some are not gifted in a special way by the Spirit in this manner.
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One reason why exercising discernment is so difficult is because the Bible is constantly at odds with our cultural standards of truth and error and right and wrong.
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Discernment is the Spirit-empowered skill of using God’s Word to distinguish between truth and error and right and wrong.
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Let me set down in order the leading marks of a forgiven soul,1. Forgiven souls hate sin. If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled. You are not fit for heaven; for one main part of heaven’s excellence is the absence of all s…
Let me set down in order the leading marks of a forgiven soul,1. Forgiven souls hate sin. If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled. You are not fit for heaven; for one main part of heaven’s excellence is the absence of all s…
This message is from the Not of This World Conference:
This message is from The War on Men 2025 Conference from Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, AZ:
Personal assurance is not as simple as “once saved always saved,” although that is certainly true. An individual truly converted by the redeeming grace of God can never be lost to the clutches of sin and death. However, the security of salvation does n…
Personal assurance is not as simple as “once saved always saved,” although that is certainly true. An individual truly converted by the redeeming grace of God can never be lost to the clutches of sin and death. However, the security of salvation does n…
Romans 12:2 says, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.” We know what is being said in this passage, but so…
Is Christianity Impossible? Are the commandments hard to follow? We know from 1 John 5:3 that God’s commandments are not burdensome yet many in the church have made it hard to follow God.Many Christians have put too many man-made rules for following Go…
Most Christians started a new Bible reading plan in the beginning of the year. Most Bible reading plans begin with the book of Genesis and why not. It is the first book of the Bible after all. They make it through with no problem. Then they get to…
Note: Parts 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this series. Barring anything unforeseen, the United States of America was forever changed on June 26, 2015. In the wake of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court formally legislated every state to license marriages between same-sex couples, and to recognize all marriages that were lawfully performed out of state.[1] […]
*Note: This is the second installment in a three-part series. You can access the previous article here. Premises 1 and 2: As a natural law, the Sabbath pattern[1] is universally binding throughout every generation of human history. From the outset of creation, God sanctified one day to be reserved for resting from weekly labor and […]
“When are the two of you going to write a book together?”
My wife Melissa and I have been asked this question many times over the last few years. I’m excited to announce that we have finally written a book together! On Feb 1st, we rel…
The Gospels depict the arrest and trial of Jesus in a way that shows us not only the insensibility of His accusers, but also His own steadfast faithfulness to the … More
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Early in my Christian life I heard someone say, “The Bible was not given to increase your knowledge but to guide your conduct.” Later I came to realize that this statement was simplistic at best and erroneous at worst. The Bible is far more than a rule…
One thing most children have in common is a desire to grow up. They look forward to being big and experiencing life from the perspective of someone who has advanced … More
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When is the last time you heard a sermon that suggested that a motive for our obedience should be the rewards we receive in heaven? I imagine for most of us it has been a long time, maybe even never. Whenever a sermon (or book) provides a motive for o…
This article is part 5 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice No Rest Remains The end of Revoice theology is the belief that what is wrong with same-sex attraction … More
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