Follow Hard After Him, and He Will Never Fail You
Learning to battle unbelief with the Prince of Preachers
We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by “looking unto Jesus.” Few Christians in the history... Continue Reading
The Basics: The Law and the Gospel
The law says “do.” The gospel announces to us what has been “done.”
The content of the law does not change once we are justified through faith. Rather, it is our relationship to the law which changes. Before we were Christ’s, the law stood in judgment upon us, condemning us because we cannot keep it. The law inflicts its curse upon us. But once we trust in Christ... Continue Reading
In Search of Community: A Place for Our Girls
Our girls—as girls—need to experience the God-designed, genuine community in our churches so they can recognize the counterfeit community of the world
Our girls are to be cared for, esteemed, sought after, taught, seen, discipled, valued, just as any member of the body of Christ is. If they are believers, just because they are young and maturing does not diminish their value or position in the body of Christ. If they are not yet believers, our prayer... Continue Reading
Scripture as a Divine-Human Book
How can we respond to those, who assert that Scripture is an altogether too human book?
If God were to speak to us with the “language of heaven” would we be able to understand such a revelation? Could it ever be translated or would it be mystical and sublime, suitable only for incantation?[2] Many world religions approach spiritual concepts with the presumption that they must be esoteric and hard to understand.[3] But in... Continue Reading
Moses’s Unfinished Journey: Death and Work Left Undone
God’s promises to us will not fail to come to pass.
Moses’s sin and mortality made it so he could not finish the job he had spent most of the latter years of his life working toward. We are not all that different. The Lord has given us all work to do in this life and for his Kingdom. Though we may all do a decent... Continue Reading
Why Does the Bible Call the Fear of God “Clean”? — Psalm 19:9
Fear of God means to revere, respect, and submit to his Word because it is holy as God is holy.
God’s Word is the means by which God works in you both to will and to do his good pleasure, purifying you by his work of sanctification through faith in your Savior, Jesus Christ. This is the fear of God that is clean and endures forever. We often think of “fear” in a negative... Continue Reading
Seven Ways to Identify Superstition
While still in his twenties, and before ordination, Gillespie wrote an extensive treatment of this issue. Published anonymously, the work became pivotal to the Second Reformation and the Westminster Standards.
Something is superstitious if it gives God a merely external service and a grace-defacing worship. God does not care for this. It makes fleshly observations step into the place of God’s spiritual worship. Augustine used the word, “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21), against superstitious persons, who devoted their primary concern to... Continue Reading
Will You Love Your Brother?
Christians Need to Love the Church
We are in need of being a genuine family in these difficult days. We need one another and that need will only increase over time. Let me make a simple suggestion. I don’t need to help you love those you already love, but what about those who are like the Thessalonians, those less noble. How... Continue Reading
Why All Men are Capable of the Greatest Evil
Sin, the Devil, and the Dangers of Ignoring the Darkness
The devil successfully tempts no one who is not seeking to listen to his lies. Eve had already decided that God’s word was untrue and without merit for her self-identity when the Serpent came to speak to her about the forbidden fruit. If we fool ourselves into thinking that what the wickedest person on TV... Continue Reading
What Does Paul Mean by “Fighting the Good Fight”?
May our King give us grace to serve, persevere, and be loyal to Him in this lifelong war campaign until we meet Him face-to-face.
Paul was clear about what he believed patriotism involved for those who are Christians. His use of “fight the good fight” is a patriotic warfare idiom for one who perseveres in loyalty to King and heavenly country by fighting war campaigns to preserve the welfare of the God’s kingdom on earth. In this way a... Continue Reading
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