We must always champion the sufficiency of Christ Himself. He is sufficient to justify us once-for-all and to progressively sanctify us over time. It is a ministry that proclaims the sufficiency of Christ that bolsters Christian soldiers against Satan’s devices and empowers them by God’s grace to pursue holiness.   Introduction Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said,... Continue Reading

Take responsibility for your waking thoughts—put off what fuels sin, put on what honors Christ, embrace the gospel’s power, and seek accountability in His church. Trust that God, your strength and Redeemer, cleanses every fault and shapes your heart to honor Him. As the Psalmist declares, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation... Continue Reading

Two thousand years ago, an anointed one was cut off and made a strong covenant. The substitutionary death of Jesus the Nazarene was the offering to end all offerings. He was our propitiation, satisfying the righteous judgment of God for all who would have refuge in him.    Bible readers know the feeling of coming... Continue Reading

We cannot praise Him “from the rising of the sun to its setting,” if we don’t take our eyes off worldly things and place them squarely on Christ. As we do, we become aware of Him and, when aware, we cannot help but praise Him. We long more for His presence and fellowship, and we... Continue Reading

When we as Christians and churches deliver people from debt slavery, we are preaching the Gospel by proclaiming freedom to the prisoner.  This ministry of mercy requires a significant alms fund and great wisdom.  But one can hardly imagine a more powerful and challenging evangelistic outreach than this.    The Lord redeemed His people from... Continue Reading

In looking to Christ for showers of blessing, we often find that the trial we are facing is also a blessing. Sure, the trial may not be good in itself, but the Lord is using it to conform you to his image.   There are days when the weight of life feels heavier than usual—a... Continue Reading

While a lot of modern people want to separate theology from history, in the New Testament the two are inextricably tied together. The history doesn’t mean anything unless it’s interpreted correctly, and the theology has no foundation if the history isn’t accurate.   Many Bible skeptics regard Genesis 1–11 as mythical, copied from Enuma Elish,... Continue Reading

Becoming culturally literate in your own culture should be a small ask, particularly for those men charged with reproducing Christian culture on a micro-scale in their local churches. Sadly, too many pastors have embraced a view of culture and a view of Scripture that disputes the very existence of Christian culture.   When the topic... Continue Reading

Every attempt to explain consciousness from “inside the room” fails. If, however, there is a non-material mind “outside the room” of the universe who has created us in His image, our experience of consciousness would make sense and could be explained from more than the inadequate resources of our limited physical universe.    Can atheistic... Continue Reading

In the name of the Spirit, some continue to place church tradition on a virtual par with Scripture and others claim new revelations and guidance apart from Scripture. Nothing on a par with Scripture and nothing apart from Scripture—that remains the critical issue. Of that Reformed churches surely owe it to the Lord of the church continually... Continue Reading