Christian liberty is a beautiful, delicate balance. We are completely free from the traditions and commandments of men, meaning we bow the knee to Christ alone. Yet, because we are subjects of Christ the King, we joyfully submit to His moral law and the lawful authorities He has placed over us.    In Chapter 19,... Continue Reading

Human thinking is not neutral, especially when it comes to ultimate questions. The deeper you go into questions about meaning, identity, morality, and purpose, the more unreliable fallen reasoning becomes.   There’s a belief that sits underneath almost everything in our culture, and it’s so common that even many Christians don’t question it anymore. It’s... Continue Reading

When patriots spoke of “Nature’s God” and “Creator” in the Declaration, every colonist knew which God they meant. It was the God preached from American pulpits who “make of one blood all nations” and who calls even kings to account.   Decades before Jefferson drafted the Declaration, ministers from across the 13 colonies preached natural... Continue Reading

Addressing King Charles directly, the former chaplain pleaded, “It’s Easter, your majesty. Christ is risen. Try saying it perhaps to your subjects to encourage them.…Is that not what a king ought to do at a time like this?”   Dr Gavin Ashenden has called time on the House of Windsor, criticising King Charles III for... Continue Reading

Policy-making may be useful for cleaning the outside of the cup, but the problem is the inside, the spiritual. We need godly politicians, but we need real preachers far more.   Our world is prone to spiritual slumber. It always has been, and until that trumpet blast at Christ’s return, it sadly shall be. But... Continue Reading

The nations may ask where our God is, but we know where He is. Our God sits in the heavens that He created where He rules with omnipotent authority. Whatever He wants to do, He does.   Read Psalm 115 Devotion One of the greatest encouraging and comforting truths for God’s people is that our... Continue Reading

The prodigal’s expenditures in a far country were trivial compared to the cost that our sins have accumulated. Yet God loved us so much that He sent His son to pay the penalty we deserve (2 Corinthians 5:21).   The Source of Joyous Celebration: A Beautiful Savior Charles Dickens is quoted as saying that the... Continue Reading

Our churches—good, bible-believing, gospel-preaching, evangelical churches—are quite likely to have people who consider themselves to be believers but who produce no fruit in keeping with righteousness.…These are the people Jesus said will claim they did all sorts in the name of the Lord and yet He will say to them, “depart from me, I never... Continue Reading

Sin and death don’t have the last word. There is hope. Not only do we become new creation in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), but in Jesus Christ, both Jew and Gentile become living stones in the restored Temple (2 Corinthians 3:3, 1 Peter 2:5) where God is there.   Is a future resurrection of the dead part... Continue Reading

Fine-tuning provides compelling evidence that God exists and intended to create living beings. And this sounds very much like the kind of God we find described in Genesis who creates a heavens and earth that are hospitable for life.   One of the remarkable scientific discoveries of the past several decades is that the universe... Continue Reading