Christ has done what the law could not do. He has carried the burden we could not bear. The church stands or falls on this truth. Christ saves fully. Christ keeps completely. Nothing more is required.   There is a subtle temptation to believe that something must be added to grace to make faith complete.... Continue Reading

The gospel does not erase responsibility—it redeems it. Christ does not save men into passivity. Christ saves men into activity. He saves them into purpose.   All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. —Proverbs 14:23 We live in a time when talk is cheap, image is everything, and work... Continue Reading

By constant communion with the living and powerful Word of God through a vital connection between God’s Spirit and his spirit, every believer may “know the will of God for his life.” In this way, the believer in Christ can continually bear the “fruit of the Spirit” throughout his lifetime by living according to the... Continue Reading

If we want to decrease both our level of busyness and our level of laziness, we need a purpose that will simultaneously move us into a greater level of investment and free us from the compulsion to be constantly in motion.   If you’re like most people, the answer to the question, “How are you... Continue Reading

First, we get into the text to understand it and to be made uncomfortable by it. We deliberately face up to the difficulties of it by discussing its strangest features. We invite questions about them and the challenging questions they raise. What we don’t do at that stage, or ever, is judge the text.  ... Continue Reading

Real glory isn’t to be found in building massive structures or acquiring a giant kingdom. Those things will fade. The real glory is found in following the example of Jesus, who gave Himself for others and achieved a real, true, lasting glory. And if we do that, Scripture promises that we will receive a crown... Continue Reading

We have the New Testament text with substantial integrity, and in the small number of places where there are real questions, the options are limited and publicly discussable, and no essential doctrine is at stake.   “The world’s oldest game of telephone.” A comedian got plenty of laughs as he mocked the Bible using this... Continue Reading

Prayer, Scripture, silence and solitude, the fear of God, and gratitude—keep faith vibrant and enable believers to finish life’s race well.   The Washington Post recently ran an article titled “Five Essential Exercises for Aging Well.” It quickly zoomed to the top of their “Most Read” list. As a man in his sixties, I was... Continue Reading

We can rejoice when good is in ascendancy and we can take comfort that what is evil will not always or necessarily be like this, even if the Lord tarries….the Lord remains sovereign and continues to build His church until He returns and makes all things new.   As a good Amillennialist, I believe that... Continue Reading

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit share the name YHWH. In order to be saved, a Jehovah’s Witness has to do the very thing the Watchtower vehemently denies to them. They must confess that Jesus is Jehovah and call on Jesus as Jehovah, as God, to be saved.    The Hebrew letters yod, he, vav, that represent... Continue Reading