To deny the Incarnation and subsequent exclusivity of Christ is to deny the Gospel which “is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). Christians must hold fast to the confession that Jesus Christ is, in the most literal sense, God Incarnate. Through the expectations of the Old Testament, Jesus’s fulfillment... Continue Reading

If you kill the one true God, the Many will rise again. We all have that sensus divinitatis, as Calvin put it—we’re hardwired to sense our need for something beyond us and to give it worship, even if we suppress and distort it. Bavinck was right: Leaving God for “no god” is spiritually impossible. Religious nature... Continue Reading

In Psalm 89, the writer recalls God’s promises to David: “Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithfulness witness in the skies” (Ps. 89:35–37).... Continue Reading

One of the great dangers of the moment is mistaking posture for power. Rhetorical aggression can look like leadership. Contempt can masquerade as discernment. Constant opposition can feel like courage. But Scripture does not define masculinity by how sharply a man critiques the world. It defines it by how faithfully he orders his life.  ... Continue Reading

The Bible is admired by many because of its presentation of history, the personalities used by God that provide wonderful narratives, the beauty of its language, and all the other glories of Scripture, but without the work of God as the Spirit illumines the reader’s understanding, one cannot have a saving understanding. The Spirit cannot... Continue Reading

Readers of the Bible–Old Testament and/or New–who do not believe in (hence, “know”) Jesus Christ, cannot and do not “know” The Father.  The God of the Old Testament, and the God of the New Testament is the same God; and this God is Triune.  YHWH of The OT is YHWH The Father, YHWH The Son, and YHWH The Holy Spirit.  Jesus Christ Himself... Continue Reading

By the Holy Spirit in our union with Christ, the Father is carrying out His sanctifying work in the entirety of our being. He Himself will sanctify us completely. Day by day His grace is at work to form Christ in us and to grow us to what we already are in Christ. Why does... Continue Reading

Troubles often blind us to the higher truth because we fix our eyes on momentary circumstances. Like Peter walking on the water, we begin in faith but can become distracted by the storm. Yet even when we cry out in fear, the Lord reaches out and saves us. We must continue forward in faith, keeping... Continue Reading

Such a fear of the devil and demons comes from ignorance of who and what God is.  He is all-powerful and all-present.  The devil and demons, on the other hand, are not all-powerful and all-present.  The Bible says that He who is in us is more powerful than he who is in the world (1... Continue Reading

Jesus assumes true believers will “nail their colors to the mast,” and then division will inevitably come. Satan will then attempt to get us to think things like, “You can’t divide with your child! How heartless!” or, “Come on, this is your mother! Don’t you love her? Surely this division isn’t worth it. And those... Continue Reading