The gospel is news—good news about what God has done and is doing in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The message of the gospel may lead to a whole host of things that must be done by those who embrace it, but the outworking of the gospel is not the same thing as the gospel.   Every... Continue Reading

For those who belong to Him, holiness is not a burden. It is a promise. It is the fruit of adoption. It is the evidence of His Spirit at work. It is the path to joy, the shape of freedom, and the doorway to deeper fellowship with God.   Recovering the Beauty and Reward of... Continue Reading

God gives the gift of inherent righteousness after imputing Christ’s righteousness; inherent righteousness is inchoate and imperfect. Inherent righteousness is also called sanctification; it means we can do and necessarily do good works.   The early Reformed affirmed that God justifies us by faith through the imputed righteousness of Christ, and this righteousness alone constitutes... Continue Reading

So often when bad things happen, we turn to Scripture with our questions. We want answers, but instead we find promises. Promises of eternal life, of pain becoming a thing of the past, of wrongs made right, and of justice that will be done.   Maybe this question echoes faintly in the back of your... Continue Reading

Oh, how often, as C.S. Lewis observes, does our God find our desires not too strong but too weak. He is honored both by our desiring Him and by His fulfilling and exceeding those desires.   As it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to... Continue Reading

As society races toward an increasingly technological future, the Christian vision offers a critical counterpoint—one that calls for humility, ethical discernment, and a deep reverence for the mystery of human life.   In an age marked by rapid technological advancement and profound ethical questions, the search for human meaning remains central. Both Christianity and transhumanism... Continue Reading

Believers need not be shy about binaries—at least legitimate biblical ones. Yes, in many areas we need a more full-orbed understanding, and nuance can be called for. But in some other areas things really ARE black and white.   We hear a lot lately about the term “binary”. It of course is especially coming from... Continue Reading

Faith drives us to seek shelter with God’s people. But when we get there, we better come with “not yet” expectations. In Luke 17:1-4, Jesus teaches his disciples to expect sin, warns against being the agent of temptation to sin, and requires that we rebuke and forgive sinners…The love and forgiveness we’ve received from Christ... Continue Reading

The question is not whether the church should be listened to, or whether the Holy Spirit has been at work through the church, or whether the church has been an instrument in handing down the truth. Protestants affirm all this. The question is whether the tradition of the church is a source of authority on... Continue Reading

What here is set down imperatively, by way of command is in the gospel indicatively expounded, “I will smite the shepheard, and the sheepe of the flocke shall bee scattered abroad” (Matt. 26:31). He was “stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted,” yea “the Lord layed upon him the iniquity of us all,” yea it “pleased... Continue Reading