“”We are justified by faith alone, but not by faith that is alone.’ Faith that is alone is not faith in union with Christ. Union with Christ makes his perfection and power ours through faith. And in union with Christ, faith is living and active with Christ’s power.  Such faith always ‘works by love’ and... Continue Reading

Here is the God we can come to, tears and all—a soggy mess of emotion and pain—and he won’t push us away. Do you need reminding of that? And his fluency in the language of tears is not textbook learning; it comes from experience. For in a richer way than even David knew when penned... Continue Reading

Like everything else in life, reading the Bible with our kids is much more likely to happen if it becomes part of our routine. It takes about 6–8 weeks to build a habit by doing something at the same time in the same place with the same person. There will be ups and downs in... Continue Reading

In such a case, the Christians were prepared to suffer the consequence of their peaceful civil disobedience whether it be prison (as happened) or martyrdom. One certainly did not find the Christians plotting the violent overthrow of the Romans as one found the non-Christian Jews at various times in 1st and 2nd centuries. One certainly... Continue Reading

The approach taken is reminiscent of that taken in the book of Job. Job wanted to question God. He wanted an explanation for his affliction. But he is never given an answer. He is presented not with a why but with a Who. When presented with the grandeur of God’s glory, his response was that... Continue Reading

“Moderation is a necessary response, an appropriate duty that lives in the space between those opposite extremes. Moderation eschews the antitheses of too little and too much, of austerity and excess, to find contentment within appropriate limits. Moderation is the duty of every Christian.”   This is an age of consumption, an age of abundance,... Continue Reading

As to the blogger’s assertion Joseph was possibly transgender, the argument is deeply problematic. For starters, the author offers no evidence to support the odd claim that the translation of “coat of many colors” is questionable.   LGBTQ activists within the Church have long produced stories deliberately twisting the sexual orientation of biblical characters to... Continue Reading

“Christian, take heart the next time you reference the Bible for reasons of why you believe it to be true. Though you may end up saying much more about why you believe the Bible, you certainly need not say anything less.”   The Bible is true! Why do you believe that? Because the Bible tells... Continue Reading

The term that is often used for the human predicament in classical Reformed theology is total depravity. People have a tendency to wince whenever we use that term because there’s very widespread confusion between the concept of total depravity and the concept of utter depravity. Utter depravity would mean that man is as bad, as... Continue Reading

We can communicate our delight in the Bible by the way we conduct family worship. Let our body language, our expressions, and our tone of voice all transmit vigor and vitality. Work at showing how even one part of the passage applies to our children’s lives.   The Obstacles Parents face huge obstacles in trying... Continue Reading