We may not always be exempt from some of the consequences of our sins and bad choices in this life. But God treats us as if we had not done these sins. So in that sense we are given a new start. We are given a fresh way forward, and we do not need to... Continue Reading

Consider what will matter fifty billion years from now. Not your degrees. Not your reputation. Not your accomplishments. Fifty billion years into eternity, you will either be pleading Christ or you will have nothing to show at all. The only thing of any lasting value is Jesus. Without him, you have nothing.   What truly... Continue Reading

In both the marital analogy and the theological debate, non-closure can protect an agent from blame of intent for true side effects, but not from responsibility for all consequences of a chosen path, especially when those consequences flow from mechanisms the agent has deliberately employed. The key difference lies in moral sufficiency.    In formal... Continue Reading

There is one Redeemer and one saving promise unfolding throughout different covenantal administrations. All who have ever been saved—before or after Christ’s coming—are saved by Christ’s redemptive work alone, and through faith they truly share in his saving benefits. Under the old covenant administration, the focus was national and typological. The Messiah, Christ Jesus, came... Continue Reading

Because God cannot lie, His creation, which is part of His revelation to us, cannot lie either. We might misunderstand it because our knowledge of it is limited or faulty, but the created universe is true and real. I am not saying that created beings, like human beings, do not lie. I am saying that... Continue Reading

We are united by story, having all been brought from death to life by the mercy of God. We are united in purpose, having been called to pursue holiness in this life as we prepare for the next. And we are united forever. We must run this race together.    Personal Union Union with Christ... Continue Reading

The God of the Bible is a covenant-keeping God. When He speaks, reality conforms to His word, and His promises never fail. Because we are created in His image and redeemed by His Son, our words must reflect His unwavering faithfulness.    In a modern culture where words are cheap, contracts are routinely broken, and... Continue Reading

If God’s knowledge is truly complete and not composed of parts, then we must be careful not to describe it in ways that suggest process, deliberation, or dependence on hypothetical conditions outside of Himself. God does not deliberate as creatures do, nor does He come to knowledge through a process of reasoning. He knows all... Continue Reading

How should Christians think about OPEC? Was the Artemis II mission a good use of funds? Should Australia invest more in submarines? Good Christians may have lots of different views on such questions… or possibly no view at all. And the questions themselves are far too complex to have solved or to expect that everyone... Continue Reading

If you think of yourself as a pretty good person, you’ll never really know the joy of treasuring an all-sufficient Savior. You’re trapping yourself in self-identity rather than knowing the joy, the liberation of forgiveness. And I say this however long you’ve been walking with Christ.   This excerpt is a transcript of a sermon... Continue Reading