Beginning Sunday and continuing into the next four weeks, Christians across the world celebrate the season referred to as Advent....
James’s short but incisive letter teaches what it means to walk in the way of wisdom that issues forth in authentic Christianity. ...
Ignoring sin makes us less conscious of it, and when we become less conscious of sin, we become less conscious of grace. ...
The elders believe it is not only permissible but also desirable for both men and women to participate in the public prayers and Scripture reading in our corporate worship services....
Truly there is no other way to be justified before God outside of Christ’s righteousness imputed upon us through faith....
Open membership advocates make strong, credible arguments for their views. These arguments deserve careful and charitable engagement, even as they may prove to be unconvincing in the final analysis. ...
We are dependent on God’s undeserved favor to us and the peace that only Christ brings to us in this troubled world....
Because Jesus was faithful to the end, we can look to him and be confident that he is interceding for us now as we strive to walk in his example....
Salvation came at a cost. Remembering the story of Abraham and Isaac reminds us of that cost. We see that “God was willing to sacrifice for you what was most precious to Him.”...
In pointing out Jesus’ deity Paul sets us up to place our full hope in Christ for reconciliation. For it will be through this God-man that all things in heaven and earth will one day be reconciled as a result of Christ’s finished work on the cross....
Jesus and the biblical authors did not avoid speaking about sin, but they also did not speak only about sin. They brought an appropriate emphasis into the contexts in which they spoke. Similarly, we should carefully consider which emphasis is required when we talk to children (or anyone) about sin and the love of God....
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Central to our gospel hope is the reality of Jesus’s past resurrection and our future resurrection....
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James writes in ancient Israel’s prophetic and wisdom traditions, bearing a remarkable resemblance to Jesus’s teachings. Although James addresses his letter to ethnic Jews, there are good reasons for every follower of Jesus to receive this letter as authoritative and instructive....
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Because Jesus humbled himself and horrifically died on the cross as a ransom for our sins, he is the only mediator we have to go before God....
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When we look around at the created world, we should respond with a sense of awe and worship the good Creator....
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When Christ comes again, our maturity will be complete. Then we will all dwell in eternally perfect grace, love, and fellowship with our God. There is no greater blessing than this!...
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When Jesus took on the form of man, we were able to see what was only shadowy in Psalm 86. Jesus was God's grace and mercy in the flesh....
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Angels proclaimed the first coming of Jesus to the shepherds on the hillside. One day they will proclaim His second coming. At that time, the whole universe will hear it....
Keep Reading As sickness, disease, and old age pervades our world we have this promise–hope of Jesus’ return in his humanity to perfect our humanity....
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It is easy to just go through the motions of the Christian life. Many times we have Pharisaical hearts. We need to remember the wonders that God has done to shock us out of our unthinking worship habits....
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