A God that is More than Love
A lot of the hard things in the Bible are resolved when you understand one thing: that God is not out to show His love to every single person, God is out to show His glory to every single person.
September 30, 2019
The Present Reality of the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is the new reality that we must press in to. It’s not something that we are awaiting to come, it has already come. It’s not some flickering hope in the dim future, it’s currently within our grasp now.
March 6, 2019
The Basis of our Assurance
If Jesus can conquer sin, death, and the grave, then He can conquer your doubts, your failures, and your weaknesses.
June 29, 2018
The Doctrines of Grace as Doctrines of Delight
If the end to which we were created is to revel in joy at the glory of God, then for the doctrines of grace to land on us any other way means that we don’t quite fully understand them.
May 2, 2018
The Necessity of Perseverance
Our authenticity is proven by our persevering obedience to Jesus. In other words, like repentance and faith, perseverance is necessary for our salvation.
November 9, 2017
Peter Enns on Doctrinal Tensions
The Christian life is one of balance and the process of living in this balance brings tension. Living in constant tension is tiring and in a desire to bring release we can find ourselves tipping the scales in favor of one emphasis over the other. I suspect that this is the cause of much of our debate and disunity in the body of Christ, and I think we would be better served by acknowledging and being satisfied with the tension rather than seeking to relieve it.
October 20, 2017