The Gospel is good news. It is not intended to be merely an announcement that ordained ministers proclaim in solemn assemblies, but a song that all the earth is commanded to sing in a spirit of joy and gladness.
The Gospel is good news. It is not intended to be merely an announcement that ordained ministers proclaim in solemn assemblies, but a song that all the earth is commanded to sing in a spirit of joy and gladness.
Justification fuels sanctification, and sanctification assures justification. This is intended by God to be a beautiful cycle, but for the Christian living with unconfessed sin, it becomes a viscous cycle. Confess your sin and break free.
It is noble to aspire to the office of an overseer in the church, and it is likewise noble to aspire to the office of a magistrate in the civil realm.
The Church in heaven is “triumphant” and at rest. The Church on earth is “militant” and at war.
Apart from God’s “saving grace” (found only in Christ), all people have embraced their own rebellion by casting off the righteous rule of God and his Law. Therefore, on one level, Romans 1:24-32 applies to each and every individual who has been born. However, on another level, Romans 1:24-32 also applies to collective societies and cultures down through human history. …
The first thing Joshua does after Israel is defeated by Ai is to humble himself before God and mourn. Still, it is not long before God tells him it was enough. God does not delight in the grief of his saints merely for grief’s sake. Rather, godly grief is granted by God as a means to an glorious and good …