The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is a “then-now-then” gospel. First, there is the “then” of the past. When I embrace Christ by faith, my sins are completely forgiven, and I stand before God as righteous. There is also the “then” of the future, the promise of eternity with the Lord, free…
Watch this short video by Paul David Tripp on the truth that everyone is a counselor. The question remains are we counseling in accordance to the truth of Scripture, specifically the culminating work found in the person of Jesus Christ?
Many of us remember when we were little the adult table and the kid table at Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners. It was always an exciting time when we “graduated” from the kid table to the adult table. No more seating assignments next to little Johnny where you were expected to help him eat his food and…
Bitternes, resentment, and hate all run closely together. Here are some passage to read and meditate on concerning bitterness: The Bible calls us to put away bitterness (Eph 4:31) We’re called to stop biting and devouring one another (Gal 5:15) Bitterness belongs to the sinful nature (Gal 5:19) We’re not to let bitterness take root…
In reading Tim Keller’s The Meaning of Marriage I came across two truths regarding how God relates to us that I wanted to pass along. First, God exemplifies radical truthfulness about who we are. The second is God exemplifies radical, unconditional commitment to us. These two truths should not only encourage us as we ponder…
This post was originally posted at Desiring God on August 20, 2014. The original post can be found here. Every summer the same thing happens to my inbox. I open it to find a steady stream of emails from concerned parents, youth pastors, and older siblings, asking me to check in on so and so…
“The fool says in his heart, ‘there is no God’” (Psalm 14:1). Most quote this verse as a proof-text for those that declare themselves to be atheist. However, this verse isn’t a philosophical declaration that God doesn’t exist but rather a confident affirmation that God is unconcerned about how men live morally and ethically. God is…
Paul Tripp in his book Sex & Money shares four things that will cause a Christian’s heart to be controlled by money. They are… Ingratitude. Need Discontent Envy If you are unthankful and convinced that you deserve more, if you have been able to convince yourself that there are things you need that you do…
The tendency of most parents, even Christian parents is to teach behaviorism, in hopes that the behavior will bring about a change in heart. The Bible tells us that not only is this the opposite of what parents are to be doing but its impossible for someone’s behavior to produce a change of heart. Hence,…
What is the purpose of our salvation? The following videos put out by the Acton Institute are extremely well done, aestetically pleasing to watch and biblically solid. I highly encourage you to watch the trailer below and then to purchase the whole video , which is $1.99 BUT with the Gospel Coalition code “TGC2” you…
Theology Along the Way 