#church… Biblically Understanding Emotions 13 May 2022 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,…
#church… The Role of the Church in the Life of the Believer 22 Apr 2022 2 John 1:5 - And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. One…
#church… A Biblical Description of the Church 13 Apr 2022 Christians often get asked, “What is the church?” Although they furnish good answers, there is none better than what chapter twenty-five, sections one through five of The Westminster Confession of…
#faith… The Role of the Holy Spirit 7 Apr 2022 In this post, I want us to turn our attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life. Many reformed Christians like the idea that the Holy…
#faith… The Synergistic Nature of Sanctification 31 Mar 2022 My last post referenced the synergistic nature of sanctification when it states, “The Christian must always be working out their salvation (Phil. 2:12) but must be doing so synergistically, cooperating…
#salvation… Past, Present, and Future Sanctification 25 Mar 2022 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ~ Romans 8:13…
#faith… Faith’s Relationship to Justification and Sanctification 4 Mar 20224 Mar 2022 What makes a covenant child of God different from an unbeliever. Indeed, there is the element of God’s grace enacted toward them (Exd. 34:6; John 1:14-17; 2 Cor. 12:9). However,…
#faith… What Is Justifying Faith 24 Feb 2022 Romans 4:5 - And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness… We hear theologians, pastors, and…
#faith… What It Means to Trust In Christ for Salvation 17 Feb 2022 One issue the church must answer is what it means to trust in Christ. This is a foundational doctrine of Christian religion. Many wrongly assume “trust” means complete confession of…
#faith… Christ as Our Atonement 10 Feb 2022 The doctrine of substitutionary atonement is at the heart of the Gospel. Louis Berkhof introduces his section on the atonement with these words: “The great and central part of the…
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