Christian Life

Audio: Suffering And Temptation (James 1:12–15)

by on September 23, 2022 | 2 Comments

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death (ESV). Continue reading →

Godfrey Recaps His Christendom Series

by on September 20, 2022 | 4 Comments

Dr. W Robert Godfrey recaps his Sunday school series on “Christendom & the Struggles with Sex, Race, Politics, & Power” with Pastor Chris Gordon on Abounding Grace Radio, addressing the disorientation Americans feel about the state of society and culture and the . . . Continue reading →

Paul’s Golgothic Doctrine of Sanctification

by on September 11, 2022 | 12 Comments

Was there a more un-sanctified and immature congregation of which we have an apostolic record than the Corinthian congregation? From a reading of Paul’s two canonical letters to them they were beset by power struggles and schisms within, tolerant of gross immorality, . . . Continue reading →

Law, Gospel, Abortion, And Adoption

by on July 12, 2022 | 2 Comments

The morning of June 25, 2022 was a morning unlike any I had ever experienced. On that morning, like everyone reading this article, I awoke to a post-Roe v. Wade-America. Born the same year as the original Roe decision, I had never . . . Continue reading →

Review: Redmond, God of the Mundane: Reflections On Life For Ordinary People

by on May 3, 2022 | 8 Comments

In the summer of 2021, the evangelical world discussed the “Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.” Embedded in that narrative was a reference to John Piper’s famous “seashells” sermon. Many of us who came to Calvinism during that time remember this sermon. . . . Continue reading →

From MLM To The Freedom Of The Christian

by on March 31, 2022 | 6 Comments

The most intense religious meetingI ever attended, including prayer meetings with Pentecostals, was not supposed to be a religious event at all.   The Meeting I went with the fellow whom the Lord had used to lead me to Christ. He was . . . Continue reading →

The Truth About Fasting

by on March 2, 2022 | 6 Comments

Fasting has ordinarily been practiced as giving up food for a fixed time, and has been a fixture of the Christian tradition since its beginnings. One of the earliest Christian documents, the Didache, has several instructions regarding fasting that touch multiple aspects . . . Continue reading →

“Father Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do” (Luke 23:34)

by on February 12, 2022 | 8 Comments

Guilt And Forgiveness “Please forgive me.” These might be three of the most difficult words in the English language to say sincerely. To say these words sincerely is to confess sin, i.e., transgression of the God’s holy moral law. God’s Word says, . . . Continue reading →

All Over-Realized Eschatologies Are Attempts To Change The Rules Of The Game

by R. Scott Clark on February 7, 2022 9 Comments

Some years ago, while explaining Heidelberg Catechism 114, on the moral law, I wrote, “Paul was not a Gnostic, a Valentinian, an Anabaptist, a Familist, nor an Antinomian. Continue reading →

Grace for Parents Of Prodigals

by on January 4, 2022 | 25 Comments

I will be a God to you and to your children… The promise is for you and for your children… As a dad of a prodigal adult child, I would like to remind myself and anyone who cares to read of a . . . Continue reading →