What Is Union with Christ? – Video “John Calvin in Book Three of Institutes of the Christian Religion describes union with Christ, among other things, as a spiritual union. And that union between Christ and the Christian is effected by the secret energy or power—the work of the Holy Spirit. So, in biblical texts like … Read more
Peter’s Failure Was Not Final Video Think of it: “Peter, the Lord you denied is not dead. He’s been raised from the dead and will meet His little band of disciples again. And He wants you, you in particular, Peter, to know it. Your denying Him may have added to His sorrows, but it has … Read more
Soft-Handed Gentleness Sinclair Ferguson discusses the gentleness of God and the gentleness required of believers. “Here’s something I often think about: there’s a kind of Christian whose only concern is being right and, too frequently, also trying to show that others are wrong. Too many of them have become self-appointed gurus on our social media. … Read more
Is Satan bound? Or is he the ruler of this world? A pastoral response to an important question for believers. “We almost talk sometimes as if there is the Holy God and then there is the evil god, Satan. Satan is not God. He’s a finite creature. He’s limited by his finitude as well as … Read more
Storing Up Scripture in Our Hearts An excellent plea for the study and memorization of scripture. The Christian life isn’t lived in a robotic fashion in which we’re constantly trying to think, “Is there a verse of the Bible that will help me in this situation?” That would make for very artificial Christian living. What … Read more
Unbelief: A Moral Issue Sinclair Ferguson talks about the moral issue of unblief. Somewhere along the line it will become clear that the atheism that (atheists) claim is simple intellectual honesty in fact has deep moral roots because deep down, as Paul says in Romans 1:30, they are haters of God. Don’t you sometimes think … Read more
The Indwelling of the Spirit: Romans 8 with Derek Thomas Derek Thomas explains that the indwelling of the Holy Spirit isn’t just a mere influence or encouragement, but a powerful transformation in the life of every believer. “He wants them to be assured, he wants his readers, who are Christians who are trusting in the … Read more
Sovereign over Every Detail: Ultimately with R.C. Sproul A vivid reminder of the soverignty of God over all things. “But that’s God, and that’s how God works. They say it’s the devil that’s in the details. No, no, no, no, no. It’s God who is in the details. Sovereign over every one of them, working … Read more
The Ordinary Man God uses ordinary people to grow His church. He supplies all of our needs when we need them. “…people want that right now but God doesn’t give Grace in that way He gives it for each day. Everything we need just for that day and then the Grace will be there for … Read more
How to Pray: Prayer with R.C. Sproul R.C. Sproul describes the duty, joy, and nature of Christian prayer. But notice that when we are told that in the New Testament that one of the keys to effective praying is that the prayers be fervent, that they not be desultory, that they not just be casual, … Read more