People often question how God could hold someone morally responsible who did not have access to the Bible. You may have heard the objections, “How can someone be judged according to a standard he or she didn’t hear or read?” …
Is Our Culture Missing a Category Necesary for Understanding Salvation?
John Piper explains that people in our culture face a particular challenge in understanding the Gospel. It is an aspect of truth that we resist. But if we would only embrace this truth, we would find great comfort. If you…
Christians Suffer in the Delivery Room – Not the Cancer Ward
Romans 8:17 reminds us that we are co-heirs with Christ, “provided we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. No one enjoys the thought of suffering, but Christian suffering is a fundamentally different kind.…
The Foundation of Putting Sin to Death
Tim Challies’ post is a great follow-up to a recent sermon at The Red Brick Church on Romans 8:13. Challies: Don’t run away from this blog post just because I’m quoting a Puritan. Yes, Puritans are scary with all their…
“If we do not preach and represent the gospel in a way that sounds dangerous at first, we are not preaching it truly”
This Fall, I am preaching from Romans 8. If you don’t understand why the Gospel is such good news, we would invite you to visit the Red Brick Church! D. Martyn LLoyd-Jones: If we tell Christians that their past sins,…
“The difference between an unbeliever sinning and a Christian sinning”
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: We can put it in the form of an illustration. The difference between an unbeliever sinning and a Christian sinning is the difference between a man transgressing one of the laws of England or any other State,…
Be Stoked to Hear Romans 8 Preached
Doug Moo summarizes why we should be stoked to hear Romans 8 preached: Romans 8 has been called the “inner sanctuary” within the cathedral of Christian faith.” It sets before us some of the most wonderful blessings we enjoy as…
Good News for 9/11/11
A week from the date of this post, is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Most of us remember where we were when we heard the horrific news. But as we remember bad news on 9/11, this Fall at our church…
Are you patient in doing good in your local church?
Would you characterize your local church involvement as being “patient in well doing as you seek the glory and honor of Christ”? Or, are you more impatient? I am preparing to preach from Romans 7. In reading Romans, I was…
We are rescued, then we obey (not vice versa)
Cornelius Plantinga: Moses emerges with God’s Ten Commandments, a set of requirements that people have to fulfill not in order to get rescued by God from slavery, but because they have been rescued. Stated succinctly, the imperative of the Christian…