"Grab your Bible, open to the book of Jude... and read it through several times. Then do it again, this time with the pages of Scripture laid open on your lap, and the the fresh collection of songs from Jude ministering to your heart as well.
Riddle Me This…
Have you ever wondered what to do when you encounter something that's got some truth... so you can't just throw it all away? Or can you?
My Top 5 Favorite Hymns
"Each of theses hymns has had a specific and poignant effect upon my spiritual life..."
On Commentaries
"Preaching is not an imitative exercise..."
God Making His Abode With Us
God’s love is always first; and we love God only because He loved us first, and shed that love abroad in our hearts.
Be Christ-Centered, Not Just Gospel-Centered
Buzzwords have a funny way of painting their subject in the best possible light.
Consider
a few examples. “Progressive”—who doesn’t want to make progress?
“Attractional”—who doesn’t want to attract unbelievers into the church?
“Seeker-sensitive”—why wouldn’t we want to be sensitive to those whom God may
be drawing to himself?
As
slaves of the Word and stewards of language, we must always critically evaluate
the jargon of our evangelical subculture. This is especially true of one more popular
term: gospel-centered. Like so much of our
Christian lingo, gospel-centrality is a virtually self-justifying concept.
Certainly
we must be gospel-centered. After all, Jesus
himself indicated that all of Scripture is about his redemptive work (Lk. 24:44-46).
Paul regarded the gospel as being of “first importance” (1 Cor. 15:3). And it’s
this very good news that, unlike God’s law, can actually save our souls (Rom. 1:16).
None
of these sentiments are wrong; the…
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Ransom and Atonement
Our sin made us debtors to God, not to Satan. Therefore, the ransom was paid to God the Father. At the Cross, Satan received nothing but the destruction of his power and the guarantee that his kingdom will be eliminated completely.
