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Christ Justifies No One Whom He Does Not also Sanctify.
Two amazing quotes by Calvin on the relationship of justification and sanctification.by John Calvin:Justification and sanctification, gifts of grace, go together as if tied by an inseparable bond, so...
View ArticleDoes Predestination Mean Human Beings Do Not Have a Choice?
No, man has a will and he makes voluntary choices. But, being fallen, when he hears the gospel he makes the wrong choice. He loves darkness too much, he hates the light and will not come into the light...
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16 Free Classic eBooks on the Atonement
The following free eBooks are mostly in ePub and .mobi formats. On the download page, use your default browser and not your Facebook app to download.The Atonement of Christ (eBook)by Francis...
View ArticleMaking a Case for the Resurrection
A Guest Post by Steve HaysOver the years I've read a number of prominent Christian apologists make their case for the Resurrection. Notable examples include John Warwick Montgomery, C.E.B. Cranfield,...
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The Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ
by Sinclair B. Ferguson“The Spirit’s coming inaugurates a communion with Christ in which the Spirit who dwelt on Christ now dwells on and in believers… The coming of the Spirit is the equivalent of the...
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The Book of Revelation Is Not Just about the Future
This post is adapted from the chapter entitled "Revelation" by Charles E. Hill in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized , edited by Michael J. Kruger.The...
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Confusing the Gospel with the Fruit of the Gospel
by Graeme GoldsworthyIt cannot be stressed too much that to confuse the gospel with certain important things that go hand in hand with it is to invite theological, hermeneutical and spiritual...
View ArticleMuhammed and Jesus Contrasted
Muhammed taught, in many circumstances, that we ought to kill or subjugate our enemies (e.g. Surah 9). Christ by example taught we ought to die for our enemies and liberate them ... It is recorded in...
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12 Free Classic eBooks on Sanctification with Bonus Title
The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification (eBook) by Walter MarshallSanctification (eBook) by J. C. RyleThe Doctrine of Sanctification (eBook) by A. W. PinkYour Sanctification (eBook)by C. H....
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How Do We Relate to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
by Michael Hortonadapted from his new book, Rediscovering the Holy Spirit: God’s Perfecting Presence in Creation, Redemption, and Everyday Life.What we meet in the unfolding biblical drama is not...
View Article5 Questions That Steal or Seal Your Hope
by Paul David Tripp.This post is adapted from his book Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and DoHope Versus PanicIt is quite clear that your view of God will inescapably shape your...
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Can a Professing Christian Who Has Turned Away from Christ Be Saved?
by R. C. SproulI believe that once a person is authentically redeemed, is truly in Christ, that person will never be lost to Christ. That person has what we call eternal security—not because of the...
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Come as You Are?
"It is misleading to say that God accepts us the way we are. Rather he accepts us despite the way we are. He receives us only in Christ and for Christ's sake. Nor does He mean to leave us the way He...
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Faith Involves Both Renunciation and Reliance
by Jerry Bridges"Faith involves both a renunciation and a reliance. First, we must renounce any trust in our own performance as the basis of our acceptance before God. We trust in our own performance...
View ArticleHate Masquerading as Love
The sad irony is that the very "churches" that claim to want full inclusion of practicing LGBT persons into their fellowship/membership are the very same churches that would deny them entrance into the...
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Are Christians Better than Non-Christians?
I have sometimes heard the charge from skeptics that Christians come off as thinking they are better than other people. This impression perhaps arises for at least two reasons: 1) because a professing...
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Responding to Christianese: Since God is Love He would Never Violate our Free...
When I hear professing Christians say that since God is love He would never violate our free will (btw, a concept not found in the Bible)... my first thought is to ask:"So you are troubled that God did...
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Why does God command Christians to be holy when we are already holy in Christ?
“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” - 1 Peter 1:16"Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear...
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The Lordship Controversy Resolved?
Christ's Lordship is bound up in His being the Savior. Here is why:When a person comes to faith in Christ as Savior, are they not acknowledging their helplessness, and so come to Him in the hope that...
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"Anyone can be saved If they will."
Visitor: Any person can be saved, if they will.Response: Don't we all believe any person can come if they will? The problem is, are there any persons naturally willing to submit to the terms of the...
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