Gospel-Driven Sanctification
People love rules. And rules make sense because they give us conditions. In essence, you could say we are natural-born legalists. It goes like this: if you do a, b, […]
God Was Reconciling The World To Himself
In 2 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul sums up the big picture of God’s mission with one key word: reconcile. THE RECONCILED BECOME RECONCILERS God did two things for Paul. […]
Faith, Hope, Love
In 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3 Paul writes, “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work […]
Ransomed
The Apostle Peter writes to Christians: You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious […]
The Judaizers: Know the Heretics
The Rise of the Judaizers A problem arose in the early church when the apostles took the gospel of Jesus to Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles. When Gentiles responded to the […]
Apollinarius: Know the Heretics
Historical Background In the years following the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D., the church was wrestling with many questions about the person and work of Christ. At Nicaea, […]
Arius: Know the Heretics
Historical Background Arius (256-336 A.D.) is the most famous heretic of Christian theology. He was born in Libya and died in Constantinople. Arius held a prominent position as a […]
Pelagius: Know the Heretics
Historical Background In the early 5th century a debate arose between Pelagius, a British monk, and Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo in North Africa. They disagreed over the relationship […]
What Would Luther Do?
In Martin Luther’s essay, “The Freedom of a Christian,” we read the following: “I believe that it has now become clear that it is not enough or in any sense […]
The Problem of Love
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself I have been studying these verses recently and thinking about the command to love one another and how that can actually happen. Romans 13:9—The commandments, […]