I have been freshly amazed and in wonder of how God can truly forgive our transgressions. Psalm 103 is at the heart of this issue.
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gospel’
19 Feb
How Does God Do It?
27 Jan
The Gospel is for Sinners
“The Gospel, though, is only for sinners, for those who recognize their need of it. Many Christians think of the gospel as only for unbelievers. Once we trust in Christ, so the thinking goes, we no longer need the gospel. But, as I seek to bring out in this book, the gospel is a vital [...]
19 Jul
How the Gospel Heals and Forgives
I was reading someone who was writing in regard to abusive or broken relationships, and other cases where you are experiencing hurt through a relationship. It caused me to consider the struggle to be able to love and forgive those who have wronged you. It is one thing to tell people that have been wronged [...]
19 Jun
How do Christians Pursue Justice?
I was reading 1 Corinthians 6 and it made me think of the sermon that Mike preached several weeks ago from Luke 6:27-36, where Jesus was saying to do good to those who hate you, turn the other cheek, etc… This issue is what do Christians do for justice? How do we act when we [...]
9 Jun
Piper on the Prosperity Gospel
John Piper gets pretty upset about the prosperity “gospel”, and so should we.
5 Jun
Clarifying the Gospel – Transformation
This quote by Mark Dever is helpful in showing how calling your sin to remembrance should not be a time of only negativity. This process should draw our attention to transformation in Christ.
“True Christianity is realistic about the dark side of our world, our life, our nature, our heart. But true Christianity is not finally [...]
2 Jun
Clarifying the Gospel – The Reality of Sin
As we hear statements like “preach the gospel to yourself everyday”, it is important that we understand and sharpen the gospel. If our understanding of the gospel is incorrect or vague, then preaching it to ourselves won’t be helpful. Today, we will look at our pre-condition. The reality of sin and our state as sinner [...]
14 May
Religion vs. Gospel
Here is a very clear statement on the difference between religion and the gospel. It is a quote from Tim Keller’s book The Reason For God. “Religion operates on the principle ‘I obey – therefore I am accepted by God.’ But the operating principle of the gospel is ‘I am accepted by God through [...]
1 May
Recommended Reading
Here are the two books that we have recommended over the last two weeks.
A Hunger for God by John Piper
Today there is a renewed interest in and emphasis on fasting in western Christianity. However, this discipline remains confusing to many Christians. Some question whether it has any relevance at all. A Hunger For God [...]
