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Setting the Stage for the Book of Romans
The pressure to perform can be crushing. Who among us lives free from the weight of feeling we must do more, reach higher, go bigger?
Articles on The Bible
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How Chiasms in the Bible Point Us to the Chiasm of Human Life
A chiasm starts with parallel ideas at the outsides, and it moves in toward a central idea. They give memory hooks for a listener so that they can remember a point.
Podcast: How God Used Unexpected People to Advance the Gospel in Acts (Iain Duguid)
Iain Duguid unpacks some key moments from the book of Acts and helps make sense of difficult passages and confusing stories.
Can a Believer’s Name Be Erased from the Book of Life?
God will keep and sanctify those whom he has justified and make sure they keep the faith and endure to the end and are saved.
What It Means to Put on the Breastplate of Righteousness
God hasn’t left us to face an enemy without protection. But our armor isn’t made of Kevlar. It’s the breastplate of righteousness.
5 Reasons Why Paul Tells Us That “To Die Is Gain”
It is good to ponder our death. We should live well so that we might die well. Part of living well is learning why death is gain. Here are five reasons.
How Are We Supposed to “Die to Sin”?
May we never rationalize our sin as a way to display more of God’s grace. To do so is to misunderstand God’s grace, at best, and exploit it, at worst.
Truth is held hostage by the unrighteous commitments of the heart. The unrighteous heart then employs the mind to distract and deceive.
Christians Have a New Identity
Peter says believers collectively are God’s “chosen race.” This race is made up of individuals set apart by God to be his very own, to belong to him by faith in his Son
Why Jesus Is Called the “One Mediator”
God is a God of justice. And his standards of justice are perfect. He condemns all wrongdoing. No sinful human being can hope to escape God’s condemnation.
Creative Ways to Practice Hospitality That We Might Be Overlooking
When the Bible talks about hospitality, it is very much talking about relieving people’s needs by providing.
Paul Shows Us How to Confront Others with the Gospel
What clearer demonstration could there be that spiritual truths are spiritually discerned and that a special work of the Holy Spirit is necessary if people are ever to be brought to faith?
What Does It Mean to Pick Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus? (Mark 8)
Jesus exhorts his disciples to surrender self-sufficiency and self-reliance so that they might be able to serve him and bear fruit.
A Biblical Theology of the Holy Spirit
One fascinating challenge when studying the Holy Spirit throughout Scripture is that there is only a limited amount of material on the Spirit in the Old Testament.
Peter’s Deliverance and Herod’s Judgment Echo the First Passover
Acts 12 opens on a very dark note. Herod the king—that is, Herod Agrippa—arrested a number of the Christians in Jerusalem and executed James, the first apostle to be martyred for the faith (Acts 12:1–2).
Why Does Jesus Call Himself the “Son of Man”?
Jesus, interestingly, never refers to himself as the Son of God. Other people mention him in those terms, but his favorite self-designation is actually Son of Man.
Why Are Parts of the Gospels So Similar and Others So Different?
With a discussion of central themes of the Gospels in the four-Gospel canon of the New Testament, let's consider the relationship among the first three Gospels—the so-called Synoptic problem.
The Problem of Sin and Why We Need a Mediator
Who are the mediatorial figures in the Old Testament that point forward to Christ? What counts as mediation? That depends on how expansively one treats the term mediation or mediator.
18 Promises of God’s Word to Cling To
Much of what we can physically see around us is hard, grievous, and hope-quenching. What our weary souls need more than anything in this world is to see reality God’s way.
7 Reasons God Takes Pleasure in Election
Romans 8:28–30 teaches us that God really accomplishes the complete redemption of his people from start to finish. He foreknows (elects) a people for himself before the foundation of the world.
The Indispensable Weapon We All Need to Carry
God’s word—the sword of the Spirit—is intended for warfare. Every other piece of armor in Ephesians 6 has been defensive and protective, helping God’s people resist evil and stand firm against it.
Taking a Closer Look at Romans 14:1–4
Romans 14 addresses an issue that might sound quite odd to us. It talks about people disagreeing about what to eat and about whether to observe certain days and sabbaths.
Podcast: How to Study the Book of Matthew (Jonathan Pennington)
Jonathan Pennington answers questions about the book of Matthew and what it has to teach us today.
Does Jesus Really Expect Us to Be Perfect?
It is true that all people stand condemned and experience death because of sin, with our only hope being God’s grace toward us, this is not at all what Jesus is talking about in Matthew 5.
God Changes Us—but Not Always Our Circumstances
We want God to take away whatever is hard for us and give us what we desire. But God usually has a more important change he wants to bring: a change inside us.
Why Was the Tabernacle So Intricate? (Exodus 25–31)
Many Bible readers may be tempted to skip six chapters of detail about tabernacle construction. But careful attention to these chapters rewards us with a rich theology of who God is.
A Devotional for Talking with Your Kids About How We Got the Bible
How does God introduce himself? God wants you to get to know him in several ways. The Bible tells us what they are.
Have You Put on the Belt of Truth Today?
What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? Even before you opened your eyes or lifted your head from your pillow, was there a situation from yesterday replaying in your mind?
Why the Feeding of the 5,000 Is an Extraordinary Story for Kids to Understand
The feeding of the 5,000 is an extraordinary story for believers of all ages, but it can be especially meaningful for children. A child’s offering becomes part of the miracle itself.
5 Warnings Against Covetousness and How to Put It to Death
We need to hear what God says. We need to hear his warnings about what becomes of the covetous and how serious it is to covet. And we need to hear his promises of future grace.