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6 Arguments Satan Uses to Tempt You and 6 Responses to Use When He Does
Puritan John Flavel identified six arguments that Satan uses to tempt us, together with six model responses. Spot the voice of temptation in your life and identify how you should respond.
The Crucial Difference Between Two Kinds of Authority Instituted by God
The Bible presents two kinds of authority—one with the power of enforced discipline and one without. The former we can call the authority of command; the latter we call the authority of counsel.
Podcast: What Is Repentance, and Am I Doing It Right? (Chris Brauns)
Chris Brauns discusses the doctrine of repentance and how it is not just the way into the Christian life, but the way of the Christian life.
6 Ways to Live Out the Resurrection in Your Everyday Life
We often think of the resurrection as either a past event or a future hope. However, the Scriptures tell us that the resurrection has not only happened and will happen; it is happening now.
3 Ways Christians Practice Death
Though Christians seek to exorcise death from the world, they also find that death is not only out there but also still within them.
The Passover Lamb Is the Fulfillment of Centuries of Hope
The bad news all of us have to face is that sin captures us all. It always enslaves and leads to death. The good news is that Jesus is the Passover Lamb who has purchased our freedom.
10 Things You Should Know About Repentance
Scripture repeatedly emphasizes that repentance is a time of celebration. If you long for a place of joy, gladness, and rejoicing, then repentance is for you.
What Is the Doctrine of Union with Christ?
Union with Christ refers to the believer’s position in Christ established at conversion, experienced in all of life, and enjoyed forever.
Podcast: The Historical, Cosmic, and Existential Evidence for the Resurrection (Patrick Schreiner)
Dr. Patrick Schreiner considers the goodness, beauty, and truth of the resurrection and the role that this central truth plays in the lives of Christians.
If God Doesn’t Need Us, Why Did He Create Us?
God is not dependent on us in any way whatsoever. We are pure beneficiaries. We simply receive from God. He is a pure benefactor. We are pure beneficiaries.
What Is Wisdom, and How Do I Acquire It?
In a world awash with information, we as believers desperately need wisdom. But what is it exactly? That is a surprisingly difficult question to answer simply.
Why Kids Should Understand the Significance of All of Holy Week
The New Testament writers devote a large majority of their writing to the final week and even the final hours of Jesus’s life.
Jesus’s Temptation Changes How We See Our Own
As believers in Jesus Christ, we constantly face temptation. We have been transformed by God’s grace, but we are not yet free from temptation.
How Stories Can Help Guide Kids Through Hard Choices
When we read rich stories with our kids and dialogue with them about the conflicts that characters face, we equip them to navigate hard choices after they’ve left the safety and security of our homes.
How to Choose God’s Word over Everything Else Begging for Our Attention
We need to be ruthlessly honest about the kind of attention we give Scripture. We don’t grow in our love for something by giving it less and less attention or by being more and more distant from it.
Podcast: Fighting for Wisdom in a World Flooded with Knowledge (Matthew Harmon)
Dr. Matthew Harmon discusses how wisdom helps us grow in our relationship with God and makes us more like Christ, the embodiment of true wisdom.
Jesus’s Greatest Moments of Willing Suffering
What appeared to be a defeat was another step in the success of Jesus's great redemptive mission. His power was on display, and his power is our hope.
How to Stay Faithful in Your Race When the Finish Line Feels Far Away
In every season, God has used my circumstances to make me into the person I am now, and he’s going to continue doing that. So, every season is a step along this beautiful journey.
How the Bible Tells Us to Pursue Purity
In the aftermath of this onslaught against purity culture, are we in danger (and are sometimes guilty) of discarding the baby (purity) with the bathwater (purity culture)?
Because God controls all things, he can ultimately work all things for our good, even those things that others mean for evil.
If I’m Dead to Sin, Why Do I Still Struggle with Sin?
When we come into union with Christ, a new ruler takes the throne. None of us had the power to overthrow sin’s tyrannical reign. We were slaves to sin, but Christ came and set us free.
Joel 1 Shows Us That It Is Not Too Late to Seek the Lord
How should we think about disastrous events? Should we simply consider them a bit of bad luck? Should we think they punish bad people? Should we think God is not in control of such events?
5 Reasons Christians Might Suffer and How to Respond to It
One necessary prerequisite for suffering well involves wise discernment about the different kinds of trials we undergo, how to recognize them, and what response our Lord wants from us in each.
Distinguishing Between Our Union with Jesus and Our Communion with Jesus
Our union with Jesus, as we understand it, brings into sharper focus so much of the Christian life. Our union is fixed. We can’t change that.
The comfort of the good shepherd’s presence is all the more wonderful when we take seriously the reality of the darkness and the presence of evil.
Podcast: Practical Tips to Help You Pray More (Courtney Reissig)
Courtney Reissig discusses the importance of prayer and how prayer helps us trust God by coming to him in a posture of dependency.
How Are We Supposed to Rest on Sunday?
Sabbath rest isn’t merely for resting alone in the Lord. It’s for resting with all who also belong to him. It’s for resting with the church.
6 Tactics for Your Fight Against Sin
In Romans 6:12–13, Paul applies the truth of union with Christ directly to our battle with temptation. He offers a practical strategy for fighting sin that we can break down into six tactics.
How to Repent of Sin and Rejoice in Christ Together with a Discipleship Group
How can we fight the good fight of faith? I want to explain the concept of “discipleship groups” as a way for all disciples to fight for what is noble and beautiful.
What God Is Doing While You Wait for Your Prayer to Be Answered
In Matthew 6:10, we’re given clarity on our prayers and how God answers. He might not answer the way we want him to, but he always gives us his best.
Gifts for Moms, Dads, and Grads
Gifts for Moms, Dads, and Grads