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5 Key Realities the Bible Teaches about God’s Love
God's love is altogether other. Learn about five reasons its not like ours, and why it's better.
Articles on The Gospel
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How Should Christians Share the Gospel with Practicing Homosexuals?
You preach the same gospel that you would preach to someone who is not in the homosexual lifestyle.
Out of the smoking ruins came cries of lamentation and confession, and the daring hope of restoration.
Why Sanctification Is Not Passive
Sanctification is absolutely essential to the life of faith—so much so that Scripture frequently treats holiness as the identifying mark of a true believer.
The Gospel of Mark is presented in a way that demonstrates the fulfillment of Old Testament promises.
The Theology We Claim versus the Theology We Live
Our hope is the glorification without which we cannot see the Christ who saved us. But believing in the Christian hope is one thing. Living as though that hope is real is another.
The book of Revelation is a triumphant vision of God’s final victory over all the forces of evil in the world.
The book of Judges portrays the people of God languishing without good leadership. Who would lead the people of God into battle?
The Bible is more than just a book about events in history: it’s a unified story.
David and Goliath Is about More than Having Courage
Every story in the Bible can be better understood through the lens of Christ and the gospel.
As ordinary as our days may seem, the world we live in is precarious. The unknowns we live with can threaten to overwhelm our faith and even our very lives. Where can we look for hope and security?
Is Any Love Greater Than a Mother's Love?
Not even the love of a mother for her children can compare to the love of God.
If there ever was a clarion call to rejoice because of the gospel, it is Paul’s epistle to the Philippians.
The highest meaning and the most ultimate purpose of marriage is to put the covenant relationship of Christ and his church on display.
Like the book of Job, this book presents important gospel truths for people who encounter difficulties that seem incomprehensible.
Dear Pastor . . . You Need the Monday Gospel
Monday is the preacher’s dog day. Ask any of us. In the cold light of day we see just how far short we fell from what we wanted and hoped for.
While Hebrews clearly makes its own unique contribution, it joins other New Testament books in exulting in the same amazing grace in Jesus that forms the Bible’s main message.
What the Atonement Means for You
In our sin, we—who were created to know, love, and obey the God of all glory—stand guilty and condemned before him; we cannot save ourselves.
Numbers is especially relevant for God's people in “wilderness” times when we must practice faith and trust in God's guidance and provision.
Is the Hope of Resurrection Found in the Old Testament?
What if I told you that a glorified and risen body was not just a New Testament hope? And what if I told you it was rooted in previous biblical revelation?
Haggai is all about the ongoing work of building up the people of God, a work that is primarily God's.
Why You Should Be Thankful for Your Knowledge of Sin
Of all the blessings in my life, one is without a doubt the most wonderful blessing of all. Of all the things I most needed, but could never provide for myself, this was my deepest need.
The book of Malachi contains six oracles (or disputations) that each begin with a saying of the people, to which the Lord responds through his prophet.
For Matthew, the gospel is the good news that God has inaugurated the final stage of his plan to reclaim the world from the destruction of sin and establish his just and merciful reign over it.
Why Did God’s Beautiful Plan of Redemption Involve Something So Ugly?
When we consider carefully what Jesus was doing on that old, rugged cross, we can understand why it was so ugly. To atone for our transgressions, Jesus had to shoulder our guilty sins.
What character is required so that we can be part of what God is seeking to do in the lives of our children and not in the way of it?
A faithful response to sin involves drawing near to God in faith through confession, repentance, and trusting the forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
Even Joshua’s name (“Yahweh Saves!”) points away from himself to the real hero of the story. Joshua is a story of grace.
Fighting Fear When It Comes to Sharing Your Faith
It's time to confront our fears about sharing the gospel.
In typical prophetic form, Joel gives his readers both the bad news of God’s judgment and the good news of his promised deliverance.