Podcast: How to Explain the Hypostatic Union to a Fifth Grader (Stephen Wellum)
Stephen Wellum explains where we see the hypostatic union taught in Scripture and highlights why all Christians would benefit from taking time to think carefully about Jesus being fully God and fully man.
The Church’s Greatest Need
Stephen J. Wellum
There is no greater need for the church today than to think rightly about Jesus, biblically and theologically.
Who Is John Feinberg?
Gregg R. Allison,
Stephen J. Wellum
In God’s providence, it was to a teaching career that God graciously called John to use his gifts and abilities to serve the larger evangelical church.
Podcast: Answering Hard Questions about Predestination and Free Will (Andy Naselli)
Andy Naselli answers a few of the most common questions about the doctrine of predestination, including what the Bible really says about it and what impact this teaching may have on the idea of free will.
What Is Sin?
J. Garrett Kell
Sinning against God has great consequences. It separates us from relationship with him and incites his righteous, eternal wrath.
Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: Charles Spurgeon on Psalm 23:1
Charles H. Spurgeon
*Reading the Bible With Dead Guys is a weekly blog series giving you the chance to read God’s Word alongside some great theologians from church history.
What is God's Ultimate Purpose?
James M. Hamilton Jr.
Do you want to ponder a question that has roots that stretch so far back into eternity past that we will never come to the end of them? How about this: What is God’s ultimate purpose?
A Vital yet Neglected Attribute of God
Mark Jones
The patience of God does not today receive the emphasis it should, especially in preaching.
An Important Chapter That Calvin Added to the Second Edition of His ‘Institutes’
Anthony N. S. Lane
John Calvin did not have a chapter on the Christian life in the first, short edition of the Institutes (published in 1536), but he added a concluding chapter on this topic in the second edition.
Why People and Place Matter in the Kingdom of God
Patrick Schreiner
Why is it imperative to define the kingdom as “power, people, and place”?
The Necessity of Faith in Science
Cory C. Brock,
James Eglinton,
N. Gray Sutanto
The temptation of Christians throughout history, according to Bavinck, has always been to separate faith from reason or to synthesize them in a syncretistic manner.
3 Misconceptions Your Kids Might Have About Suffering
Beth Broom
As parents, we hope our children will never have to experience deep suffering. We would love for them to be protected from anything that could harm them.
What It Means that Christ Died for God's Elect
Jonathan Gibson
In the phrase definite atonement, the adjective definite does double duty. The death of Christ is definite in its intent and it's definite in its nature—Christ's death really will atone for his people's sins.
Saul Had an Extraordinary, Supernatural Conversion—and So Did You
Nancy Guthrie
Isn’t it interesting how God saves people? And whom God saves? And how he changes them? It’s often the people we least expect and in a way we would never expect.
How to Read Jonathan Edwards
Dane Ortlund
Jonathan Edwards gives us longings for God and for holiness that are more satisfying than even our best joys currently are.
The Intersection of God’s Sovereignty and Our Perseverance
Glenna Marshall
Thankfully, the maturity of a steadfast heart that reflects the image of your Savior and clings to the truth doesn’t weigh on only your shoulders.
What Is the Priesthood of All Believers?
Brian A. DeVries
Christ is our priest, and all believers in Christ are priests, in some sense, like Christ. All believers share in this priesthood as we share in Christ and participate with Christ in a spiritual union.
The Appeal to Reasoning Has Its Place in the Life of God’s People
Graham A. Cole
How should the word of revelation, the witness of Christian thought, and the world of human brokenness be related to one another? This, I believe, is a work of wisdom.
What Are the Five Solas, and Why Do They Matter?
Michael J. Kruger
What does it mean to be Reformed? The Reformation was not about creating new truth; it was about recovering truth that had always been there but had been lost.
Francis Chan: "Knowledge is essential, but not sufficient."
Francis Chan
Your brilliance is worthless if you’re not building up your brother—and even worse if you’re destroying him with your knowledge.
God Is . . .
Mark Jones
To know the attributes of God is to not only know God, but to know what God is like. To know what God is like is to know what God is toward us. More pointedly, to know God is to know Christ.
Blessed: The Apocalyptic Nature of Revelation with Iain Duguid (Episode 2)
Nancy Guthrie
Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with Iain Duguid about how we can understand Revelation in new ways when we read it as a letter, as a promise, and as apocalyptic prophecy.
Why You Should Study God's Incommunicable Attributes
Jen Wilkin
God’s incommunicable attributes are important for us to understand because they’re the ones that tell us how God is not like us.
Podcast: The Misunderstood Doctrine of Total Depravity (Jonathan Gibson)
Jonathan Gibson answers common questions and engages with common objections that Christians often have about the doctrine of total depravity.
A Narrative of Hope in the Darkness of Tragedy
Cameron Cole
The sovereignty of God is not some debatable proposition; it is the assurance that your child’s death is not a meaningless accident.
2 Truths to Help Navigate Doctrinal Disagreement with Other Christians
Kevin DeYoung
This side of heaven, we see through a glass dimly. It’s just reality. We’re not going to agree on everything.
Christians Must Be Truthful
J. I. Packer
Truth in relationships, especially between Christians, is divinely commanded and truth telling is integral to godliness.
4 Things That Might Hinder You from Embracing Definite Atonement
Jonathan Gibson
The doctrine of definite atonement is a misunderstood doctrine, one that we must seek to understand more accurately and embrace more deeply.
How God Is Present with His People and How His People Abide in Him
John Owen
What is it for God to be with a people? God may be said to be with men, or present with them, in sundry respects.
Podcast: Q&A: A Bible Scholar Answers Your Questions about the Book of Revelation (Tom Schreiner)
New Testament scholar Tom Schreiner answers questions submitted by readers about the book of Revelation and surrounding topics.