Can Christians eat bacon? Can we order shrimp without a guilty conscience? Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday? Are we still supposed to obey the Ten Commandments—or did Jesus “do away with the Law”? Those questions aren’t new. The New Testament itself is filled with them, because Jesus did something decisive: He…
Few things shape a child more deeply than a father. Whether by birth or by adoption, a father’s presence—or absence—leaves an imprint that often lasts a lifetime. Some of us were blessed with godly fathers to imitate; others carry wounds from fathers who failed us. But whatever our earthly experience may be, the Christian faith…
Every year around Reformation Day, we celebrate the recovery of the gospel—the glorious truth that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, for the glory of God alone. The Five Solas are not just slogans from a bygone era; they are the beating heart of the Christian…
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder and what appears to be revival stirring across our land, something has become strikingly clear: the Christian presence in America is far greater than many of us dared hope. When politicians, and even many from the president’s own administration openly proclaim that Christ is King, when political leaders declare that our government must bow to…
John Newton once said, “You lack nothing to make you joyful, but to have the eyes of your understanding more fixed upon the Redeemer, and more enlightened by the Holy Spirit to behold His glory.” That is the very heartbeat of the Christian life—fixing our eyes on Christ and beholding His glory. As we saw Sunday, this…
The church, especially since the time of the Reformation, has traditionally recognized a threefold division of God’s Law: the Moral Law, the Ceremonial Law, and the Judicial Law. Alongside this, as John Calvin explains in his Institutes, the church has also taught a threefold use or application of the Law: These distinctions have been affirmed…
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…”—2 Corinthians 10:5 Obedient Faith: Trusting and Obeying Christ Notice the final words of Paul in this verse—obey Christ. This isn’t a footnote to discipleship; it’s the very heart of it. Jesus, in the Great…
“Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” —Colossians 3:9–10 There is a quiet struggle that many Christians face—one that doesn’t often make headlines but weighs…
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”—Hebrews 10:23 Baptism is not merely a rite of initiation; it is a declaration of allegiance and a summons to a new way of life. In baptism, we and our children are marked as belonging to Christ, claimed by…
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? …You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” — Matthew 7:3–5 One of…