El hecho de que la obra sea difícil y nos encontremos con la adversidad no puede alterar nuestro llamado.
El apóstol Pablo sabía bien que el corazón de la vida cristiana es establecer un conocimiento íntimo de Cristo. Por eso afirmó: «Y ciertamente, aun estimo todas las cosas como pérdida por la excelenci...
Confronted by God’s law, the sinner’s rebellious nature finds the forbidden thing more attractive, not because it is inherently attractive, but because it furnishes an opportunity to assert one’s self...
Christians, it would seem, are stuck with a very unattractive product to promote: Christ on the cross. This is a weak, shameful image that offends the sensibilities and shocks the refined emotions of...
Christians are those who are united to God through Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:13). They have exercised saving faith in Jesus (John 3:15–18; Acts 4:12; 1 John 5:1) and repented of their sins (Roma...
C. S. Lewis, who called pride the great sin, and spiritual cancer, wrote: It is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began . . . Pride always...
But the language of slavery does more than merely picture the gospel. In fact, it is central to the message of salvation. That is because the slavery metaphor points to the reality of Christ's lordshi...
But she just tried to push the blame off onto the serpent: The woman said, the serpent deceived me, and I ate Gen 3:13. That was true enough 1Tim 2:14, but the serpent's guilt did not justify her sin....
As slaves to righteousness, believers are under obligation (Rom. 8:12; cf. 6:18) to honor God in how they live. Yet, for those who belong to Christ, the motivation to obey is far more profound than me...
Aquí encontramos una sencilla definición: la regeneración es un milagro originado por el Espíritu Santo, por medio del cual Él da vida a un alma espiritualmente muerta. Este acto en el que Dios da vid...
Alone with God—such an opportunity should be the Christian’s one great desire.
Al pecado se le llama enfermedad, por eso la gente piensa que lo que necesita es terapia y no arrepentimiento. Al pecado común se le llama conducta adictiva o compulsiva, y muchos suponen que la soluc...
A sound study-library must be a top priority. For many, such a library has been unimportant and the result has been an impoverished ministry, lacking depth, breadth, and stimulation. An excellent libr...
A pesar de que nuestra esperanza es futura, se garantiza ahora. Para nosotros, la gloria futura es una realidad presente. Es por eso que perseveraremos mientras aguardamos nuestra glorificación. No im...
6aSeek the LORD while He may be found;† bCall upon Him while He is near. 7aLet the wicked forsake his way† And the unrighteous man his bthoughts; And let him creturn to the LORD, And He will have dcom...
32Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
1Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon...
12When ahe was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and bhumbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Can’t help it if that gospel offends a society awash in self-love. And I know this: the preaching of the truth truly influences the world and genuinely changes one soul at a time. And that happens onl...
Until the Lord himself returns and establishes his kingdom on earth, whatever ideology gains popularity in the world will be as hostile to biblical truth as all its predecessors have been.