If God is not sovereign, God is not God.
Goal of the Christian life? It is godliness born of
We do not find God as a result of our search for him. We are found by him. The search for God does not end in conversion; it begins at conversion. It is the converted person who genuinely and sincerel...
We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.
Very early in my tenure with St. Andrew’s, I determined that I should adopt the ancient Christian practice of lectio continua, continuous expositions, in my preaching. This method of preaching verse-b...
Ultimately the only answer God gave to job was a revelation of Himself. It was as if God said to him, Job, I am your answer. Job was not asked to trust a plan but a person, a personal God who is sover...
Truth may be mysterious, indeed even paradoxical, but never, never, never contradictory.
True faith always produces real conformity to Christ.
To be spiritual has only one real purpose. It is a means to an end, not the end itself. The goal of all spiritual exercise must be the goal of righteousness. God calls us to be holy. Christ sets the p...
To be conformed to Jesus, we must first begin to think as Jesus did. We need the mind of Christ. We need to value the things He values and despise the things He despises. We need to have the same prio...
Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy. If we understand the difference, we can avoid the pitfalls that entice the believer.The
Though our language, and especially our language about God, is never comprehensive and exhaustive in its ability to capture eternal truths, nevertheless it is adequate to give us truth without falseho...
Those who are in Me and do not bear fruit are cut off; those who do bear fruit are cleansed, purified, nurtured, and pruned, so that they may become even more productive.
The translators of the King James Version chose to render parakletos with the English word Comforter because at that time the English language was more closely connected to its historical roots in Lat...
The study of religion is chiefly the study of a certain kind of human behavior, be it under the rubric of anthropology, sociology, or psychology. The study of theology, on the other hand, is the study...
The scribes and Pharisees were highly educated and deeply dedicated to understanding and keeping the law. This serves as a warning for us. The Bible is clear enough for any Christian to understand its...
The most violent expression of God's wrath and justice is seen in the Cross. If ever a person had room to complain for injustice, it was Jesus. He was the only innocent man ever to be punished by God....
One might pray and not be a Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray.
Nothing betrays our deepest theories more eloquently than our practice.
No person in history has provoked as much study, criticism, prejudice, or devotion as Jesus of Nazareth.