The following article is an excerpt of God Rest Ye Merry: Why Christmas Is the Foundation for Everything by Douglas Wilson. We ought always to reflect on the profound reality of the Incarnation. Over the course of time, we have added a bunch of cultural traditions to the celebration of the Christmas season, which is […]
The Sages, the Star, and the Savior [part 4]
On Sunday morning of December 25th, 1870, Charles Haddon Spurgeon delivered a sermon on Matthew 2:2 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. We are posting this sermon in a four-part series. You can still read part 1, part 2, or part 3. The following is the 4th and final part in this series. “Where is he that is born […]
Why Did God Come As Man? [Part 3]
This is the second part in a blog series on why God came as man. You can go back to read part 1 or part 2. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, […]
Why Did God Come As Man? [Part 2]
This is the second part in a blog series on why God came as man. You can read part 1 here. Is the doctrine of the atonement central to the Scriptures? Why must Jesus, the God-Man, be the one to provide salvation?In the Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin argues that this is how God […]
The Gift of Faith: Its Origin and Its Action
If you are joining us for the first time, please be sure to read the previous posts in this series: Part 1: Three verbs that describe someone who has encountered Jesus Christ Part 2: Comparing the parable of the four soils Part 3: Who is the third soil? Part 4: The fourth soil Part 5: […]
The Sages, the Star, and the Savior [part 3]
On Sunday morning of December 25th, 1870, Charles Haddon Spurgeon delivered a sermon on Matthew 2:2 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. We are posting this sermon in a four-part series. You can read part one here or part two here. The following is the third part in that series. “Where is he that is born King of the […]
Prophecies Concerning the Birth of Jesus
(The following is taken from our Christmas resources page) “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Romans 11:33) There are a number of prophecies and allusions to Christ the Messiah throughout the Old Testament. Think about that. God, in His infinitely glorious wisdom, had wonderfully planned the salvation of all […]
The Sages, the Star, and the Savior [Part 2]
On Sunday morning of December 25th, 1870, Charles Haddon Spurgeon delivered a sermon on Matthew 2:2 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. We are posting this sermon in a four-part series. You can read part one here. The following is the second part in that series. “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? […]
Why Did God Come as Man? [Part 1]
The doctrine of the Incarnation is important to Christianity. It reminds us that Jesus is both God and man. And this is important because it’s impossible to talk meaningfully about who Jesus is without talking about who He was and what He did. Around the turn of the century, James Denney, a professor at the […]
Abraham's Faith: Believing and Trusting the Lord
If you are joining us for the first time, please be sure to read the previous posts in this series: Part 1: Three verbs that describe someone who has encountered Jesus Christ Part 2: Comparing the parable of the four soils Part 3: Who is the third soil? Part 4: The fourth soil Part 5: The […]