Can the Christian ever know too much knowledge about Christ? Can he ever know too little? Christ is our Savior, our Lord, our King. And like Him there is no other. It is because of Jesus—His person and work—that we have new life. Everything else this world has to offer us grows dim in the […]
Our God Is a Consuming Fire
The letter to the Hebrews says, “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:28, 29) The same fires which heal, purify, and warm the righteous are the consuming, […]
October 31, 1517 – the first Reformation Day
Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk of the 16th century. Like many other contenders of the gospel both before his time and after, he was an imperfect man whom God chose to use in mighty ways. In 1517, Luther posted upon the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg (in the manner common to those […]
The Attributes of God: Sovereignty
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. (Matthew 10:29) And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; (Genesis 14:19) Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he […]
What motivates our obedience to Christ?
If we are going to get anything right, let us make sure it is the gospel! Paul echoes this mantra throughout his letter to the Galatians. Martin Luther echoed the same sentiments when he championed the doctrine of justification by faith during the first years of the Protestant Reformation. When we meditate upon these wonderful […]
Seven Assurances from Psalm 23
1. A sheep fed. “I shall not want” (verse 1). 2. A child led. “He leadeth me beside the still waters” (verse 2). 3. A backslider restored. “He restoreth my soul” (verse 3). 4. A friend comforted. “Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me” (verse 4). 5. A warrior feasted. “Thou preparest a table before me” (verse 5). 6. […]
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” (Hebrews 5:8 KJV) It is always consoling to us to behold the footsteps of our Lord. When we see him tried, we cheerfully submit to the like trial. When we perceive that in this case an exception to the rule […]
Why should we study Scripture and doctrine?
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalms 11:3) To study or not to study? That is the question. If we have no solid base, if we know not the words of our Lord, nor comprehend their meaning, we shall surely be laid flat when the gales of false teaching assail us. […]
Jesus has come to save from what?
“In the same way [that is, with similar mockery] the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. ‘He saved others,’ they said, ‘but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.’” (Matthew 27:41-42) What do […]
The Attributes of God: Just
“Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” (Genesis 18:25) What shall we say then? Is there injustice on […]