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 […] 
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.
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 […]
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 […] 
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 […] 
(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, […] 
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 […]
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 […] 
“For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37). “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8; cf. Hebrews 2:14-15). “Those who are well have no need of a physician, […] 
The following is adapted from the notes of F.E. Marsh, coming soon the the BLB. Previous posts in this series: part 1 part 2 Different characteristics of Christ which appear for us in Hebrews 9 & 10. As the Exalted Man in glory. “But when Christ had offered for all time a […] |