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Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith

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Matthew Anderson’s book Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith has recently been released, and it is well worth picking up. I haven’t finished it yet, but I have really enjoyed what I have read so far, and am looking forward to the whole thing. The body is a much neglected subject in […]

What the Sermon on the Mount Does Not Mean

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Lloyd-Jones, in Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: What, then, are the characteristics of the true Christian? Put positively, it is that he “does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Our Lord says: “Not every one that says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he that […]

Holiness is a Promise — Not a Threat

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Mike Horton, in Christ the Lord: As Christ is the answer to our guilt and condemnation (through justification), so he is the answer to our bondage and corruption (sanctification). He takes away not only the verdict, but also the slavery. To justify us in the heavenly court without giving us the gifts that, by virtue […]

The Objective Nature of the Work of Christ

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I love this quote from Mike Horton’s The Gospel-Driven Life: On Good Friday, at about noon, all of those whom God had chosen from every tribe and nation across the millennia of human history became legal beneficiaries of heaven, coheirs with Christ.

The Counterintuitive Nature of the Gospel

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CJ Mahaney, in The Cross Centered Life: Do you see any traces of [a sense of] condemnation in your life? Don’t be surprised if you do. But don’t keep carrying the burden! Because of the gospel’s power you can be completely free of all condemnation. Not mostly free; completely free. Don’t buy the lie that […]

Don't Divide Christians into Two Groups

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Lloyd-Jones, in Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: Read the Beatitudes, and there you have a description of what every Christian is meant to be. It is not merely the description of some exceptional Christians. . . . I pause with that for just a moment, and emphasize it, because I think we must […]