Sanctification
This article considers the need to please the Lord, as a fruit of salvation. Ephesians 5:10 is its starting point.
Our Renewed Image
What does it mean that a believer dies to the flesh in Christ and lives to righteousness in Christ? The article addresses this question by referring mainly to 1 Peter 2:24 and Colossians 3:1-11. It then discusses what should be the Christian's response in view of this gracious transformation in his life.
A foretaste of the future
This article is about the already and the not yet of the new life. The author discusses the new creation, regeneration and the new heaven and earth.
Christ must be preached
It is evident from the teaching of the Scriptures that Christ comes to us and gives Himself to us, placing us in His fellowship, in and through His Word. This article is about Jesus Christ as the central focus of our preaching, the relation of law and gospel, and Jesus Christ and the believer's new life.
Jesus Christ is life
Biblical Counseling and the Spiritual Danger of “If Only…” Christianity
One of the hindrances to living the Christian life is basing faithfulness and contentment on ideal circumstances. This approach to the Christian life is utopian spirituality: it denies Christ and accepts the lies of Satan. This article shows four ways in which this happens.
Rethinking Biblical Application
How does biblical application work? Applying the Bible is rooted in finding our life in Christ and his story. The gospel itself is what transforms us, and thus we are to apply our lives to the gospel story and our union with Christ.
Taking Back Christianese #1: "The Christian Life Is All about Being Transparent and Vulnerable"
Should transparency or vulnerability be a defining characteristic of a believer? This article considers why people say, "The Christian life is all about being transparent and vulnerable," and how it is helpful when shunning hypocrisy, yet unhelpful when it creates a culture that is more about authenticity than repentance.
Response to Your Baptism: Chapter 11 – What Must We Renounce?
This article discusses what it means to forsake the world and crucify our old nature, a formulation found in the Continental liturgical form for profession of faith. The article considers passages like 1 John 2:15-17 and Romans 12:2.