If God is the ultimate cause of all that comes to pass, including evil and sinful things, can he be rightly charged with unrighteousness? This article considers the discussion on how to reconcile the problem of evil with a good God. It explains with some biblical illustrations that though God is the ultimate cause of all things, he is never the efficient cause of evil, and thus is not blameworthy for it.

This article reveals the journey of understanding that Martin Luther went on, from trying to please God on his own to discovering justification by faith through grace in Christ alone.

This article considers the place and function of commentaries in the preacher's sermon preparation.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 7:1, which offers a concise doctrine of sanctification.

This article offers an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 6:17-2 Corinthians 7:1.

This article offers some biblical advice for those considering adoption or in vitro fertilization.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 8:9.

This article illustrates how each book of the Pentateuch is filled with God's grace.

This article explains the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints.

Can Roman Catholics be considered Christians? This article takes a look at ten doctrines that render Rome outside of Christ.

This article explains the doctrine of irresistible grace.

This article explains the doctrine of limited atonement.

This article discusses the doctrine of unconditional election.

This article begins by discussing the term "Calvinism." It offers a brief overview of the commitment of John Calvin to proclaim the glory of God, in the midst of a life of great suffering. Then it discusses the doctrine of total depravity.

This article considers the sins of gossip and slander. It shows how destructive these are, as Scripture calls them murderous, and it shows what a follower of Christ should do when faced with slanderous reports.

This article outlines the fundamental antithesis between the believer and the unbeliever, through the lens of 2 Corinthians 6:14-15.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 6:14.

Have you ever heard someone say, "I just can't forgive myself"? Is that biblical? This article points out seven problems with the idea of self-forgiveness.

This article examines the teaching of annihilationism, and shows that it is biblically indefensible.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:5.

This article explains how the task of ministry involves all members of the local church. It takes its cue from Ephesians 4:11-13.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:2-4, which is to be a minister's perspective on life, death, and resurrection.

This article offers eight biblical truths about abortion.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:1.

This article lists ten problems among churches that will not practice church discipline.

This article evaluates continuationist arguments from 1 Corinthians 14, showing that the gift of languages was the miraculous ability to speak an unlearned language known by others.

This article considers the origin of Buddhism, its various teachings, and why the author is not a Buddhist.

This article is an exposition and application of 1 Corinthians 13:4-5.

This article discusses Luke 10:38-42, and the lessons to be learned from Martha's misplaced priorities.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:16-17.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 4:10-11.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 4:8-9.

This article discusses the difference between true and false repentance, as the apostle Paul discusses it in 2 Corinthians 7:9-11.

This article focuses on a fundamental principle for Christian ministry: the contrast between the glory of the new covenant ministry and the shame of the new covenant minister. This comes from 2 Corinthians 4:7.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:9.

This article is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 5:6-8.

Having discussions at your home about your children and social media? This article offers seven discussion points to have with them on the matter. Two words feature as essential in the discussion: necessity and maturity.

Honouring our parents is a lifelong duty. This article shows some ways we can apply Ephesians 6:1-3 as adult children. We are to be thankful for our parents, talk to them, ask for their advice, pray for them, encourage them, tell them the truth, and take care of them.

This article unpacks the meaning and implications of 1 Corinthians 13:4, that love believes all things. The article reveals that our struggle to give others the benefit of the doubt often has more to do with our inflated view of ourselves.

This article discusses the implications that the resurrection of Christ has for our justification.

What did the resurrection mean for the Lord Jesus? This article offers some considerations from a biblical and theological perspective. It discusses how Christ in his resurrection functioned as the last Adam, the Son of David and Israel's Messiah, the fulfillment God's covenant promises, and the vindication of his own testimony in his ministry.

This article outlines and critiques five common lies about the resurrection: the Lord did not know he was going to die, the cross was a defeat, the Lord's greatest pain was physical, his death on the cross was insufficient, and Christians celebrate Easter once a year.

Since no one can resist God's will, how is it fair that he still finds fault? This is the objection Paul anticipates in Romans 9:19. This article shows how to make sense of the objection, which itself is a proof of the sovereignty of God.

This article offers the second part of an evaluation of the Celebrate Recovery addictions program. It shows how the program's theology clashes with sound Christian theology, particularly the doctrines of God, man, salvation, assurance of salvation, sanctification, and the church. The article concludes by suggesting alternatives to this program.

This article offers a summary of the Celebrate Recovery addictions program, whereupon it starts to offer an evaluation. It takes significant issue with the program's (mis)use of Scripture.

Ever had to confront someone because of their sin? The apostle Paul in Galatians 6:1-2 gives us specific guidelines for biblical confrontation. This article distills four requirements from this text.

This article on worship shows by way of Psalm 100 the ways in which the church should worship on Sundays: with joy, gratitude, and sincerity.

This article discusses how Christians relate to one another, as brothers and sisters in Christ. This designation dominates the thinking of the apostle Paul in his letters, especially the letter to the Philippians.

Why was the virgin conception of Christ necessary? This article outlines five reasons.

This article reflects on the wondrous conjunction of the excellencies in Christ as the God-man, the Word made flesh. As examples, it ponders how the uncreated Creator was created, or how the fountain of living waters knew what it was to become thirsty.

Have you ever heard of the phrase, "What would Jesus do?" Have you said it yourself? This article shows the origins of this slogan, its contemporary usage, and evaluates its usefulness. The author finds the saying unhelpful at best, and downright dangerous at worst, and proposes a different set of words to go with the acronym WWJD.

This article exposits and applies Philippians 4:18, about cheerful giving.

What are you to make of a Christian's claim that God led them to do something? This article considers what we are permitted to say concerning the leading of the Holy Spirit in our life.

This article lists seven reasons with the Roman Catholic view of Mary (Mariology).

This article explains the teaching of soul sleep ("psychopannychism"), and follows up with why this teaching is not biblical. The believer who dies is immediately with the Lord Jesus.

How many reasons for joy can you list for being part of a local church? This article offers a total of twenty-five!

This article reveals the hazards that issue from Arminian teaching. Some of those mentioned are: the plain sense of much of Scripture is harmed, salvation by works is advocated, man's ability to reason is exalted, and God is forbidden from doing as he wants.

This article considers how we often try to reconcile the sovereignty of God with evil. It shows that God does not merely permit evil, but ordains it.

This article presents five problems with the Roman Catholic practice of confession: priests cannot see the heart, only God can forgive sin, the practice encourages easy-believism, it propagates sin, and it damns people to hell.

This article offers nine reminders for Christians as we minister to those who are suffering. It brings Scripture to bear on the matter, urging great wisdom in how we speak to the suffering.

This article offers an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 3:3.

This article addresses the issue of abortion by showing from Scripture how highly God prioritizes children.

This article shows from passages like Philippians 1:29 how suffering for Christ is a gift of God's grace, established and used by him.

This article outlines the various views and theories concerning Christ's work on the cross: the ransom theory, the satisfaction theory, the moral influence theory, the governmental theory, and penal substitution. Though all have pieces of truth in them, the final view is the most thoroughly biblical.

This article outlines what makes gluttony a sin that is more difficult to identify than one would expect. There is no test that is a one-size-fits-all. At the same time, it does get to the heart of what makes gluttony a sin.

This article includes an excerpt from John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied, in which he discusses Romans 8:31-39 in relation to the question of the extent of Christ's atonement for sinners.

This article considers what our bodies will be like when glorified, and it draws from 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 to do so.

This article demonstrates ample reasons why the Christian always needs to maintain a humble, teachable spirit.

This article responds to the notion that Christianity and homosexuality are not mutually exclusive. Some say that the word translated "homosexuals" does not refer to committed same-sex relationships but to abusive male-male relationships. This article provides a cogent refutation by Robert Gagnon.

This article exposits and applies 2 Corinthians 2:4.

This article gives ten reasons why hardship or adversity is beneficial, especially for young men.

This article is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 2:3, on mutual joy.

This article is an exposition of Philippians 2:10-11.

This article gives three reasons not to be a Mormon. Mormonism deviates from the sufficiency of Scripture, from the biblical teaching of Christ's deity, and from the true gospel of Christ.

This article explores three reasons not to belong to the Jehovah's Witnesses cult: their teaching is taken from a misleading translation of the Bible, it denies the deity of Christ, and denies the resurrection of Christ.

This article is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 1:18-20.

This article discusses the Hebrew way of counting, to show that the Lord Jesus was indeed in the grave for three days.

This article is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 1:12-13.

Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter or not? This article considers the account of Judges 11 within the context of the book as a whole, and cannot avoid concluding that he did. The author urges us to let the text stand as is, to see how badly Israel needed God's deliverance.

This article offers seven truths to arm God's people for the spiritual warfare against sin.

This article lays out the discussion surrounding the question of whether or not the Lord Jesus sweat blood in the garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:44).

This article reviews a popular reading of Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength," and finds it wanting. Out of context, the verse reads like a promise for whatever is desired. But in context, it is a verse about contentment.

This article, in summary form, explains why Christians believe in the Trinity.

This article offers five characteristics of the gentleness that God wants us to have as followers of Christ.

This article explains the Lord Jesus' word to Peter in Matthew 16:18, and shows how the Roman Catholic interpretation of this passage does not do it justice. Christ is the bedrock of the New Testament church.

This article describes the horror of dying on a cross, which included the curse of God as the worst of it all.

How are we supposed to obey the command to rejoice in the Lord if true Christian joy is a gift of God? This article answers, suggesting the use of means, such as Scripture reading, prayer, fellowship, creation & providence, and obedience.

This article discusses the nature of Christian joy. It explains how joy is a duty, it is more than an emotion, and joylessness is a sin.

This article shows how central Christian joy is to the teaching of the New Testament, and thus to the Christian life.

This article is an exposition of Philippians 4:1.

This article offers an exposition of Philippians 3:20, on our heavenly citizenship.

This article surveys every passage in Scripture with a reference to fasting, and offers insight on how Christians today might interact with the biblical data.

Ever been called a legalist, or called someone that? This article considers five all-too-common legalism charges that are unfounded.

This article weighs in on the question of the authorship of Hebrews, and offers four reasons why the author thinks Paul was the author.

This article weighs in on the question of the authorship of Hebrews, and offers four reasons why Hebrews should be left in anonymity.

This article is an exposition of Philippians 3:20-21.

Did Jesus become the literal embodiment of sin, or become a sinner when he died at Calvary? This article addresses this question in light of 2 Corinthians 5:21.

This article outlines the main differences between Roman Catholic theology and Protestants regarding the gospel. These differences concern justification, the place of the pope, mass vs. communion, Mary, and purgatory.

This article considers how the charismatic movement defines key spiritual gifts. It defines the relevant terms, considers the gifts in the New Testament, discusses the criteria Scripture gives for evaluating someone's claim to be a prophet, looks at how the contemporary version of the gift of tongues matches the biblical data, and concludes by considering the gift of healing.

This article evaluates the modern gift of prophecy that the charismatic movement claims, in the light of the Word of God. It defines terms, speaks about how to recognize a false prophet, shows how charismatics rationalize fallible prophecy, and provides charismatic objections raised in response. It shows how the charismatic position is at odds with the sufficiency of Scripture.

Intimidated by any discussion on eschatology, even by that word itself? This article provides some basic definitions of terms to help you make some sense of the different views on eschatology.

What are leadership principles that a pastor should consider in order to prosper in the ministry? This article offers several insights, particularly on the selection and development of leaders, the matter of self-examination and keeping perspective, and the way to lead through conflicts.

Have you ever heard the idea that the deity of Christ was a doctrine invented centuries after his death? This article shows by way of twenty-five quotations from the early church fathers that the early church believed Jesus is God.

What does the Lord Jesus mean when he exhorts his disciples to become like children? This article considers the account in Matthew 18:1-4, which challenges our pride and confronts us with the mark of kingdom life.

This article demonstrates that the Lord Jesus had to suffer throughout his whole life and not just on the cross. For he had to display perfect submission and love to God, and he had to become the merciful and sympathetic high priest.

This article outlines ten principles from the New Testament that should guide how we give financially. Among others, it notes that everything we have belongs to God, God is using our possessions to advance the gospel in the world, giving is part of the weekly corporate worship of the church, and giving needs to be sacrificial and generous.

What would you say the Christian life is all about? Spiritual disciplines? Growing in knowledge? This article suggests the answer is far simpler: prayer, proclamation, and people.

Of what did Christ empty himself when he became human? This article discusses the so-called kenotic theology, regarding the incarnation of Christ, and it shows that in fact Christ added by emptying.

This article explores the early church's celebration of the Lord's Supper. It addresses the question of whether they believed that the elements were actually transformed into the physical body and blood of Christ.

How did the doctrine of sola Scriptura feature in the centuries before the Reformation? This article shows how it was championed by the church fathers.

What makes the New Jerusalem so marvellous? This article shows that it is the presence of God, particularly his life, love, and light.

This article considers three reasons why the Lord Jesus allowed the daughter of Jairus to die (Mark 5).

This article presents three different views on the elder qualification Paul gives in Titus 1, that an elder must have "faithful children." The views include the evangelical, Reformed, and Baptist view.

This article shows through an explanation of Genesis 22, which recounts the sacrifice of Isaac, how God is the subject of this story.

This article considers three reasons why the believer can look upon the prospect of death with joy and anticipation, as Paul did in Philippians 1:23: it will be the end of limited knowledge, the end of sin, and bring more of Christ to the believer.

This article offers an evaluation of presuppositional apologetics, giving reasons why the author deems it the best model: it is consistent with the nature of man and salvation, it argues in accordance with reality, its own presupposition remains consistent with its epistemology, and it puts on display the glory of Christ.

This article defines and explains what presuppositional apologetics is.

This article considers the popular phrase "incarnational" ministry and finds it wanting. It is misleading, inaccurate, distracting, unnecessary, and confusing.

This article exposits the call narrative in Luke 5:1-11.

This article offers five ways to grieve in a way that honours God: do not be angry at God, rest in his sovereignty, realize it is good to grieve, rejoice in the hope of a reunion, and reach out to others.

This article offers fifteen implications that come from the fact that man's chief end is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

This article explains why demons hate people: they want dominion over this world, and yet God gave the earth to humanity because the gospel comes through the death of Christ.

This article engages with the notion that the Lord Jesus never addressed homosexuality in his ministry. It shows among other things how this is an argument from silence, it rests upon special pleading, and all of Scripture is the Word of Christ.

This article shows how often from the New Testament the command appears to live in some sense with other believers. These are all reasons for a Christian to have membership in a local church.

This article showcases the Roman Catholic teaching regarding the essence of the gospel. It demonstrates that according to Rome, salvation is not by grace through faith alone, good works are necessary for salvation, baptism brings forgiveness of sins, Christ's sacrifice on the cross is not sufficient to send the redeemed directly to heaven, and Christ's sacrifice is repeated every time the Mass is celebrated.

This article considers the biblical meaning of success: faith in Christ and faithfulness to him. The article provides some examples, not least from Hebrews 11.

This article discusses what it means to be a slave of Christ.

This article reflects on the purpose of admonitions: that we might share in the holiness of God.

This article shows from Scripture the importance of believers giving rebuke, receiving rebuke, and of inviting rebuke. The book of Proverbs in particular is cited.

This article considers the call for Christians to admonish one another, as an important part of their fellowship.

This article depicts in vivid terms what the New Jerusalem will look like, as revealed in Revelation 21.

This article shows how Scripture defines fellowship in the church: it is an objective reality, grounded in one's relationship with the triune God, accomplished by the atoning work of Christ.

This article lists five reasons why pacifism is not a biblical approach to ethics.

This article unfolds the meaning of the second petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come." It reflects on both the "already" and "not yet" aspects of God's kingdom.

Delegation requires a clear definition of the task. Done in this way, leadership delegation will of great service to the church. This article discusses ten steps needed for equipping ministry leaders so that they can fulfill their tasks delegated to them.

This article discusses the first petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Hallowed be your name." It shows why this first petition is first.

This article shows how the prophet Jeremiah did not mourn as one who was hopeless, but he set his hope entirely on the character of God. The article urges this exercise upon believers today as well.

This article demonstrates by way of Lamentations and Job that we need to acknowledge the sovereignty of God even in painful circumstances

From the life of the prophet Jeremiah, this article explores how to suffer along with God's people.

This article explains the relationship between the extent of the atonement and evangelism, quoting part of J.I. Packer's Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God.

This article offers an explanation of John 1:14 and its mention of the Word dwelling among us. The article considers the Old Testament background, namely, the tabernacle as it's introduced in Exodus.

This article offers six steps for street evangelism: choose a location, start the conversation, ask questions, get to the gospel, explain it, and end the conversation.

This article raises five pastoral insights from Philemon, a letter about forgiveness.

What is it that makes the good news the good news? This article, in considering 2 Corinthians 4:4, shows that the gospel is the glory of God in the face of Christ.

This article considers 2 Corinthians 4:6, and how God shines in the hearts of his elect to give us the light needed to see things as they actually are.

This article engages with the sentiment that since God let David remain king after his adultery with Bathsheba, God can return someone to ministry despite their disqualifying sexual sin. It shows that David remained king because of the strength of God's messianic promise, and the sufficiency of the Messiah's death.

This article spells out the historical difference between an orator and a herald. The former adapted his message to his audience in order achieve desired results; the latter had his message set for him by another, and so he was not results-driven but obedience-driven. The Corinthians wanted an orator, but Paul was a herald.

This article makes use of the words of John Owen to explain how Scripture can teach both that the Holy Spirit transforms the will and that we are to do the very things that the Spirit is said to do. Our wills do not undergo violation in sanctification, but transformation.

What does Paul mean in 2 Corinthians 4:5 when he says, "We do not preach ourselves"? This article weighs in, offering an exposition of this verse in context. Preaching ourselves will never solve the world's problem.

This article demonstrates that no one truly believes in free will. It shows that if your will is truly free, it chooses without concern for any given object. The article concludes by showing that there is no gospel where there is free will.

This article is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 4:4.

This article offers eight cautions for church planters to avoid de-emphasizing sanctification in their ministries while exalting mission.

This article shows from the teaching of Paul (2 Corinthians) and Christ that success in ministry is measured not by numbers but by sounding the voice of the Shepherd in the gospel message, and calling his sheep who know that voice into his fold.

This article explains why the shorter ending in Mark 16 is the preferred ending. The very things that make it seem abrupt are the reasons why the shorter ending is to be understood as original.

This article includes an excerpt from Greg Bahnsen's book Always Ready, in which he makes a case for using reason in our apologetics.

This article discusses the heresy of modalism—where it originated, who still believes it, and whether T.D. Jakes is a modalist.

This article discusses some matters of New Testament textual criticism: there is an abundance of existing manuscripts, the variants are mostly insignificant, and all doctrines are easily preserved in the midst of viable textual variants.

This article discusses how to properly interpret the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. It shows that the parable is not about Christian ethics, but about how impossible it is for anyone to work their way to heaven.

This article starts with a consideration of 1 Samuel 8 and moves to a discussion of the faithfulness of God as the basis for his gracious forgiveness. And then it outlines what ought to be the nature of our response to God's forgiveness.

This article addresses five common objections to biblical prophecy, which include that many of them were written after the events they predict, many were intentionally fulfilled by Jesus, and many were invented by his followers.

This article offers four clarifications of what cessationism is not: it is not anti-supernatural, not founded on one's interpretation of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13:10, not an attack on the person or work of the Holy Spirit, and not a product of the Enlightenment.

This article explores the question of whether apostles still exist in the church today. It considers the qualifications necessary for apostleship, the uniqueness of Paul's apostleship, the apostolic authority and the closing of the canon, the foundational role of the apostles, and the testimony of those following the apostles. The inevitable conclusion is that there are no longer apostles today.

This article reflects on the saying that starts off with, "The Spirit led me to..." The author shows that this is typically used as a seal of authority, and thus ultimately goes astray, since our authority today is the Word of God.

This article discusses whether the Bible, particularly Deuteronomy 6:5-9, mandates homeschooling.

This article discusses biblical narrative, particularly the parts of it and then the process of interpretation.

In response to the question whether sanctification is a work of God alone or of God and man together, the author answers: neither! He explains that we work out what God works in—yet all the while, it is his power at work.

This article demonstrates that the only true and lasting freedom from pornography is found in the cross of Christ, who frees us from our idolatry.

Defining ministry and yourself by what you are up against is dangerous. This article gives ten reasons why this is so.

Forgiveness is a promise to no longer remember someone’s sin and to stop holding it against them. This article gives the biblical ground for this definition.