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Praising God or Craving the Praise of Men

In this video clip from a sermon on John 5:30-47, Pastor John Piper explains how unchecked cravings for the praise of men prevent people from believing in and praising Jesus.  May the Lord daily...

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Analyzing 2 Corinthians 5:18a

The Apostle Paul says, “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ” (2 Cor 5:18a). The words “all this” most likely refer to the two previous truths that (1) salvation results in...

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Does God Really Forget Our Sins?

Yes…and no. Yes, God forgets our sins in the way the Bible describes God’s act of “forgetting.” But, no, God doesn’t forget our sins in the way we humans forget things. So when we say God “forgets our...

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Christ Was Made Sin…For Us

In 2 Corinthians 5:21, Paul says that “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us…”  Let’s leave off the rest of the verse for now. This verse speaks about both Jesus’ life and death. “Him who had no...

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The Earliest New Testament Interpretation of the Cross

I have been persuaded for some time that Galatians was Paul’s earliest letter, written approximately AD 49-50.  This is significant because, according to some conservative scholars, Galatians 1:1-5...

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The Marks of a Quarrelsome Person

Kevin DeYoung provides excellent wisdom in this post about how to recognize a quarrelsome person.  May we submit our own hearts to such investigation…  

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Bonhoeffer on Why Christians–Not Psychologists–Know the Human Heart

“The most experienced psychologist or observer of human nature knows infinitely less of the human heart than the simplest Christian who lives beneath the Cross of Jesus.  The greatest psychological...

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Daniel Darling on the Dangers of Flattery

Flattery is dangerous, especially when aimed at ministers, and Daniel Darling explains why.

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Why No Do-Over for Adam and Eve?

God told Adam not to eat any fruit from a certain tree (Gen 2:17), and Eve’s knowledge of the command means Adam conveyed it to his wife also (3:2-3). After Adam and Eve disobeyed by eating anyway, God...

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Judge With Humility, Not Hypocrisy

The message of Matthew 7:1-5 is about judging others. The opening words “Judge not” (Matt 7:1) are some of the most oft-quoted in the 21st century, and they are used in our culture to justify the...

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