Mark Jones

A recent post on Reformation21 was removed by the author. But thanks be to the Aquila “Report” (quotes mine), republication is truly well and alive.  The author on the Aquila…

In my mind, the only person fully equipped to be a mega-church pastor is Christ, who knows all of his sheep by name. He alone, by his Spirit, can minister…

Understanding the distinction between God’s absolute power and his ordained power might solve a lot of theological problems among many evangelical Christians, especially among the (unwittingly) hyper-Calvinistic sort. God’s absolute…

Why do we love justification and sanctification? And do we love one more than the other? If you’ve ever been in a position where you think you might die, your…

The key to understanding the transfiguration lies in understanding its parallel: the crucifixion. There are few, more beautiful, contrasts found anywhere in God’s word than the contrasts between the transfiguration…

After reading a rather punchy and critical review by Thomas McCall, “a Wesleyan-Arminian Christian (and thus only “Reformed” in a fairly broad sense),” I thought it might be a good time…

Okay, readers, listen to me, listen to Ignacio: Banner of Truth, the publisher that makes the most beautiful books in the (Reformed) world, have a great sale on. Don’t forget…

Now the great design of all believers is to be like Jesus Christ, in all grace, and all the exercise of it. He is in all things their pattern and…

As a Pastor, I get some really encouraging emails from my congregation: “Pastor Mark, thanks for the message today. I never leave Faith encouraged, convicted, and prompted to keep going…

The life he lived, he lived by faith in God who loved him and gave the Holy Spirit to him. The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness furnishes us with…