How to Endure the Night
Introduction Christians rejoice that God has called us out of our spiritual darkness into his marvelous light (1 Pet. 2:9). We walk by faith in the Light of the world. Yet sometimes God calls us to walk at night, when…
Tag Salvation
Can We Talk about Death?
It’s time to bring back the phrase memento mori (“remember you must die”). Socrates taught that the proper practice of philosophy is nothing other than preparing to be dead. Stoics emphasized the value of living with death on the brain —…
A Mystery Beheld
Many things in life fill us with wonder. Our world is full of profound mysteries, but the greatest mystery of all is the mystery of the incarnation. One of the profoundest statements of this mystery is 1 Timothy 3:16: “And…
The Good, the Bad and the Providence of God
Johannes Maccovius, in his Theological Distinctions, treated the subject of the Divine providence toward the righteous and toward the wicked with the maxim, “In this life, what happens to good people is never bad and what happens to bad people is…
The Mission of the Church in the Story of Jesus’ Birth
As 2018 draws to a close, we look back on a year in which perhaps the most pressing issue for Reformed Christians is the relationship between the church and the world. How does the church respond to cultural shifts in…
The Statement on SJ&G Explained: Article 7, Salvation
[Editorial Note: This is the seventh post in a series of posts in which we have invited the authors of “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” to expound upon the statement’s affirmations and denials. We encourage our readers to…
The Statement on SJ&G Explained: Article 4, God’s Law
[Editorial Note: This is the fourth post in a series of posts in which we have invited the authors of “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” to expound upon the statement’s affirmations and denials. We encourage our readers to…
The Necessity of Preaching
Salvation is an expansive term. It essentially means “safety.” Salvation includes the application of Christ’s work from the new birth, through faith and repentance, to Justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification. Christians share in Christ’s benefits because they are united to…
Lay up Treasures (i.e. People) in Heaven
Soon many will begin re-reading the Bible from cover-to-cover throughout the year. This is a practice I heartily commend. But there’s another practice that has been immensely beneficial to me as I’ve read portions of God’s word in recent times. …
Chapter 28.1, Part Two
i. Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church; but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant…