It is the Holy Spirit's work to convict of sin and apply comfort. And the Christian can resist these operations. But if it has become...

"In some sort, obedience, as well as faith, may be said to be a condition of the covenant of grace. I shall give you my thoughts in t...

The first thesis in Luther's famous 95 states that all of the Christian life is characterized by repentance. Repentance, by its very n...

It seems that good works as it relates to final salvation/final judgment is once again the talk of the town. Therefore, I am pleased to ...

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We all know of the importance of the mortification of sin , but sometimes the concept floats off like a balloon up in the skies of abstrac...

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all th...

If we define passions as the transition from one emotive state to another or the increase in intensity of such a particular state, then t...

A SONG OF ASCENTS. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,    who stand by night in the house of the LORD! Lift up your han...

I posted this over at FB this morning: I saw a little boy eating leftover fried chicken from a KFC dumpster on my drive to work this mor...

1. The faith that we are defending must begin with, and necessarily include, the triune God— Father, Son, and Holy Spirit— who, as God, co...

I'm feeling kinda good today and in the mood for a blog post. What I'd like to share is a biblical insight that has made a profo...

The process of being conformed to the image of the Lord Jesus Christ, called sanctification , is a lifelong dynamic of the Holy Spirit rev...

The following may represent the greatest product of B.B. Warfield's ruminations: It belongs to the very essence of the type of Chris...

"Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." (Luke 18:16)

I would like to believe that every Christian family man shares my dilemma. I love my wife and children more than myself, but I must love...

I began last year, 2011, with some reflections on divine providence . I was full of care at the time, especially in the area of material...

Martin Luther first made mention of the theology of the cross ( theologia crucis ) in the Heidelberg Disputation. In it, he listed the fo...

The Lord's Day assembly is the day , the place and time, when the Christian hears from the Lord, "You are in My favor, My child. ...

I'm sure you're aware of the infamous "advice" that Pat Robertson gave this husband about the legitimacy of divorcing hi...