Several months ago, I titled a sermon Grace Works, based on Titus 2:11-14. Verse 11 reminds us that grace has appeared in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. This grace has saved us. This grace has transported every believer from death to life. This grace saves us, sanctifies us, and secures our future with Christ. Indeed, grace works! SoContinue reading “GRACE WORKS – Douglas Bond (2014)”
Category Archives: Theology
HOW GOD BECAME JESUS – Edited (2014)
Bart Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His Christological musings have caught the attention of scholars and pastors alike as he repudiates much of what passes for conservative scholarship. Ehrman maintains that Jesus thought of himself as Messiah, but did not think of himselfContinue reading “HOW GOD BECAME JESUS – Edited (2014)”
THE CREEDAL IMPERATIVE – Carl R. Trueman (2012)
Several months I ago, I posted a piece on Veritas et Lux entitled, “No Creed But Christ.” I have received a great deal of traffic as a response to this post and much of the feedback has been negative. Carl Trueman also recognizes (and repudiates) this anti-confessional agenda and affirms the importance of creeds and confessionsContinue reading “THE CREEDAL IMPERATIVE – Carl R. Trueman (2012)”
BLOOD WORK – Anthony Carter (2013)
I have an aversion to blood. A recent trip to the hospital to pray with a friend before surgery was a vivid reminder of my problem. My intent was to be strong for my friend; to be a source of encouragement. But as the nurse completed the IV, the “rock of strength” crumbled. But whenContinue reading “BLOOD WORK – Anthony Carter (2013)”
GOD’S LOVE: BETTER THAN UNCONDITIONAL – David Powlison (2001)
How many times have you uttered the words, “God’s love is unconditional?” Yet the term is strangely absent from Scripture. One might argue that other terms are absent as well, like “Trinity” and “hypostatic union.” Of course, the terms are missing but the truth of the Trinity and the hypostatic union are clearly taught.Continue reading “GOD’S LOVE: BETTER THAN UNCONDITIONAL – David Powlison (2001)”
The Real Concern About Heaven
Today, the movie Heaven is For Real hits the silver screen. The film is based on the popular book by Todd Burpo, a Wesleyan pastor from the great state of Nebraska. The book has experienced unparalleled success. It has sold over 8 million copies and does not appear to be losing any momentum. First published in 2010, HeavenContinue reading “The Real Concern About Heaven”
CALVIN ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – Michael Horton (2014)
John Calvin is numbered among the maligned. He was a target in the 16th century and he continues to attract the attention of the uninformed today. Yet Calvin’s life was a pilgrimage characterized by God’s providential grace. It was God’s providential grace that led him from place to place, equipping him for a lifetime of ministry. Continue reading “CALVIN ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – Michael Horton (2014)”
FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER – David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Ed. (2013)
Definite atonement is one of those pesky doctrines that prove controversial. Ever since the formal response by the Dutch Calvinists at the Synod of Dort, the church has been wrestling with the finer points that concern the extent of the atonement. The first verse of Samuel Stone’s majestic hymn, The Church’s One Foundation is aContinue reading “FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER – David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Ed. (2013)”
A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1734)
Jonathan Edwards would have been rightly horrified at the anti-intellectualism of the 21st century church; a rugged anti-intellectualism that has the church by the throat. When he preached the sermon, “A Divine and Supernatural Light” in 1734 he could have never predicted the opposition to the Christian mind in our days. Edwards presents his doctrineContinue reading “A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1734)”
LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED – Martyn Lloyd-Jones (2009)
I have developed a habit over the years. Often times, when I get discouraged I turn to the writing of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled is a collection of sermons penned and preached before the doctor went to be with the Lord in 1984. Each sermon is packed with Christ-centered wisdom and encouragementContinue reading “LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED – Martyn Lloyd-Jones (2009)”
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