Preaching to Sufferers
All people suffer. All Christians suffer. In fact, Christians suffer in unique ways because of their faith commitment. After being stoned and left for dead, the apostle Paul exhorted the disciples to understand, “It is
Andrew Fuller Friday: Fuller on Entreating Assistance in Promoting Christ
The ministry to which God by your election has called us forms a distinguished part of the gospel dispensation. Divine instruction was communicated under the Old Testament, and an order of men appointed of God
Around the Horn (May 10)
How the Exodus Connects to Baptism and the Lord's Supper What does it mean to say, "Christians are called to live the exodus?" That is the question Andrew Wilson seeks to answer in this IX Marks
Book Review: Biblical Theology: How the Church Faithfully Teaches the Gospel
Roark, Nick and Robert Cline. Biblical Theology: How the Church Faithfully Teaches the Gospel. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018. 147 pp. INTRODUCTION Biblical theology is in vogue right now. Over the last decade, academic resources like Jim
Andrew Fuller Friday: Fuller on the Heavenly Glory
One of the leading characteristics by which the religion of the Bible is distinguished from those systems of philosophy and morality which many would impose upon us in its place, is, that every thing pertaining
Around the Horn (May 3)
Reversing the Gospel: Warfield on Race and Racism Warfield was a staunch defender of the Christian faith who rarely engaged in social issues. Yet, according to Fred Zaspel, the one issue that Warfield confronted was the
Spurgeon on Church Membership
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “Joining the Church,” In The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1914), 295-298. Below I have added the headings, some of the paragraph breaks, and updated some of the spelling.
Church Membership: Loving What Jesus Loves
He was reading his Bible and I struck up a conversation with him. We talked about the gospel and then I asked him, “What church do you belong to?” He answered, “I attend different churches
Andrew Fuller Friday: Fuller on Pride
As there is nothing pertaining to holiness which renders us more like our Lord Jesus Christ than lowliness of mind, so there is nothing pertaining to sin which approaches nearer to the image of Satan
Around the Horn (April 26)
Should Christians Try to 'Own' the Other Side? In this article, Dan Darling highlights the dangers of Christian attempting to shame those who hold contrary views. He argues that doing so is not for the sake