“Communicating gospel truth about grace-focused sanctification in word, thought, and action through one another relationships that have integrity, genuineness, authenticity, transparency, and reliability, done in love to promote the unity and maturity of the body of Christ for the ultimate purpose of displaying the glory of Christ’s grace” (Robert Kelleman, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, […]
Let Him Come Defenseless
The Christian who is alive enough to know himself even slightly will recognize the symptoms of this possession malady, and will grieve to find them in his own heart. If the longing after God is strong enough within him he will want to do something about the matter. Now, what should he do? First of […]
Gospel Counseling
“Gospel counseling is a way of loving one another by understanding the struggles of unbelief and ties in the midst of sin and suffering through listening to and exploring the heart, while proclaiming how Christ and His gospel truths apply in deeply personal and particular ways, so that we can live out and grow in […]
Things Have Become Necessary To Us
“This is not a mere metaphor, but an accurate analysis of our real spiritual trouble. There is within the human heart a tough fibrous root of fallen life whose nature is to possess, always to possess. It covets ‘things’ with a deep and fierce passion. The pronouns ‘my’ and ‘mine’ look innocent enough in print, […]
The Essence of Fellowship
“‘Walking in the light’—obeying God’s word and confessing our sins when we disobey—should result in fellowship. In short, fellowship with others begins with an honest, open, obedient relationship with God rooted in the truth of his Word. How we share that relationship with others—how we wrestle with understanding truth and struggle to apply it to […]
He Treated His Son Like That
Martin Luther’s beloved wife once said to her husband that she could not believe the story of Abraham and Isaac because God would never treat a son like that. “But Katie,” Luther replied, “he did treat his son like that” (R. C. Sproul, The Consequences of Ideas p. 153.
Tight Bible Study
“Of course we want to say that he should handle it wisely and well, but this is not helpful when it comes to the basics of exegesis. Wisely and well by what standard? Most conservative evangelical pastors have been trained in what is called the historical/grammatical method of exegesis, but which might more accurately be […]
Six Unavoidable Facts
1. Someone had a problem in your church this week. 2. We have everything we need in the Gospel to help that person (2 Peter 1:3). 3. People seek help first from friends, family members, or pastors before professionals. 4. That person either got no help, bad help, or biblical, gospel-centered help. 5. If they […]
In all that you undertake
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you undertake. Deuteronomy 12:18