Text For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek (Rom 1:16). As we move forward, we need to remember and keep going back to the fact that the Gospel is what […]
Many years ago, when our church was just beginning to take ourselves seriously as a real church, the newly formed elder board decided to talk through basic Christian doctrines. One of our first topics was, “What is the Gospel?” It just seemed to make sense that if we were going to be a Bible-believing and […]
Sometimes, maybe often, when presented with people and their problems, we are tempted to be sucked into the problem with them and to try to “help” them by resolving what we see right in front of us. But what we forget is that the problem is really a problem with their relationship with God. Sometimes […]
By Lisa Leidenfrost “Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more? Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore? has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? And I said, ‘This is my anguish; But I will remember the years of the […]
Introduction: Brothers and sisters, we are in a battle. It is the same battle that the saints of Christ have been in since the beginning and it is the same battle the original readers were fighting when Peter wrote this letter to them. I would like to draw your attention to some of the things […]
Dear doctor, behold the good things you possess at his hands rather than what you suffer. The balance is tipped immeasurably in favor of the former.” Letters of Spiritual Counsel, Martin Luther. P. 38.
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we […]
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord now say, “His mercy endures forever.” I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a […]
I thought I would write a short note about what we’re supposed to do with all those Bible references that folks stick at the end of sentences in things they write. Here are a few examples from something I recently wrote: The Bible says for husbands to love their wives like Christ loved the church […]
The Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC), a reformed and evangelical ministry, empowers God’s people to support, encourage, and disciple those facing life’s challenges through the ministry of the gospel.
