There is no more dangerous place to be than where the direct, straightforward teaching of the Word of God confronts dead religion. As long as dead religion is allowed to…
Category: THEOLOGY
Video: “A Story of Deliverance” by Alistair Begg
In difficult times, those who seek God’s refuge enjoy His favor and protection. With sin-distorted thinking, Saul was fixated on eliminating the anointed king, but David sought the Lord and…
Holy in Love or Adopted in Love? Ephesians 1:3–6, Part 11 – John Piper
Some of the shiniest gold lies ready to be discovered in the mines of Scripture. Will we take the time to dig for and uncover them? Watch Now Read More…
To Anyone Who Has Lost a Child – Vaneetha Rendall Risner
A friend told me about a young couple who had recently lost their baby girl in delivery. The couple was devastated and, though trusting God, felt horribly alone. My friend,…
The State of Nature
Here’s an excerpt from The State of Nature, William VanDoodewaard’s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: Life in Eden was marvelous. Our first parents experienced complete vitality in the…
Hymn: “So Send I You” by Margaret Clarkson
So send I you—to labor unrewarded, To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown, To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing— So send I you to toil for Me alone. So…
How Can I Obtain Assurance of Salvation?
It is not the perfection of a Christian’s life, but the direction of his life that demonstrates his conversion. From one of our Ask Ligonier events, John MacArthur explains how…
What Is Sheol? Exploring the Afterlife in the Old Testament – Matthew Y. Emerson
ABSTRACT: Several dozen times throughout Scripture, the word “Sheol” appears with reference to the afterlife. The Old Testament portrays Sheol as the bunker of humanity’s enemy, the devil, and the…
How Can I Disagree with My Husband and Still Submit? – John Piper
How can a wife disagree with her husband about a decision while still submitting to his leadership in the home? Listen Now Read More Desiring God
Do You Love the Church?
Paul gives great attention to ecclesiology, the doctrine of the church, in his letter to the Ephesians. In fact, we could say Ephesians answers this question: What is the church?…