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Category: THEOLOGY
Who Is Jesus?
Who is Jesus? Conflicting answers to this question have echoed through history. Ancient Gnostics taught that Jesus was a spirit who only appeared to be human. The Arian heresy said…
The Glory We Exchanged — and the Righteousness God Gives – John Piper
What makes our guilt so serious before God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 3:23–26 to show how rejecting God’s glory required the cross.…
Every Church Needs the Global Church: Four Gifts of a Worldwide Body – F. Lionel Young III
ABSTRACT: From the day of Pentecost, when the Spirit blew into the upper room, the church has been a global people. It can be easy for Western Christians, however, to…
In Working for Christ, There Are No Dead-End Jobs
In 1966, British rocker Ray Davies penned these lyrics to the Kinks’ song “Dead End Street”: What are we living for?Two-roomed apartment on the second floor,No money coming in;The rent…
Love and Maturity: What the Corinthians Got Wrong
Paul had to speak harshly to the Corinthian community because the church there was not known for its maturity. The Corinthian church was racked by divisions; some followed Apollos and…
Joy: The Gigantic Secret of Reality – Clinton Manley
G.K. Chesterton once said, “Joy . . . is the gigantic secret of the Christian” (Orthodoxy, 231). Christianity does not deny sadness and suffering but knows them as fleeting and temporal. From its…
What Is the Letter to Philemon About? Philemon 1–25 – John Piper
Why did Paul write his letter to Philemon? A delicate matter between a master and his slave becomes teaching that nourishes the worldwide church. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Cursed Is Everyone Who Is Hanged on a Tree
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.” Gal. 3:13 As…
You Can’t Out-Give God – John Piper
Why are you tempted toward self-pity when obedience proves costly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 19:29 to show Christ himself repays every sacrifice. Watch…