The words justification and sanctification have largely fallen out of use in Western culture. Sadly, they are also fading from sight in the Christian church. One reason this decline is…
Category: THEOLOGY
$5 Friday (And More): Spiritual Growth, The Reformation, & Assurance of Faith
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as spiritual growth, the Reformation, assurance of faith, Joseph, the Beatitudes, and more. Plus, several bonus…
The Lord Is on His Throne
You’ve no doubt seen some difficult trials in your life. I know I have. Sometimes we’ve suffered through no immediate fault of our own; sometimes our own sin has brought…
Worthy of It All: Heaven’s Praise for the Lamblike Lion – David Mathis
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing! (Revelation 5:12) If you could peer right now…
The Function of the Household
Here’s an excerpt from The Function of the Household, Tedd Tripp’s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: Scripture frequently uses the metaphor of the family to describe relationships in…
The Bible’s (Not So Secret) Secret to Contentment
Contemporary Western society is filled with a spirit of discontent. Yet we must admit that for many of us, discontentment isn’t a societal problem; it’s personal. Whether it comes from…
See Glory, Be Glorious: How Our Holiness Honors God – John Piper
ABSTRACT: The glory of God is God’s ultimate purpose in all he does, including the sanctification of his people. But God glorifies himself in sanctification’s process as well as its…
Why Comfortable Christians Go Prayerless – John Piper
Until we come awake to the great spiritual war that surrounds us, we will never truly know the privilege and power of prayer. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
The Privileges That Are Ours
The letter to the Hebrews, as our studies throughout the year have shown, is full of Old Testament language and ritual. Running throughout it is an ongoing sense that as…
Why Pray for Christ to Dwell in Believers? Ephesians 3:14–19, Part 6 – John Piper
If every Christian already has the Spirit of God, why does Paul pray that the Spirit would dwell in believers’ hearts through faith? Watch Now Read More Desiring God