The Treasure of Faith in the Life of the Church …
The great aim of our ministry should be the same as Paul's: to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of God's glory.
The Gospel in the Church for the Obedience of Faith through Spiritual Gifts …
Grace makes you a debtor, not to God, but to others who need grace.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel …
The gospel elicits shaming behavior in those who will not believe it and it gives freedom from shame to those who do.
The Wrath of God Against Ungodliness and Unrighteousness …
How is the wrath of God being revealed in this present age?
The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth …
The reason the mind evades, distorts, and suppresses the truth of God is mainly because of our moral, not mental, deficiency.
The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 1 …
God means for the beauty of worship to be dramatized in the right ordering of our sexual lives.
The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 2 …
John Piper offers seven points of counsel to those with homosexual desires, and five to their parents.
The Perils of Disapproving God …
Every form of evil ultimately comes from failing to know, approve, and love God above all things.
Doing and Endorsing Evil …
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the perfect and only remedy for what people already know about themselves.
God's Response to Hypocrisy: Kindness and Judgment …
God's justice does not demand that he punish us for our sins immediately. His kindness leads him to forbear and to be patient with us, to a point.
The Effect of Hypocrisy, Part 1 …
Dishonoring God
The Effect of Hypocrisy, Part 2 …
Dishonoring God
Let God Be True Though Every Man a Liar …
Who are they whose condemnation is just? Those who play games with the Word of God.
Why God Inspired Hard Texts …
What are some implications of the fact that God has founded Christianity on a book that has difficult passages?
Mouths Closed and All the World Accountable to God …
Palm Sunday
Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion. It declares things that have to do with the whole world.
The Demonstration of God's Righteousness, Part 1 …
Justification and Mother's Day
Justification by Faith Is the End of Boasting …
Boasting matters to Paul because it is the outward form of the inward moral corruption that lies behind all the evils and miseries of the world.
Justification by Faith Establishes the Law …
The moral law in the Old Testament is not a ladder for climbing, but a track for riding in the power of the Holy Spirit.
One God and One Salvation for All the Nations …
God is one, and everyone he justifies is justified in the same way. Therefore he is God not only over the Jews but over all peoples.
Does James Contradict Paul? …
Even though language can sometimes confuse us--like when the same word carries multiple meanings--the Bible is not contradictory.
How Do Circumcision and Baptism Correspond? …
The way God constituted his people under the old covenant is different than how he does it today.
The Children of Abraham Are Heirs of the World …
What does it mean to be an heir of the world?
The Faith - Grace - Certainty Connection …
Your faith is called into being out of nothing. That is the meaning of grace and the reason why God can guarantee his promises to you.
Let Us Exult in the Hope of the Glory of God! …
Whatever else you do or say or feel, of this you can be certain: God wills that you rejoice in the hope of seeing his glory.
We Exult in Our Tribulations …
In this world you will have trouble, but in Christ it will only increase your joy and hope.
We Exult in God Through Our Lord Jesus Christ …
The biblical portrait of Jesus must be the essential content of your joy in God.
The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness …
God's purpose in giving the law was so that, in the end, grace would reign through Christ's righteousness on our behalf.
Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase? …
Believers are commanded to become in practice what we are in Christ: dead to sin and alive to God.
Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1 …
What is the Meaning of "Under Law" and "Under Grace"?
The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life, Part 2 …
Christmas Eve Day
The Importance of Knowing Our Sin …
You don't have to give in to temptation in order to know your sin.
How We Come to Know Sin …
The law teaches us that it is God's desires, not our own, that are the measure of right and wrong.
Jesus Christ and the Law of God …
Education for Exultation
The goal of studying the Bible is primarily to see and know Jesus Christ.
The Deadly Team of Sin and Law …
Sin fools us in two ways: it makes us hopeless of ever being righteous or it persuades us that we can do it on our own.
The Greatest Thing in the World: An Overview of Romans 1-7 …
Because of Christ there is no condemnation, only deep transformation.
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2 …
If you are in Christ, all of God's action toward you is almighty mercy and omnipotent assistance.
