Romans 7
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 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.
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.
Romans 8
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.
The Liberating Law of the Spirit of Life …
The death of Christ does not turn away the wrath of God from all people. In order to benefit from the work that God has done outside of us, we must now experience the work that he does within us by the Holy Spirit. What is this work and how is it related to the gift of justification?
How Believers Experienced the Spirit Before Pentecost …
We need to know the experiences of Old Testament saints in order to understand the immensity of our privilege in these last days.
The Life of God in the Soul of Man …
God lives in the soul of man by the indwelling of his Spirit.
How the Spirit Does What the Law Could Not Do …
The law can't overcome your rebellion and make you a loving person. But the Spirit can.
What Does It Mean to Fulfill the Law in Romans 8:3-4 …
Twelve Theses
What We See When the Spirit Reigns: Love …
If we are unmerciful, unforgiving people, if we hold grudges or cherish resentments or plan revenge, then what we are saying in effect to God is, "This is the way I prefer life to be." And so he will give us what we have preferred at the day of judgment; no mercy, no forgiveness, but only vengeance. If Christ has not changed us (and I don't mean perfection, but only significant change), then probably we have never known him.
Christian, Know Whose You Are …
You Have the Spirit of Christ
What are the essential distinctions between true Christians and non-Christians?
The Spirit Will Give Life to Your Mortal Bodies …
Easter Sunday
If the Spirit of God indwells you, God is going to raise you from the dead at Christ's second coming and give new life to your mortal bodies.
The Spirit-Led Are the Sons of God …
The Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God by creating affections for him within us.
Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers …
Suffering is a great mercy that keeps us from loving this world more than we should.
Christ and Cancer …
God's glory is manifest both when he heals and when he gives hope and peace to the person he does not heal.
Our Hope: The Redemption of Our Bodies …
There is coming a day when our bodies are going to be redeemed and there will be no more groaning.
What Happens When You Die? Glorified and Free on the New Earth …
What will things be like after Jesus returns?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 1 …
What does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness, Part 2 …
How does the Holy Spirit pray for us?
All Things for Good, Part 1 …
Three things that love for God is not.
All Things for Good, Part 2 …
A call to follow Jesus in the risks of love no matter what it costs.
All Things for Good, Part 3 …
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
Glorification: Conformed to Christ for the Supremacy of Christ …
God's work to save and sanctify you is not so that you can enjoy yourself more. It's so that you might be free and fit to enjoy Christ forever.
God Did Not Spare His Own Son …
God always does what is good for us. If you believe that he gave his own Son for you, this is what you believe.
It Is God Who Justifies! …
God is the one who justifies, so let us fear the accusation of no one and love the good of all.
Called According to His Purpose …
No promise in all the world surpasses the height and breadth and weight of Romans 8:28.
Those Whom He Foreknew He Predestined …
Sunday Evening Message
The glory of the preeminence Christ is the ultimate goal of predestination.
Those Whom He Predestined He Also Called, Part 1 …
Our call, our conversion, our regeneration, and the gift of our faith are based on God's eternal election and predestination not on our self-determination.
Those Whom He Predestined He Also Called, Part 2 …
Sunday Evening Message
The doctrines of sovereign grace are not overthrown by problems in Scripture. They stand firm and are the precious foundation of our deepest hopes.
Those Whom He Called He Also Justified, Part 1 …
God flattened the mountain of his wrath that blocked the railroad between my predestination and my glorification. He justified us by the death of his Son.
Those Whom He Called He Also Justified, Part 2 …
Sunday Evening Message
It is faith alone which justifies, but that the faith which justifies never stays alone. It is living and active and bears fruit in obedience.
Those Whom He Justified He Also Glorified …
Glorification is the work of God by which he makes his children both spiritually and physically glorious.
Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ? …
If we are to grow in our love to one another, we must first experience being loved by Christ with a deep, unshakable love.
A Service of Sorrow, Self-Humbling, and Steady Hope in Our Savior and King, Jesus Christ …
A Response to the Attack on the World Trade Center
How can our hope be steady on days like 9-11?
Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ …
How does the promise of Christ's unbreakable love sustain his people when life is hard?
Risk and the Triumph of Love …
In Christ's triumph our enemy is not just defeated, but captured and made to serve our eternal good.
Romans 9
The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About? …
John Piper tells how Romans 9 changed his life and then discusses its overarching theological purpose.
My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed …
Don’t think that God's sovereignty nullifies the need to pray for a sinner's salvation. Rather, see it as the ground for praying with hope.
How Great Is the Honor of Israel? …
Recognizing Israel's privileges only underlines the tragedy that so many Jews are accursed and cut off from Christ because of unbelief.
God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 1 …
Every person who trusts in Christ becomes part of the true Israel of God.
God's Word Stands: Not All Israel Is Israel, Part 2 …
God’s election of the children of promise is what guarantees that his word never fails.
The Fame of His Name and the Freedom of Mercy …
God chooses who will believe and undeservingly be saved, and who will rebel and deservingly perish.
God's Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory …
Heaven is where old glories only ripen in memory, and the thrill of new glories breaks upon us every day.
The Gentiles Have Obtained Righteousness by Faith …
The law teaches two things about obtaining salvation.
Believe in Your Heart that God Raised Jesus from the Dead …
Easter Sunday
Faith never says, "The righteousness that leads to life is inaccessible." But faith recognizes its own helplessness and gladly accepts this righteousness as a gift from God.
Romans 10
How to Submit to the Righteousness of God …
Mother's Day
Are we teaching the Scriptures to make our children wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ?
My Heart's Desire: That They Might Be Saved …
It is fitting for those who believe in the sovereignty of God to feel a deep sorrow and for the lost and a deep longing for their conversion.
My Prayer to God Is That They Might Be Saved …
Paul does not pray for ineffectual influences, but for effectual influences. And that is how we should pray too.
Romans 11
For God's Sake, Let Grace Be Grace! …
No one's obstinance can stop them from being saved, because God can remove the hardness.
Look at the Kindness and the Severity of God …
God's kindness is what we fly to, and his severity is what we flee from.
The Echo and Insufficiency of Hell, Part 1 …
Behold the Kindness and Severity of God
The horror of hell is an echo of the infinite worth of God's glory.
Israel, Palestine and the Middle East …
What does Scripture say about the Promised Land and Israel's rights to it today?
All Things Are from God, Through God, and to God. The Glory Is All His …
Do you love the thought that you exist to make God look good?
Romans 12
Build Your Life on the Mercies of God …
Of all the things Paul could have chosen as the foundation of your life in Christ, he picks the mercies of God. Why?
