The Suffering Servant and Conquering King by Alec Motyer

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

John the Baptist was the last of the “Old Testament” prophets, and his message — “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” — tells us in a nutshell what the task of the prophets was and how they went about …Read More

Propitiation by His Blood by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | March 2011

The theology of the church is filled with big words (justification, sanctification, predestination, and more). These big words carry with them big meanings. These big meanings reveal to us the bigness of our God and the greatness of our salvation …Read More

Mercy Triumphs Through Judgment by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

“Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the LORD , and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an …Read More

The Idol-Crushing King by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | March 2011

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21). If the heart of man is, as John Calvin described it, “an idol-making factory,” then the way in which those idols are destroyed should be of utmost importance to us …Read More

Purchased by His Blood by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | February 2011

Purchasing power is the number of goods or services that can be purchased with a unit of currency. When I was a young boy growing up in rural Michigan, currency was scarce. If I was ever fortunate enough to get …Read More

Our Bloody Religion by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

It has been said that Christianity is a bloody religion. This reference is usually made by critics who point to the wars, inquisitions, trials, and executions carried out over the years in the name of Christianity. While we must admit …Read More

A Life of Blessing and Rest by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us — for it is writt en, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’ — so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come …Read More

The Deity of Christ & the Church by Robert Peterson

FROM TABLETALK | January 2011

There is no more important biblical truth for the life and health of the church than the deity of Christ. Although this truth exists in seed form in the Old Testament (Pss. 45:6–7; 110:1; Isa. 9:6 …Read More

Christmas According to the Angels (Part 3 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In this final part of our three-part series on Christmas according to the Angels, we contemplate the truth that the birth announcements of the angels celebrated “glory to God” and “peace for man.” Consider first that the angels celebrated “glory …Read More

Christmas According to the Angels (Part 2 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In our first installment in this series, we learned that the Gospel birth announcements of the angels brought “good news of great joy” to those humbled by sin, suffering, and death. In this our second installment, we focus on two …Read More

Christmas According to the Angels (Part 1 of 3) by R. Fowler White

Other than the Holy Spirit, they are the most pivotal players in the drama that we know as the Christmas story; they are the most pivotal players in the accounts God gave us about the birth of Jesus our Lord …Read More

Christmas According to the Apostle Paul - Gal 4:4-5 (Part 3 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In the two previous installment in our series on Gal 4:4-5, we have learned four features of the Apostle’s answer to the question, what Child is this who was born at Christmas? We have focused on the Child …Read More

Christmas According to the Apostle Paul - Gal 4:4-5 (Part 2 of 3) by R. Fowler White

In our first installment in this series on Christmas according to Paul, we learned that, for the Apostle, Jesus is the Child for whom all of time had waited and who was born of a woman. In the second part …Read More

Christmas According to the Apostle Paul - Gal 4:4-5 (Part 1 of 3) by R. Fowler White

One of the most beloved carols that Christians sing during the Christmas season is that of William C. Dix, What Child is This? As few other carols do, the lyrics of this selection prompt us to contemplate the identity, the …Read More

God is Light by Ken Jones

FROM TABLETALK | November 2010

Few things in the created order have been as instructive for the human race as the concept of light or the contrast between light and darkness. As helpful and healthy as actual light sources are, our dependence on the concept …Read More