Jesus: The Only Savior by R.C. Sproul

FROM TABLETALK | April 2012

I cannot imagine an affirmation that would meet with more resistance from contemporary Westerners than the one Paul makes in 1 Timothy 2:5: “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man …Read More

The God-Centered Gospel by Michael Horton

FROM TABLETALK | April 2012

One of the benefits of the older liturgies is that they provided a framework for our prayers to the Father in the Son by the Spirit. They taught our hearts to preach, pray, sing, and witness in a Trinitarian way …Read More

Irresistible Grace by John Murray

In reference to all the aspects from which God’s saving grace may be viewed we must always reckon with the reality and gravity of sin. The salvation God has provided is more than salvation from sin and its consequences …Read More

“Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul

“A horrible decree… .” “Most ruthless statement… .” “A terrible theological theory… .” “An illegitimate inference of logic… .” These and other similar epithets have been used frequently to articulate displeasure and revulsion at the Reformed doctrine of double predestination. Particularly abhorrent to many …Read More

Freed by the Blood by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | December 2011

Frankly speaking, sin not only contaminates, it also subjugates. It enslaves. Like a great snake — a python or anaconda — sin wraps itself around us and slowly entangles and strangles us. Like the hunter’s net, the more we struggle against …Read More

The Price of Our Redemption by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | November 2011

The story is told of Abraham Lincoln, who went down to the slave block and there noticed a young black girl up for auction. Moved with compassion, he bid and won her. Upon purchasing her, Lincoln told the disbelieving young …Read More

Redeemed by His Blood by Anthony Carter

FROM TABLETALK | May 2011

Cecil B. Demille’s The Ten Commandments (1956) is one of the most successful movies ever made. At the time, it was a grand cinematic achievement. Its cinematography and special effects wowed the movie world. Everyone marveled, not only at …Read More

Not One Of, but the One by Kevin DeYoung

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

There is one foundational question each of us must face. By “foundational,” I don’t mean it is the only question we must answer. What I mean is that this question is so important that if you get this one …Read More

A Sinless Life by Nicholas Batzig

FROM TABLETALK | April 2011

“And being found in human form, He humbled Hi mself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death of the cross” (Phil. 2:8). I have long wished that, in heaven, I might get to see the entire …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

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

Our Pasts Don’t Have to Matter by R. Fowler White

During our election cycles in the U.S., we see a lot of headlines and hear a lot of talk about the past of candidates for public office.  We wrestle with and quarrel about the question, Do their pasts matter …Read More

Sovereign Restoration by Kim Riddlebarger

FROM TABLETALK | December 2010

In one of the least known books of the Bible, Zephaniah, we find one of the most amazing prophecies. Writing during the reign of King Josiah (640–609 BC), Zephaniah speaks of the coming day of the Lord (Zeph. 1 …Read More

Christ Our Church by Kim Riddlebarger

FROM TABLETALK | October 2010

There are a number of Old Testament passages that figure prominently in the New Testament. In Galatians 3:10–14, several of them are quoted by the apostle, and he uses these Old Testament passages as proof texts for the …Read More