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  • God Never Forgets His Promises

    from Derek Thomas Mar 05, 2021 Category: Articles

    The entire life of Joseph is summarized in Genesis 50:20: “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” The teenager we met at the beginning of the story is now over a hundred years old. His life has come full circle, and he is addressing his duplicitous brothers. Their actions, in selling him into slavery, had nothing but evil intent written all over it. Their malevolence can in no way be lessened by the knowledge that things did not turn out as they might have done. Truth is, God overruled their evil actions to accomplish a purpose that neither they nor Joseph could have fathomed. God brought good out of evil. In the words of the Westminster Confession, God in His providence “upholds, directs, disposes and governs all creatures, actions and things” to bring about a sovereignly pre-determined plan (5.1).    Keep Reading

  • We Cannot Love God if We Do Not Love His Word

    from R.C. Sproul Mar 03, 2021 Category: Articles

    It is very sad to me that in today's sophisticated Western culture, people are more familiar with the twelve signs of the Zodiac than with the twelve tribes of Israel or the twelve Apostles. Our world likes to see itself as sophisticated and technological, but it remains filled with superstition. Christians are not immune to this. Keep Reading

  • Sin Is Cosmic Treason

    from R.C. Sproul Mar 01, 2021 Category: Articles

    Every sin, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is an act of rebellion against the sovereign God who reigns and rules over us and as such is an act of treason against the cosmic King. Keep Reading

  • The Holy One of God

    from Steven Lawson Feb 26, 2021 Category: Articles

    The title "Holy One of God" means that Jesus is infinitely and absolutely holy, fully and perfectly divine. He is transcendent and majestic. He came down from above to save sinners, yet He is set apart from sinners in that He is completely sinless, without any moral blemish, perfect in all of His ways. His being is holy. His character is holy. His mind is holy. His motives are holy. His words are holy. His actions are holy. His ways are holy. His judgments are holy. From the top of His head to the bottom of His feet, every inch, every ounce, the totality, the sum and the substance of the second person of the Godhead is equally holy with God the Father. Keep Reading

  • What Is Hell?

    from R.C. Sproul Feb 24, 2021 Category: Articles

    There is no biblical concept more grim or terror-invoking than the idea of hell. It is so unpopular with us that few would give credence to it at all except that it comes to us from the teaching of Christ Himself. Keep Reading

  • The Problem of Forgiveness

    from R.C. Sproul Feb 22, 2021 Category: Articles

    Forgiveness is a problem for many people due to their misunderstanding of what forgiveness involves and confusion about what forgiveness really is. Part of the issue is that sometimes we are unable to distinguish between forgiveness and feeling forgiven. Sometimes our feelings can get out of sync with the reality of forgiveness. Keep Reading

  • God’s Good Pleasure in Election

    from R.C. Sproul Feb 19, 2021 Category: Articles

    If we are going to take the Bible seriously, we have to have some doctrine of predestination. The idea of predestination wasn’t invented by Calvin or Luther or Augustine. Paul says in Ephesians 1:4–6 that in love, God “predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” So, predestination is a biblical word, and it’s a biblical concept. Keep Reading

  • Martin Luther’s Death and Legacy

    from Stephen Nichols Feb 17, 2021 Category: Articles

    Martin Luther died on February 18, 1546. One month before, he wrote to a friend complaining of the infirmities of his age, "I, old, weary, lazy, worn-out, cold, chilly, and, over and above, one-eyed man." He then sighs, "Half-dead as I am, I might be left in peace." Keep Reading

  • Is Jesus Knocking at the Heart of the Unbeliever?

    from R.C. Sproul Feb 15, 2021 Category: Articles

    We have all heard evangelists quote from Revelation: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me" (Rev. 3:20).  Keep Reading

  • Our King-Servant-Anointed Conqueror: Jesus

    from Derek Thomas Feb 12, 2021 Category: Articles

    Behold my servant, whom I uphold,my chosen, in whom my soul delights. (Isa. 42:1) Keep Reading
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