Merit vs. Inherit
When it comes to salvation there are only two possible ways of obtaining it: You can merit it, or you can inherit it. Send article as PDF
Author: jchowning
God’s Power on Display: Transformation
The etymological root of our English word “metamorphosis” is the Greek language. Used four times in the New Testament, metamorphoo is used twice to describe Jesus’ transfiguration (Matthew 17:2; Mark 9:2) and twice to depict a Christian’s spiritual transformation (Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians…
God’s Power on Display: Resurrection
The good news of spiritual victory in Christ is inseparably wedded together by God to Christ’s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). The impregnable rock on which Jesus built His church (the body of the saved—Ephesians 5:23) is the truth Peter confessed in Caesarea Philippi—Jesus…
The First Resurrection
Salvation from sin is gloriously pictured in several different ways in the New Testament: Send article as PDF
Rich in Mercy and Great in Love
No earthly anthem of God’s praise can adequately express His worthiness. What mortal mind can sufficiently inventory the riches of God’s mercy? Who can fully comprehend the width, length, depth, and height of His great love with which He loved us? Send…
Sin’s Gruesome Portrait
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons…
Christ and His Church
“And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all” (Ephesians 1:22-23). Send article as PDF
The Glory of Christ
Daniel’s night vision recorded in Daniel 7:13-14 is quite stunning. Here, it is written: “I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought…
The Working of God’s Mighty Power
“…what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power” (Ephesians 1:19). Send article as PDF
Meditating on Hope–Part Three
Skeptics of Christianity mock the gospel’s lively hope. They contend it is foolish pie in the sky. Send article as PDF