In Scripture, the doctrine of redemption is not so heavenly focused it is of no earthly good. All matters in which angels have desired to investigate and learn more (1 Peter 1:12) have daily relevance and practical application to humans. Send article as PDF…
“For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:10-11)….
Deliverance from slavery has two basic options—redemption (when you are purchased via a ransom and then set free by your gracious redeemer) and death (when your existence moves outside the reach of your taskmaster). Send article as PDF
God is the ultimate problem solver. Send article as PDF
Your deliverance from the reign of sin necessitates two deaths, two burials, and two resurrections: Christ’s and yours. Send article as PDF
Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness/remission of sins (Hebrews 9:22), because the life is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11). Therefore, the atoning power of the blood of the Lamb of God can only be found in His death. Without Christ’s blood being…
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were…
A problem which is not worth praying about is not worth discussing with others. This is at the heart of David’s counsel to Jeduthun in Psalm 39 as he tackles the question of “How do you handle yourself with wisdom when your heart…
Because of our folly and stubbornness, there are times in which the only way God can get us to look to Him is when we are lying flat on our back after being run over by the guilt and consequences of sin. It…
David is a Bible character of extreme contrasts. On the one hand, he was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14); he enjoyed extraordinary, blissful, and sweet fellowship with Jehovah. On the other hand, he was also a man who experienced…
