While reading Benjamin Warfield’s critique of perfectionism and the attendant descriptions of both justification and sanctification, I received a question from a friend whose son had asked if we will have a free will in Heaven. Since my mind was already engaged in the topic of how the gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives, it …
No greater subject for our contemplation exists aside from Jesus Christ Himself. We all need to spend significant time meditating on our Savior’s work and His role in our world, our life, and our future. John Owen’s classic, The Glory of Christ: His Office and Grace, will profoundly impact your life. It is not an easy read, …
What do you do when you come to the book of 1 Chronicles in your Bible reading? Skip?–Jump over genealogies without reading. Skim?–Read the inserted headings, but not the text. Scavenge?–Read only the narrative inserts, like the one about Jabez. Squirm?–Read with distinct discomfort. Scowl?–Complain, but plow on through the reading. Skew?–Just declare in your …
Biblical Genealogies: Begetting a Devotional Reading Read More »
John writes about the series of events that take place with the Second Advent of Christ: the Great Supper of God, the chaining of Satan, and the 1,000-year reign of Christ in His Kingdom. Then John moves beyond the Kingdom to the events at its close: the loosing of Satan, the Great White Throne Judgment, …
Revelation 19:17-21:8–Christ’s Return and Events After His 1,000-Year Kingdom Read More »
