If you're new here to Servants of Grace, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I think the current “gospel-centered” movement is one of the best things to happen to the church in a long time. The push for more expository preaching that grounds every imperative in the indicatives of the gospel–this is important. For too long the Church has preached a gospel of moralism, of legalism, of...

Matthew 5:17, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” In a fairly recent book titled The Interaction of Law and religion (Nashville: Abingdon, 1974), Harold J. Berman, professor of law at Harvard University has developed a significant thesis. He notes that Western culture has had a massive loss of confidence in law and in religion. One of the most...

Matthew 5:13-16, “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light...

Matthew 5:10-12, ““Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” When the faith of God’s children has developed sufficiently to be...

Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” A blessing is here pronounced on all who, having themselves received reconciliation with God through the cross, now strive by their message and their conduct to be instrumental in imparting this same gift to others. By word and example such peace-makers, who love God, one another, and even their enemies, promote peace also among men. In a world of...

Matthew 5:8, ““Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” It is often said that the pure in heart are the sincere and honest people, the men of integrity. A reference to Psalm 24:3-4 confirms this, “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.” Purity in...