Introduction to The Reading The Psalms, from Psalm 120 to 134, are the sacred songs that the...
What is the Gospel?
The Missing Piece of Christmas: The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Wonder of the Gospel
Amidst all of the fanfare, finery, and festivity of Christmastime, there could very well be...
Christmas: A Time to Turn To God
It doesn’t make much sense to celebrate the coming of Christ into the world without acknowledging...
The Deceptive Draw of Greed
The Deceptive Draw of Greed In the movie Wall Street, Michael Douglas’ character, Gordon Gekko, says “Greed is good!” He lies, deceives, and cheats his way to riches only to be convicted and sentenced to prison by the end of the movie. But this is only a movie right;...
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
Proverbs 15:1, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” I don’t know about you, but I readily admit to suffering on repeated instances from bouts with anger. Mind you this is not anger that results in being physically abusive, throwing things...
Pride The Foe of Joy
Perhaps the fiercest and most hostile arch-nemesis to joy is Pride. It may be no surprise to us when we often hear that pride is the root of all sin. You can trace Pride’s evil touch in everything else, after all. It is, as one called it, “the chief vice.” It may also...
The Gospel: A Message of Redemption and Restoration
The word gospel has experienced a bit of a resurgence of late. All one has to do is take a walk. down the aisle of their favorite Christian bookstore or go to their favorite blogger's website to see this term utilized in seemingly every book or blog post title. We are...
The Story of Redemption
Nothing serves to strengthen our faith so much as seeing the various patterns which God has woven into the pages of Scriptures in order to form a beautiful tapestry of His redeeming grace in Christ. It is not uncommon for theologians to refer to the meta-narrative, or...
He is Risen, Indeed: The Resurrection as Fact
In approaching Easter, we come closer to the day in which many will pile into churches across the land, singing songs about Jesus being alive, and powerful accounts from the Gospels will loudly proclaim the resurrection of Jesus. It is a magnificent story, a...
The Destiny of the Unevangelized and the Nature of Hell
The Destiny of the Unevangelized and the Nature of Hell In order to explicate the destiny of the unevangelized, one must ascertain a biblical exegesis of the term “unevangelized” to determine if it is within the bounds of scriptural exposition. Psalm 19:1 declares...
Justification
INTRODUCTION The issue of justification has had a lasting influence on the Christian understanding of the topic of salvation and its relationship to eternal security. Biblical scholars have developed numerous stances on this theological understanding often resulting...
Deity of Christ Series Recap
Over the month of June, we have posted many articles here at Servants of Grace as part of a series on the Deity of Christ. The purpose of this series is to help Christians think through what the deity of Christ and it's importance to the Christian faith. This series...
The Human Growth of Jesus
Editor's note: The purpose of this series is to help our readers think through what the deity of Christ and it's importance to the Christian faith. Dave opened our series by looking at Jesus the Divine Word. Dave wrote on seeing but not believing. Nick wrote on the...
A Balanced Study of the God-Man
Editor's note: The purpose of this series is to help our readers think through what the deity of Christ and it's importance to the Christian faith. Dave opened our series by looking at Jesus the Divine Word. Dave wrote on seeing but not believing. Nick wrote on the...
Jesus The Resurrection and the Life
Editor's note: The purpose of this series is to help our readers think through what the deity of Christ and it's importance to the Christian faith. Dave opened our series by looking at Jesus the Divine Word. Dave wrote on seeing but not believing. Nick wrote on the...