The default sin of the human heart is to put ourselves first. “It really...
From the Alpha to the Omega: A Portrait of Jesus
How to Deal with Guilt, Condemnation and Shame with the Gospel
Joe and Barbara are both solid Christians. They regularly spend quality time in the...
A Brief Word on the Gospel and the Old Testament
The English word “gospel” is an approximation of the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον...
6 Things Christ Accomplished by His Death
Was Jesus’ death necessary? Why did He have to die, and what did he accomplish? Here’s a very brief summary of the six core things Christ accomplished in His death. Expiation Expiation means the removal of our sin and guilt. Christ’s...
How Jesus Would Have Understood the Old Testament to Have Been Written to and About Himself
There has been something of a biblical-theological revolution over the past several decades. It is not a revolution in which new doctrines are being uncovered, so much as it is one by which our understanding of a Christ-centered and...
Why Justification by Faith Alone is Necessary for Good Works
“Justification by faith alone frees me to love my neighbor disinterestedly, for his or her own sake, as my sister or brother, not as the calculated means to my own desired ends,” writes Timothy George describing the reason why the traditional...
What is the Doctrine of Justification?
John Calvin, the great Reformer, spoke for many when he declared that justification is “the main hinge on which religion turns”. Why is it so important? Because “unless you first of all grasp what your relationship to God is, and the nature of...
Christ Our Substitute: The Meaning Of The Cross
Several biblical terms express (but do not exhaust) the ministry of Jesus as Substitute, and the meaning of the cross. Those are including (but not limited to) the following: Jesus as our PROPITIATION. “He is the propitiation for our sins…” (1...
Recommended Books on the Person and Work of Jesus Christ
This season at Servants of Grace, we’ve been taking a look at the person and work of Jesus. From attacks against the idea of Jesus dying in our place for our sin, to the exclusivity of Christ, many people have a great deal of questions about...