Christians have been purchased from slavery to sin at an incredibly high price, the death of the eternal Second Person of the Divine Trinity, our Lord Jesus Christ. Contemplation of this reality is great motivation for lives of obedience. An exposition of 1 Peter...
Christians address God rightly as their Father, but that doesn’t mean that the impartial judge of all mankind will not judge the works of His children. We are to live in fear of shame or loss at the judgment seat of Christ. We are to fear the loving discipline...
Everyone obeys someone. We either obey the god of this age or the sovereign God of the universe. Christians are characterized as “children of obedience” and the child of God must and will reflect the character of the Holy One who called him, living in...
In order for this life to accomplish its intended purpose of sanctification for the good of the believer and the glory of God, we must obey the command to set our hope completely on the grace that is promised to be ours at the revelation of Jesus Christ. An exposition...
The prophets, apostles, angels, and even the Holy Spirit Himself have as the focus of their interest and attention the gospel of our salvation. Peter challenges us as “elect exiles” being sanctified through trials to have that same edifying, empowering,...