Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ should be a daily, weekly, and annual event for Christians (1 Cor 15). Jesus’s resurrection from the dead is the basis for the hope of resurrection for each believer in Christ. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life (Jn 11:25).” …

When the Protestant Reformers of the Roman Catholic Church produced their doctrinal distinctives in the 16th century A.D., they had a view to Christ’s church and her relationship to ethnic Israel. Did they believe that Messiah’s called out people from every nation, tribe, and tongue were replacing the Jews as…

Salvation is of the Lord (Ps 3:8; Jon 2:9; Rev 19:1). It belongs to our Triune God — each Person of the Trinity holding the title “Lord.” All three Persons of the Godhead play active roles in the divine work of saving sinners. Sinners are saved from God Himself. It…

It was Jesus’s prayer that His church would be one as He and His Father are one (Jn 17:22–23). It is the church’s mutual indwelling with Christ that manifests this answer to our Lord’s prayer for unity. …

Our God and Savior has made known to us that salvation belongs to Him (Ps 3:8; Jon 2:9; Rev 19:1). In fact, there is no other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). One may ask, “Saved from what?” The answer is that God…

The best medicine in the Bible — for coping with life in this world — is the book of Ecclesiastes. The preacher (Qoholet) judges this world to be nothing but vanity (Eccl 1:2). Who can dispute that futility is the course of this world? After all, the simple observer is…

My nighttime labor is transporting railroad crews from their trains back to the railroad yard. A crew of two to four men enters my truck each night and the conversations begin. Our subjects vary, but recently they have gravitated toward serial killers and mass shooters. …

The produce department of every grocery store will suddenly increase sales. Gym memberships will also spike. Debt consolidators are standing by. Every product or service advertised will make promises of a changed life, for its prospective consumers, yet, there is nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9). …

Christians have something to say. They have graciously been given a gift from Almighty God…by His grace. This gift is a knowledge that is illumined by another gift…the Spirit of God Himself (Acts 2:38; 10:45). It is the work of God for one to believe in Him (Jesus), whom He…