The battle cry of the Reformation was justification by faith. The issues at stake demanded that this doctrine be made focal. The gospel of grace is polluted at its fountain when justification of free ...

As I led a Bible study on sanctification, I shared three scriptural narratives of the Christian life. The first: a renewal, death-and-resurrection narrative about repentance and each new day being ...

Last Friday we looked at the biblical truth called justification by faith. From a 19th-Century American statement of faith, “The New Hampshire Confession,” we saw three ways that being justified ...

Last Friday we looked at the biblical truth called justification by faith. We saw from a 19th-century American statement of faith, “The New Hampshire Confession,” three ways that being justified ...

To many, the prospect of establishing a long-term, safe and secure Middle East seems untenable, at best—and fanciful, at worst. These naysayers often characterize the situation as too embittered, too ...

Every meaningful relationship requires effort, whether in marriage, parenting, or professional life. A thriving life doesn’t just happen; it takes work. The same principle applies to our relationship ...

Protestants believe that we are justified in a one-time occurrence and that it is imputed (we are declared righteous by God). They call this “faith alone.” Catholics agree that initial justification ...