1. Providence | John Piper Although I began reading this behemoth of a book last year, I completed it this year. But really the content, more than the page-count, demands that this book be read carefully and prayerfully. Piper tackles deep theological matters with the heart and skill of someone seasoned by decades of pastoral …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hRCAxXkkZlMCXSGyna21r?si=7_iGsLchReye1iT6_k1Mww Having previously clarified that not all who are lost through Adam will be saved through Christ, we must now address what will become of those who are not united to Christ by faith. Although God will continuously display His common grace to those who reject His Son in this life, that grace will not …
Continue reading Question 28: What Happens After Death to Those Not United to Christ by Faith?
At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted …
Continue reading Nebuchadnezzar’s New Humility | Daniel 4:34-37
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch …
Continue reading Let Us Continually Offer Up a Sacrifice of Praise | Hebrews 13:15-19
https://open.spotify.com/episode/03pIi4rYQBySIPcu7nZsnz?si=IjtELoQVTMWna48t5khVUg Since Christ's atoning sacrifice is entirely sufficient to forgive all the sins of all people and since Christ will surely redeem the entire cosmos, this question is a necessary one to ask: Are all people, just as they were lost in Adam, saved through Christ? The short answer is no. The slightly longer answer …
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by …
Continue reading Let Us Go to Him Outside the Camp | Hebrews 13:7-14
Given how topsy-turvy is our society’s understanding of marriage and sexuality, I very nearly preached a standalone sermon on Hebrews 13:4: "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous." Yet since I intend to teach through Christopher Gordon's excellent …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G5Hg7b4JXHLQUjbBNhd8h?si=FjFwkJ8vQeq6ExKykyA6ng Although the Fall was the great tragedy of the cosmos, God did not fail to show grace even then. After giving us the account of the Fall, Genesis 3 quickly moves into Yahweh's pronouncement of judgment upon the man, woman, and serpent. He first curses the serpent with eating dust and a life of …
Continue reading Question 26: What Else Does Christ’s Death Redeem?
Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage …
Continue reading Let Brotherly Love Continue | Hebrews 13:1-6
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ctSMlNIWZs8IJpQshCJ6l?si=ye1YZ0AJS9CrWFF0lNx-Sw Having addressed the necessity of Christ’s death in the previous question, our present question now considers the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrificial and atoning death. Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? The answer to this question is what makes the gospel good news. Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully …
Continue reading Question 25: Does Christ’s Death Mean All Our Sins Can Be Forgiven?
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