The following post was originally published on Ligonier.org here. God’s Word describes death as a fearful consequence of man’s rebellion against God. Even before our first parents’ fall into sin, our Creator warned Adam in no uncertain terms that the consequence of transgressing His holy law is death: “Of the tree of the knowledge of […]
For Love of Jewish Neighbor
The following post was originally published here on American Reformer. It should be uncontroversial to say that, on the one hand, Christians must be sober-minded—realist, even—about depraved human nature. On the other hand, Christians should be big-hearted for the love of the one true God and all our neighbors. Whether our neighbors (whoever they may be) deserve […]
Of Jesus & Job
The following post was originally published here on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Christ’s cry from the olive press in Gethsemane has a strikingly similar resonance to Job’s anguished complaint from the ash heap of Uz. The resemblances have led some commentators to identify Job […]
The Order of Salvation: Regeneration
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Do you remember the moment when the Spirit of God effected your regeneration? Can you pinpoint the instant in which you were “born again” (1 Ptr. 1:3, 23)? You have probably heard testimonies describing a sudden […]
The Order of Salvation: Predestination & Election
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. In our theological lexicon, two words in particular stand out as notoriously confusing, potentially offensive, critically important, and profoundly comforting all at the same time. The terms ‘election’ and ‘predestination’ – which have nothing to do […]
The Coming of Christ Our Peace (Micah 5:1-5a)
This post is adapted from Pastor Groff’s sermon by the same name delivered on December 25, 2022. Introduction “The night is always darkest just before the dawn.” The idea behind this saying is that when your life seems to be about as bad as it possibly could be, then relief must be coming. In the […]
