Two Debtors, One Creditor: What the Woman at His Feet Understood That Simon Did Not
Gospel Foundations — Luke 7:36–50 Two men sat in the same room that night. One of them was on his […]
Gospel Foundations
Salvation
Eschatology
The One You Are Afraid Will Be Left
Every honest conversation about the Lord’s return eventually arrives at one name. And it is never your own. A man
Gospel Foundations
Look and Live: The Cure God Hung on a Pole
God did not take the snakes away. He forged the thing that was killing them, hung it in the air, and asked dying men to do the one thing a dying man can still do.
Gospel Foundations
He Didn’t Only Die For You. He Lived For You.
Gospel Foundations — the half of the exchange most men were never told about A man told me once that
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Raised for Your Justification: Why the Empty Tomb Is Not the Epilogue
Gospel Foundations — what the resurrection actually accomplished Ask a man raised in church what saved him and he will
Doctrine
Dead Men Do Not Decide: The Doctrine of Regeneration
You can talk a man into almost anything. You cannot talk a dead man into breathing. Why the new birth is something done to you, not something you arranged.
Gospel Foundations
Bought Out of the Market: What “Redeemed” Actually Means
Gospel Foundations — What “Redeemed” Actually Means We sing the word constantly. Redeemed. It shows up in hymns, on coffee
Eschatology
Not Destined for Wrath: When Prophecy Makes You Afraid Instead of Ready
Some men close a prophecy book more anxious than they opened it. That is a sign something in the reading
Bible Exposition
Come, Buy Without Money: A Verse-by-Verse Walk Through Isaiah 55
An invitation shouted in a marketplace, addressed to people with no money — and a promise that outlives the mountains.
Gospel Foundations
You Were Not Just Lost. You Were an Enemy.
Reconciliation only means something if there was a war. Scripture says there was. The way most of us learned to
Gospel Foundations
Why the Cross? The Substitution at the Heart of the Gospel
The cross is not a symbol of general love. It is a specific transaction — and if you miss what
Doctrine
Declared Righteous Before You Change: The Doctrine of Justification
The Verdict That Comes Before the Change Ask most people how they stand with God and they will answer with
Gospel Foundations
Born Again: What Jesus Meant, and Why It Isn’t Optional
Gospel Foundations — The New Birth He came at night. A ruler of the Jews, a teacher of Israel, a
Doctrine
Propitiation: The Word That Holds the Cross Together
Doctrine — the word that holds the cross together There is a word that most Christians have heard sung but
Gospel Foundations
Pardoned Is Not the Same Thing as Adopted
Gospel Foundations — the difference between a cleared record and a family name Imagine a courtroom where a guilty man
Doctrine
Kept: The Grip That Holds You Is Not Your Own
The fear underneath a serious man’s effort is that one day he’ll finally let go. The perseverance of the saints says you won’t—because you are held.
Gospel Foundations
Justified: The Verdict God Renders Before You Improve
Justification is a verdict, not a process. God declares you righteous before you have improved a thing. Most people, if
Doctrine
You Were Not Hired. You Were Adopted.
Forgiveness clears the record. Adoption gives you a name. The gospel does both — and most Christians live as if
Gospel Foundations
It Is Finished: The One Word That Settles Your Account
Tetelestai was a working word — the word for a settled account. Jesus did not say “I am finished.” He said “It is finished.” What got paid, and why adding to it is not humility.
Gospel Foundations
You Don’t Have to Wonder If You Belong to Him
Gospel Foundations — the basics, said clearly There is a question that shows up at 2 a.m. and never once