The Power of the Gospel (Romans Intro)

What is Justification by faith alone? Why does it matter? Our Hosts explain that the book of Romans teaches that to stand before a holy God humans need to be perfect. Becuase no one is good let alone perfect, God sent his son Jesus Christ to die in the place of sinners so that by […]

Is Justification the transforming power of grace working out in the lives of people who have faith in Christ? Is Justification something God declares becuase the person attains a level of holiness with the power of the Holy Spirit? Or is justification an act of God’s free grace where God declares sinners righteous only becuase […]

We all have a list of people we think don’t deserve grace, and you’re likely on somebody else’s. And this, I think, was precisely Jesus’s point. He was more than willing to hobnob with the despised and rejected if it meant restoring them. He knew what Zacchaeus was and invited himself over anyway.

When practiced faithfully, the church remembers Christ, displays their unity, is strengthened in holiness, and proclaims the gospel until he comes. The Lord’s Table is not for isolated Christians—it is for the gathered church, where God nourishes his people and reminds them that their Redeemer is coming again.

One of the most compelling books in the Old Testament is that of Ruth, which follows its namesake’s journey from Moabite widow to covenantal member in the family of promise.

In Christ, you need not fear God’s gavel on the last day—let alone man’s lesser gavels. You can even look forward to that divine gavel with joyful anticipation, for it will signal God’s irreversible declaration that in Christ, you are innocent.