Posts with the tag “redemption”

The sovereignty of God gives Him the freedom to exercise His will in whatever manner He may desire. No other will or action binds His sovereignty. The sovereignty of God can be observed in the exercise of His sovereign rule over the whole cosmos. He exercises unmitigated sovereignty over each and every thing in the universe, from the microscopic electron in the atom to the movement of the sun, and nothing can escape His sovereign rule. As we behold God in His sovereignty, this truth should strengthen our faith because we have this assurance that God has authority over everything, and He uses this Lordship for our good (Rom. 8:28).  Read More

When we think about the Love of God, we need to make some necessary distinctions.  Read More

Justification is, as I see it in Scripture, the legal declaration that righteousness has been imputed and guilt pardoned. Such righteousness is imputed through Christ’s work on our behalf, and such guilt is pardoned through the very same work: Christ’s atoning sacrifice - that is, His substitutionary death in our stead as He took our sin to Calvary’s cross and then to the grave.  Read More

Baxter's book is a sobering reminder that one day we all will die, some sooner than others. That much is a guarantee.  Read More

Christ is worthy. And if there is nothing worse for the believer than to displease Christ, then there is nothing better than for the believer to please Christ.  Read More

The Bible is not just a disconnected book of 66 individual and separate books. Rather, it is one book with one focused point.  Read More