Conversion
10 Flavors of Works-Based Salvation
By Ed Moore | 02.10.2020And any work which you try to contribute to your salvation, your justification before God, annuls the grace of God and insults the God of grace.
5 Reasons You Should Preach through Philippians
By Paul Tautges | 01.31.2020In Philippians, the apostle demonstrates how the fullness of the believer’s joy is rooted in his relationship to Christ—in the event of justification and in the progress of sanctification.
All Christian Ministry Is Supernatural
By William Farley | 01.27.2020Paul had no illusions. He would either have a supernatural ministry or go home. He was totally dependent. There were no other options.
Nominal Christianity—Not Complementarianism—Leads to Abuse
By Caleb Morell | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 11.22.2019Conservative views on marriage and family are not sufficient in and of themselves to create healthy families and marriages. Church participation and membership make a huge difference.
Why Do Christians Need to Hear the Gospel Every Day?
By Cameron Smart | 11.22.2019Here are eight reasons we need to hear gospel truths each and every day.
10 Reasons Why You Should Preach through Romans
By Bob Johnson | 10.25.2019John Piper waited until the end of his pastoral ministry before he preached through Romans. I didn’t have that much wisdom, so I dove in.
What Did the Cross Achieve?: The Logic of Penal Substitution
By J. I. Packer | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019The task which I have set myself in this lecture is to focus and explicate a belief which, by and large, is a distinguishing mark of the word-wide evangelical fraternity: namely, the belief that the cross had the character of penal substitution, and that it was in virtue of this fact that it brought salvation to mankind.
How to Explain Covenantal Headship to Your Members
By Harry Fujiwara | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019In explaining covenantal headship to your members, it will be helpful to walk them through three closely related biblical truths: total depravity, the virgin birth, and substitutionary atonement.
Lose Particular Redemption, Lose Penal Substitution
By Sinclair Ferguson | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019Penal substitution implies efficacious redemption.
Did the Church Fathers Affirm Penal Substitutionary Atonement?
By Brian Arnold | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019Did the church fathers also hold to the doctrine of penal substitution? The answer is yes and no.
Book Review: The Unsaved Christian
Review by John Power | 06.14.2019Matthew 7 reminds us of the missional urgency to reach those in our worship services who are comfortable with Christian lingo but have no understanding of the truth.
5 Reasons Pastors Ought to Pray for Slow Growth
By Aaron Menikoff | 05.06.2019Smaller churches are not godlier than larger churches. I’m not calling for no growth. I’m simply going to suggest both you and your congregation will be well-served by slow and steady growth.
We Need to Help New Converts from Non-Christian Backgrounds Honor Their Families
By Ajith Fernando | 03.28.2019It’s vital for older Christians to talk often with new Christians, making sure that in following Christ, they haven’t unduly harmed their relationship with their family.
The Tragedy of Sparing Others from Obedience
By Joey Nickerson | 03.04.2019We’re not doing anyone any favors by sparing them obedience, even when it’s hard, even when it feels “insane.” We’re only withholding from them everything on the other side.
Reformation Doctrine Fuels Reformation Ecclesiology: A Brief History
By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019The Reformation fire has not gone out, nor has the evangelistic zeal of the modern American church died. The Word still speaks—and the gospel still is mighty to save.
