The Gospel
American Civil Religion and the Gospel Aren’t the Same Thing
By John D. Wilsey | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Civil religion, when it remains unevaluated and unchecked by the Word of God, can easily run amok. It can present the nation as God, as the savior of the world, as the last best hope on earth.
The Church’s Most Powerful Political Word: The Gospel
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Our gospel, the gospel of justification by faith alone, is profoundly political. It creates a new body politic, one where there’s no boasting. And it sends us as ambassadors with a message of peace for all who would look to King Jesus and live.
Churches Should Say Neither Too Little Nor Too Much
By Matthew Arbo | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018The prophetic nature of the church is to live and speak as a people unembarrassed by the power of the gospel.
How the State Serves Both Salvation and Religious Freedom
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Don’t put too much hope in government. But don’t give up on it either. Churches need good governments.
Are “Altar Calls” a Good Idea?
By Mark Dever | 03.22.2018When a Christian minister preaches the gospel, there has to be an invitation. But that invitation is a call to repent and believe—not to physically relocate your body at the … keep reading…
Book Review: Perfect Sinners, by Matt Fuller
Review by Tim Chapman | 03.15.2018Too many believers feel too often as though we’re living life on trial before God, uncertain of his verdict on us. This book should help Christians realize that’s not the case.
Episode 43: On Pastoring Through Theological Controversies (with Ligon Duncan)
By J. Leeman, L. Duncan, M. Dever | 03.13.2018It’s not a pastor’s job to have a PhD. But pastors are called to protect the flock from false teachers, and to shepherd people through theological questions and concerns.
How Charles Spurgeon Pastored Fellow Suffering Christians
By Michael Reeves | 03.08.2018When pastoring the suffering and depressed, Spurgeon seemed most often to have focused people on Christ crucified as the Man of Sorrows.
The Foolish Quest for a “Silver Bullet” in Global Missions
By Steve Jennings | 03.02.2018We’ve gone mad trying to unlock what everyone since the days of the apostles hasn’t discovered yet: the perfect formula for explosive, exponential kingdom growth.
Episode 39: On “Mere Christianity”
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.13.2018Is “mere Christianity”—the conviction that we should focus on only what’s essential to being a Christian—really the path toward true Christian unity? Does it guard the gospel over time?
Why Should Christians Today Read Jonathan Edwards?
By Jeremy Kimble | 02.01.2018Pastors in particular will benefit from Edwards, as they gain a clearer view of God, settle into a particular and important historical milieu, and consider his wisdom on a vast number of subjects.
Do You Suffer from ‘Bible Anorexia’?
By Keri Folmar | 01.22.2018Cutting-edge music, artistic videos, and clever illustrations can build a crowd, but God’s Word is what the Holy Spirit uses to build a church.
A Biblical Theology of Church Discipline
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018God’s discipline of his people is an integral part of the Bible’s entire storyline, from Eden to the new creation.
Putting People Before Policies in Church Discipline
By Nate Pickowicz | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018In recent years, the number of churches committed to exercising biblical church discipline seems to be increasing.
Fill Believers, Not Buildings: Why Success in Ministry Isn’t a Numbers Game
By Jaime Owens | 12.04.2017The measure of a pulpit ministry isn’t its width, but its depth.
