TOPICS
Holiness
What Does It Mean to “Put Off the Old Self” and “Put On the New Self”? — Ephesians 4:20-24
All who are in Christ have the benefits of justification and sanctification. What does this mean, and what is Paul saying about the “old self” and the “new self” in Ephesians 4:20-24?
Accountability and God’s Love for Us
God knows us completely and loves us completely in Christ. Here’s why our accountability before God is a source of hope, not despair.
Rejoicing in God’s Holiness
God desires for us to rejoice in his holiness, not to be discouraged by it. What does God’s holiness mean for Christians?
Got Peace Right Now? 7 Things You Need to Know about Your Justification in Christ
Justification is the very heart of the gospel. Here are seven things Christians need to know about their justification in Christ.
BCL Online Picks — October 23, 2025
What do kings, marks, and AI have in common? They all raise the same question: Whom will we serve? This week’s online picks explore what true worship and allegiance look like in a world that resists authority and seeks to redefine truth.
Why Your Little Sins Are a Big Problem
Drip. Drip. Drip. Like a leaky faucet we don’t want to take the time to fix, we can often make light of what seem to be little sins in our lives and brush them off. Yet, our problem with sin is no little thing at all.
Being Lights in a Profane World
Our modern culture easily falls into irreverent and profane behavior. By their actions Christians are to be light and salt, encouraging those around them in the right use of God’s holy name.
Blood and Water: The Christian Fight for Holiness
Holiness is not something that some special Christians will aspire to. Every Christian will “make every effort … to be holy” (Heb. 12:14) for the Lord is holy and without holiness we will never see him. Yet, how do we grow in holiness?
Striving for Godliness in the Christian Life — 2 Peter 1
In 2 Peter 1 the apostle addresses a woeful state of affairs: a worldly, lazy, self-indulgent, and ineffective church in which Christians prefer passing pleasures over the godliness true faith demands. Peter tackles it head-to-head.