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Salvation

What Does It Mean to Be Chosen in Christ?

By Jonathan Landry Cruse / February 2, 2024

What does the apostle Paul mean in Ephesians 4:1 when he writes that God “chose us in him before the foundation of the world”?

How Much Free Will Do You Really Have?

By Daniel Rowlands / January 5, 2024

Both Christians and non-Christians point out their free will, but how free are we? Are we free to do anything? Why don’t believers use their free will to freely choose never to sin again? It’s actually not all that simple when it comes to free will.

No One Shared the Gospel with Me

By Keith Mathison / December 28, 2023

When I see young people running away from God, acting in the most offensive ways they can imagine, I see my younger self. I see lost people who are in desperate need of Christ. Why didn’t even one Christian talk to young me about Jesus?

Immanuel: The Son Revealed in the Old Testament

By Daniel Rowlands / December 25, 2023

Should we be surprised that God came in the form of a suffering servant—the man Jesus Christ, who would save his people from their sins? Let’s go back to the biblical writings a number of centuries before the incarnation.

The Four Titles of Jesus — Isaiah 9:6

By Campbell Markham / December 18, 2023

What can we learn about the character of the Great King in Isaiah 9 to help us remember what Christmas is all about?

What Is the Significance of the Three Gifts the Wise Men Offered to Jesus?

By Campbell Markham / December 14, 2023

In Matthew 2 we read about pagan religious leaders who came to worship the Christ child. What is the significance of the three gifts the Magi presented to Jesus?

If We Love More, Will We Be Forgiven More? — Luke 7:47

By Derek J. Brown / November 15, 2023

In Luke 7:47 Jesus says: “Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much.” What does love have to do with forgiveness in Christ?

You Must Be Born Again to Become a Christian

By Campbell Markham / November 14, 2023

Some hear Jesus’ teaching and love it, and their lives are transformed for the better by it. Others hear it only reluctantly and remain diamond-hard against it. What makes the difference?

8 Attributes of God We Encounter at the Cross

By BCL / November 3, 2023

It is impossible for God’s mercy to override his justice. His holiness never conflicts with his love. Here are 8 attributes of God we encounter at the cross.