Romans 7 Does Describe Your Christian Experience
John Piper When I teach on Romans 7, I expect there may be pushback to my argument that Romans 7:14–25 refers to Paul’s—and thus to our—Christian experience.
Five Truths About Eternal Security
John Piper In this lab, John Piper deals with the security of every believer, and draws in lots of texts to explain how God keeps his children from falling away. He summarizes this important doctrine with five critical truths...
3 Good Reasons to be “Re-Baptized”
Jordan Standridge I believe that for the sake of obedience to Jesus and for the sake of conscience we should take the practice of baptism seriously. So, in light of the importance that Scripture places on baptism, here are three reasons which might lead a person to consider getting “re-baptized.”
The Reformation Gave Us a Seat at the Table
Kevin DeYoung Next to justification, there was no issue more fiercely debated during the Reformation than the doctrine of the Lord’s Supper. Although the Reformers did not always agree among themselves as to the meaning of the Supper, they were unified in their opposition to the Roman Catholic notion of transubstantiation...
Defending Substitution
D. A. Carson Gathercole's introduction begins by asking the question raised by the old spiritual: "Were you there when they crucified my Lord?" If we answer "yes," we presuppose that we somehow participated in his death, or that in his death Jesus somehow represents us...
Questions to Ask Yourself About Eternal Security
For the Church Because eternal life is integral to the gospel's promise, eternal security is an integral blessing of the gospel, and to deny it is to embrace a truncated gospel...
What Do Expiation and Propitiation Mean?
R.C. Sproul When we talk about the vicarious aspect of the atonement, two rather technical words come up again and again: expiation and propitiation...