Apart from Christ, the true vine, we can bear no fruit of righteousness, but only the corrupt, rotten, stink-fruit of sinful self-indulgence.

Before we can understand what God has said, sometimes we need to understand how God has said. Different genres of Biblical literature require different understandings. How should we read Wisdom Literature? What do we need to understand about how Proverbs works? Is there a literary context to be considered? Or should every Proverb be taken as an individual nugget of wisdom?

The Lord's Messiah will sanctify His elect, lead them to everlasting life in a new Exodus, dwell with them in love as a Bridegroom with His bride, becoming their every good treasure, hope, and defense.

An exposition of chapter 11, paragraphs 4-6, of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, concerning the justification of the elect, the decree, accomplishment, and application of justification in time, the ongoing fruit of justification, and the working of justification in history.

The Lord will judge His people, but with the redemptive purpose of purifying His church and preparing it for glory.