We all know that the church is "by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed." But why is this so, how does it happen, and what are the purposes of God in such?

Gifted brother and deacon Chris Cox on the parable of the sower from Mark's gospel.

What does this passage mean? Must women wear a veil in worship? Is long hair or kept hair her covering? Is this issue of head coverings just cultural to that time period? Or, is this passage more fundamentally about order in worship, and Christ-centeredness in worship?

1 Corinthians 11:2-3 - The critical theologian foundation of the head coverings passage. Here we see that the text must be understood in light of its doctrine of headship, creation, and redemption.

Sunday School Hour: The Law and Gospel distinguished, from chapter 8 of "A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel" by John Colquhoun.

Gifted Brother Chandler Kelley from the gospel of Mark: Christ's Sonship and authority is indisputable and indispensable for God's people.

Sunday School Hour: The Law and Gospel distinguished, from chapter 7 of "A Treatise on the Law and the Gospel" by John Colquhoun.

What is love? In exhorting the church to love one another, we see that the ground for such a command is rooted in the nature of God, the work of God in history, and the abiding power of God through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Sin, Salvation, and Savior as illustrated in the book of Philemon, and exemplified in the ministry of the Apostle Paul.

The parable of the unforgiving servant highlights both the mercy of our God in Christ as well as the Christian's calling to model that mercy in forgiving one another.