Having been united to Christ by faith, believers have become heirs with Christ in the blessed inheritance of God’s eternal glory. But being an heir, by definition requires patience. Though […]

John Calvin wrote that Spirit of Adoption was the Holy Spirit’s “first title.” That is, of all the ways in which the Scriptures refer to the Holy Spirit, Spirit of […]

Each sentence of Romans eight is so dense with truth that we could easily justify spending far more time wading into its depths. This certainly holds true for verses 12-17. […]

During his ministry Jesus frequently appealed to the sorts of starkly different pathways that are set before humanity. There is the broad way that leads to destruction and the narrow […]

The eighth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans has been variously called the acropolis, the apex, and the summit of the New Testament. It has been likened to the […]

Among the miraculous works of God, none are so remarkable as the eternal Son of God taking upon himself a human nature and entering the human family through the womb […]

The last half of John chapter 12 encompasses Jesus’ final public teaching. As such, verses 20-50 function as a kind of epilogue wherein Jesus is summing up the purpose of […]

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is one of just a few events recorded by all four gospel writers. John’s somewhat abbreviated account leaves out a few details, focusing primarily on […]

As we move into the Book of Glory, Jesus’ public ministry of healing and preaching comes to an end and his march to the cross takes center stage. The rest […]