Start with the Cheese (1 Samuel 17:17-20)
People often ask me, “How can I get started in ministry?” The answer is pretty simple. You start with the cheese. I’ll explain. Do you remember when God raised up David to defeat Goliath? That was certainly one of history’s most impressive examples of being used by God in ministry, right? But do you know […]
William Barclay on Faith as Allegiance
If you’re a preacher, you probably know the name William Barclay from The Daily Study Bible Series commentary. Barclay is a dangerous resource to use. On the one hand, you will almost always find him making an insightful, practical, and/or “preachable” comment on any given text. At least, that’s what I’ve found. On the other […]
Incuestionablemente, John Piper cree en la salvación por obras
Un lector nos alertó sobre esta cita de John Piper. Aparece en el prólogo de Faith Alone: The doctrine of Justification (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015). Como dice Tom Schreiner, el libro “aborda una de las cuestiones fundamentales de nuestra condición humana: ¿cómo puede una persona estar en paz con Dios?” La extraordinaria respuesta cristiana […]
George Muller’s Holy Confidence
If you are a grace believer—unlike many people in Christendom—you are not worried about being judged for your eternal salvation because Jesus settled that issue the moment you believed in Him for eternal salvation: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, […]
Not Everyone Is Ready to Receive Blessings
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds (Acts 7:22). And with all that pagan learning, what was the first thing Moses did out of the gate to serve God? He murdered an Egyptian! Moses was forty years old at the time (Acts 7:23)—my age. […]
Escogidos para dar frutos: La elección en el evangelio de juan
Este es un capítulo del libro Chosen to serve: why divine election is to service, not to eternla life[i] [Elegido para servir: por qué la elección divina es al servicio, no a la vida eterna] ¿Recuerdas cuando era el momento de hacer presentaciones orales en clase? Siempre me ponía de los nervios. Cuando la profesora […]
La inmortalidad no es lo mismo que la vida eterna
La Teología de la Gracia Gratuita impacta el entendimiento del tema del castigo final. La cuestión es, ¿Qué les pasa a los no creyentes después del Juicio del Gran Trono Blanco? Una distinción que hace la Teología de la Gracia Gratuita es relativamente sutil. Enfatizamos que los creyentes tienen la vida eterna como posesión presente […]
Can You Be Sanctified by Pressure Tactics?
The diamond industry has long been marred by violence and exploitation—hence the term “blood diamonds.” That tragic reality has helped fuel efforts to discover ways to make synthetic diamonds. Recently, German scientists were able to make diamonds out of peanut butter! The process involved applying staggering amounts of pressure over a few weeks to the […]
Revenge Is a Cycle (Judges 15)
Judges 14-15 is a study in the cycle of revenge. It all started with Samson’s troubled relationship with women. Did you know that before his infamous entanglement with Delilah, Samson had an unnamed Philistine wife? Their relationship was rocky from the start. However, God planned to use Samson’s woman troubles “to move against the Philistines” […]
¿Salvo por Medio del Fruto?
¿Eres salvo por medio del fruto? John Piper cree que sí: “En la salvación final en el juicio final, la fe es confirmada por el fruto santificador producido, y somos salvos por ese fruto y esa fe. Como dice Pablo en el versículo de 2 Tesalonicenses 2:13, “…de que Dios os haya escogido desde el […]