Faith Has Substance
Absolutely nothing we do can please God apart from this kind of faith. Without faith, pleasing God is impossible. Faith Has Substance | Reflections But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he
John MacArthur
What Does it Mean to be a Christian?
For some, being “Christian” is primarily cultural and traditional, a nominal title inherited from a previous generation, the net effect of which involves avoiding certain behaviors and occasionally attending church. What Does It Mean to
What Makes Christianity Different
There are, after all, only two kinds of religion in all the world. Every false religion ever devised by mankind or by Satan is a religion of human merit. What Makes Christianity Different | Reflections
The Beginning of a Promise
Christ rose from the dead in triumph, gaining redemption for Adam’s fallen race, while destroying the works of the devil. The Beginning of a Promise And I will put enmity between you and the woman,
Moralism is Not the True Gospel
In Matthew 23:13–39, Jesus pronounced a series of woes on the religious leaders of His time. Moralism Is Not the True Gospel. Christian reflection by John MacArthur “These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom
God Is Love
By saying “God is love,” the apostle is making a very strong statement about the character and the essence of God. It is God’s very nature to love—love permeates who He is. God Is Love
True Love
The love that we hear about in popular songs is almost always portrayed as a feeling—usually involving unfulfilled desire. True Love Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade
How We Come to Faith
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him . . . no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father. How We
In Christ
Those verses describe the absolute identification with Christ that is the essential characteristic of the elect. We are indivisibly linked in a spiritual sphere of new life. In Christ | Devotional Therefore we were buried
Preaching the Truth
The contemporary craving for shallow sermons that please and entertain is at least partly rooted in the popular myth that Jesus Himself was always likable, agreeable, winsome, and at the cutting edge of His culture’s