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Changing diapers to the glory of God
The one where I explain how God is glorified in ordinary moments, and uses them for our sanctification.
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Sanctification: Positional and Progressive (Hebrews 10:10, 14)
The one where I completely buck the majority report on holiness from popular American Christianity; to bring struggling Christians comfort and joy from the old paths.
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Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect (and other impossible-to-follow commands)
The one where I explain why God gives us commands that we can’t perform, and why that’s actually very good news.
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By grace, through faith, for works: gospel and vocation in Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:8-10 teaches us that we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. In these verses, we are taught the proper distinction between Gospel and Law in the Christian life; and we also learn to distinguish between our salvation and our vocations.
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Walking in the light (1 John 1:5-10)
“Walking in the light” is not a first-class experience reserved for super saints. Instead, it is the way for those who have completely given up on being impressive.
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Salvation belongs to the Trinity
The one where I talk about how our salvation is the result of the perfectly harmonious work of the Triune God.
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The broad way and the narrow way, part 2: What it means
In Matthew 7:13-14, Christ admonishes us that there is a broad way that leads to destruction, and a narrow way that leads to life. In this post, we learn what the broad way and the narrow way way each represent.
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The broad way & the narrow way, part 1: What it doesn’t mean
In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus spoke about a broad way that leads to destruction; and a narrow way that leads to life. In part one of a two-post series on this passage, I correct two common misapplications of this text: first, that it means we must work hard at the Christian life, or we will lose…
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Let’s hear it for Huldah
The one where I argue that any discussion of “biblical” manhood and womanhood is incomplete without a serious conversation about Huldah.
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Extra nos: because there’s nothing good in us
We can do nothing to save ourselves, nor add to our salvation, nor maintain it, nor secure it. We can only receive it through faith, from outside of us. That’s very wonderful news!
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