The Saving King
Jesus Christ wasn’t the Savior King Israel expected, and He’s not always the Savior King we expect. But Jesus is the Savior King Israel and we urgently and desperately need.
Zechariah 9:9
Rest and Peace – The Heart of the Reformation
Understanding that we are saved by grace, justified by faith, forgiven through Christ, according to God’s word, to the glory of God is the key to the Christian faith and to entering God’s rest.
Romans 5:1-2 (ESV)
The Covenant of Promise
God promised to bless Abram and his seed abundantly, and He called Abram and His seed to be a blessing to the whole world.
Genesis 12:1-7
Soli Deo Gloria – Glory To God Alone
Scripture teaches we are saved on account of God’s grace alone, through the work of Christ alone, which is accessed by faith alone, so that the glory for our salvation might be to God alone.
Romans 3:27-31
Living as Citizens of Two Kingdoms
Christians are citizens of the common kingdom because they are humans, but they are also citizens of the redemptive kingdom because they have been born again in Christ, and they must never confuse or merge these kingdoms. John 17:14-18 Reading: Psalm 47:1-9 Listen to the teaching Look at the teaching […]
Messiah’s Mosaic
The church is God’s nation, comprised of people from every nation and culture, and her primary allegiance is to God’s kingdom rather than each member’s preferred culture.
Galatians 3:26-29
God’s Sojourning Exile People (Part 2)
In this age Christians are sojourning exiles, serving with unbelievers in our common kingdom and culture, as we long for our heavenly home.
Jeremiah 29:1-14
God’s Sojourning Exile People (Part 1)
In this age Christians are sojourning exiles, serving with unbelievers in our common kingdom and culture, as we long for our heavenly home.
Hebrews 11:8-10, 13-16
A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Part 2)
After the fall, God instituted a distinction between the kingdom of man, the realm of common grace ruled through general revelation, and the kingdom of God, the realm of saving grace ruled through special revelation.
Romans 2:14-15
A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Part 1)
After the fall, God instituted a distinction between the kingdom of man, the realm of common grace ruled through general revelation, and the kingdom of God, the realm of saving grace ruled through special revelation, in order to preserve the human race and redeem His people.
John 18:33-36
Our Redemption in Christ (God’s Saving Grace)
Salvation from sin comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Romans 3:9-26