What happens when we are saved by Jesus? Most often Christians will talk about the forgiveness of sins that comes from our faith in Jesus. And that is definitely true but as we’ll see, there is much more to our salvation than our sins being forgiven. At the heart of our salvation is our union with Christ. One of...

We live in an increasingly divided world. Whether politics, entertainment, or diet choices, it seems like if we’re given two options, we’ll split into three groups. But how should the church look different from the world?  Christ’s desire for the church is that we be united as one in Him by the gospel, reflecting the oneness of our trinitarian...

How does God bring people to faith in Jesus? Let’s explore the answer to this question by looking at the concept of calling. God calls people to salvation in two interconnected and inseparable ways:  God calls people to salvation externally through the proclamation of the gospel, the news that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived a perfect life,...

There’s a word that appears in Scripture that is often misunderstood, misappropriated, and even maligned. Which is a shame because it is a beautiful word, one that offers so much hope because it puts God’s sovereign goodness on display. What is it? Election. Election, as it appears in Scripture, is one of the most humbling and awe-inspiring doctrines in...

Christians believe that we are justified, or declared righteous, by faith in Jesus alone, and not because of any good works on our part. But we also believe that our works matter. So how do justification and good works fit together?  Where many religions believe that good works lead to justification, or righteousness before God, Christianity holds fundamentally the...

Every religion with some kind of concept of sin has to address how to be seen as just, or righteous, in the eyes of God. Maybe a simpler way to explain it is with this question: How can we make up for our sins?  For all their differences, the vast majority of religions have a shared conclusion about how...