2 Primary Goals of God’s Election of Sinners to Salvation

2 Primary Goals of God’s Election of Sinners to Salvation December 19, 2023 by: Andrew David Naselli Understanding the Goal It’s really helpful to answer the question, What’s the goal of election? because we can better understand what we see if we know what the goal is. For example, I can better understand why men…

Why Elisabeth Elliot Changed Her Beliefs about Finding God’s Will

Why Elisabeth Elliot Changed Her Beliefs about Finding God’s Will June 28, 2023 by: Lucy S. R. Austen Seeking God’s Will Of the many books Elisabeth Elliot wrote, her best-known is surely her first, Through Gates of Splendor. The 1957 multibiography is first and foremost a narrative of how five families came together to plan…

10 Things You Should Know about Sanctification

10 Things You Should Know about Sanctification June 27, 2023 by: Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. Our Identity in Christ A significant part of our identity in Christ is that we’re washed, renewed, and regenerated by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5). Though work remains to…

Why Gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?

Why Gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh? December 17, 2023 by: John Piper The Gifts of the Magi God is not served by human hands as though he needed anything (Acts 17:25). The gifts of the magi are not given by way of assistance or need meeting. It would dishonor a monarch if foreign visitors…