11 Reasons Jesus Is the Perfect Husband

11 Reasons Jesus Is the Perfect Husband August 09, 2023 by: Mike McKinley A Relationship with God How we carry out a relationship with God the Son? While [John] Owen argues that we live out our friendship with the Father with his love at the center, when it comes to the Son, it’s all about…


Podcast: Are You Courageous or Cowardly? (Joe Rigney)

Podcast: Are You Courageous or Cowardly? (Joe Rigney) August 07, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. Rethinking Courage and Cowardice In today’s episode, Joe Rigney discusses what it really means to have Christian courage. He explores why, contrary to common misconceptions, true courage isn’t the absence of fear…


The Greatest Danger That Any Human Being Faces

The Greatest Danger That Any Human Being Faces August 07, 2023 by: Joe Rigney Our Greatest Danger What is the greatest danger that any human being faces? Not physical pain or social ostracism or even death. The greatest danger we face is God. And he is a danger to us precisely because he is absolutely…


Acquitted of sin

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series What is Sin?

You are free, but you still walk with the shackles of this world. Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah,…


He took the punishment, and that made us whole.

The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We…