Tag Archives: the Christian life
Sacrifice: Have we given up?
Life
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. (Mark 8:35).
The pastor and the evangelical priority list
Pastoral Ministry
Hell part 4: Pastoral reflections on hell
One to one: The essential ingredient of pastoral care
Drawing on Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor, David Williams explains to pastors why one-to-one Bible reading is well worth their investment. (more…)
Fighting the new fight
Resource Talk, Sola Panel
If you were a youngish Christian in the 1980s, it is almost certain that, at some point, someone would have pressed a copy of John White’s The Fight into your hands and urged you earnestly to read it. It was simply one of the standard Christian books of the era, and for several good reasons.
Doing good: The shape of the Christian life (Part 1): Why we don’t
Life
Stuart Heath argues that the Christian life is more than just having faith, it’s about doing good.
This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Read Part 2 and Part 3.
“Being Christian is not about doing good things”, quoth the preacher. “It’s about trusting in Jesus.” Here is the uniqueness of the Christian story: God in Christ has acted on our behalf. We could never be good enough to satisfy God’s requirements—we deserve to be condemned. But Jesus took our punishment for us, rescuing us from God’s right anger. God calls us not to earn our salvation, but to trust that he can save us. This is a beautiful, soul-satisfying truth. But when we talk about being Christian, if we only ever speak about ‘believing in Jesus’, we are dangerously out of step with the New Testament. (more…)