The Wife of Jesus?

You have probably heard of the recent discovery of a 4th century (?) fragment that supposedly teaches that Jesus had a wife. Al Mohler helpfully responds to what is really going on with this discovery and its promotion. You can read the article at this link. I highly...

Better Than Life

Have you ever found yourself making a comparison about something and trying to communicate how valuable it is? Often what we do is elevate what we value by comparing it to things that everyone would acknowledge are necessary and good. David does just that in Psalm...

The Cost of Being a True Christian

This is the eighth installment in a series of posts from Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots(Hardcopy/Kindle). J. C. Ryle’s classic book on Holiness. Today we are going to look at a section of this book that deals with “The Cost.” He...

What is Love?

What is love? If we recognize that we live in a fallen depraved world, we are not going to go to that world to get the answer to this question, but to God’s infallible Word. So what is the God-breathed definition of love?  1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient,...

The Christian is at War

This is the seventh installment in a series of posts from Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots(Hardcopy/Kindle). J. C. Ryle’s classic book on Holiness. Ryle starts a section of His book entitled “The Fight” with these words: It is a...