“You have no heart! You are heartless!” These phrases we often hear in response to someone who has just done or said something that we consider to be quite inhumane or inconsiderate of another human being or beings. The phrase is meant to convey the idea that the human heart is loving, kind, compassionate, and […]
Salvation
He Died for Me: Limited Atonement & the Universal Gospel
How can the atonement be limited in its efficacy without restricting the content or the scope of the free offer of the gospel? In his book, He Died for Me, Jeffrey D. Johnson seeks to solve the dilemma on how the death of Christ can be sufficient for all without being applied to all. Johnson […]
The Application of Christ’s Death
“…who [Jesus Christ] gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.” + Titus 2v14-15 The Nature of Christ’s Death The first thing […]
Are You Known in Hell?
“But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” (Acts 19:15) From this text, it is clear that Jesus and Paul are known in hell. The sons of Sceva were not. Are you known in hell? In other words – are you a threat to the devil’s […]
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the Sermon on the Mount
I have heard many people say, “Surely the Sermon on the Mount teaches that we have our sins forgiven only if we forgive others. Doesn’t our Lord say, ‘but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses’” (Matt. 6:15). Is this true? Is that not law? Where is […]