An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God
By Steven Paulson
10/16/25
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An Introduction to The Bondage of the Will: The Preached and Unpreached God

This is the fifth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
10/15/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: Election and the Word

This is the fourth installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin
Scott Keith
Scott Keith
10/14/25

An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will: In Bondage to Sin

This is the third installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.

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Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
10/25/19

Confessing the Father's Confession About the Son

When it comes to confessing the truth of the Christian faith, Christians are given the words. We don’t have to formulate them ourselves.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/23/19

Crucified Expectations: The Great Reversal of the Cross

By pouring out his life unto death, Jesus reverses our death.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/05/19

A Look at 1 Peter 2: That We May Be His Own

He calls us to suffer as Christ suffered. That is, we are to suffer in service to our neighbor even if they caused the injustice.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
09/03/19

Our Righteous Doorman: A Reflection on 1 John 2:1–6

We walk to the cross by the faith that God bestows on us, not by our own power, reason, or might.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
06/17/19

Staring into the Sun on Holy Trinity Sunday

On Holy Trinity Sunday, God draws our attention, not to the inner workings of the Trinity, but the outer workings of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
06/10/19

A Communion of Saints for the Forgiveness of Sins

The Holy Spirit gathers us together and keeps the church in the true faith, and He does it all by way of the Gospel.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
06/03/19

Can Christianity and Science Coexist?

In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/29/19

Beyond Our Grasp

We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/15/19

A Spirit-Wrought Confession in the Midst of Suffering

In the midst of our suffering, grief, and distress, David gives us words to confess.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
04/05/19

Our Great Worship Leader

Worship not only starts with God; it also returns to Him through the filter of the cross. Jesus did not enter a cosmic retirement after his ascension.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/24/19

Carried to the Table of the King

In Christ, the new and better David, we are redeemed from our lame condition of sin
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
03/14/19

Practice Your Righteousness in Fasting

Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us
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