We don’t flinch at sin. We speak Christ into it.
One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.

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The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.
Weak faith in a strong Christ is still saving faith.
Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do
One of the primary reasons we do not have to fear the future is because the future is certain in Christ.
With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
God has a plan for this world that he put into place from eternity, a plan that is carried out in Jesus Christ and promises unimaginably great blessings for believers.
The Second Edition of “The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?” by Steven Hein is now available from 1517 Publishing.
For all mankind, the answer is terrifically simple and remains the same: God wants to turn us towards the cross and then turn us back to our neighbors.
The grace of God does not save us at the beginning only in order to keep ourselves in his good graces by our good enough readiness.
The Holy Spirit is sent, not to talk about himself, but to point us to Jesus.