Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.

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We vote because we are citizens, and it is our duty. We serve our neighbors in love because it is our Christian calling.
God desires that all men might be saved. The problem, the stumbling block, does not lie with God. The problem is one of man’s heart and spirit.
Solomon did not write Ecclesiastes to bum you out. He wrote it to set you free.
God seeks us so we might find Him, but He does so in ways that do not always make sense to us.
God is in control of history and He can even use evil and evil ones to accomplish His purposes.
Little do we know the ancient and everlasting healing powers of God’s beloved tender shoot.
Who wants to be Ezekiel?” Any volunteers? Being a prophet of the LORD most high does not always come with a great job description!
What does it take to be a Christian? Christ.
Jeremiah is saying, “LORD I am doing my job, why are You NOT doing Yours?”
Even as children of God, we have down days. That’s just a fact of being sinful and living in an evil world.
Isaiah first reminds the people of who they are and then tells them why they are who they are; to bring the teachings and promises of the LORD to all people.
Only when we stand where God has located Himself for us do we find an imperishable promise.