Because the biblical story unfolds in real places among real people, archaeology helps us understand the world in which God's saving work took place and, in turn, enriches our reading of Scripture.
The Reformers did not return to the sources because they believed the old was better than the new, nor because antiquity possesses authority simply by virtue of its age. They returned to the sources to recover the language and words that were actually written and spoken, especially those by great teachers and, most importantly, God Himself.
The certainty of faith is utter assurance because it depends upon nothing of your own. It is entirely trusting that God is a propitious, pardoning God—the God who justifies sinners by forgiving them.

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We are so free as Christians that we don't even have to compare ourselves to other Christians.
To be lukewarm is to take refuge in your own works apart from the works of God.
When the Bible talks about bearing fruit, it’s not talking about what we must do to produce fruit.
The prophets of old were right: we do resemble what we revere. Our anthropology is hijacked by materialism. We become just stuff who consume stuff and hope to have enough stuff to make life worth it.
“There is no obedience that does not have its eyes on either God or neighbor. An obedience that is motivated by what we will get out of it is no obedience at all.”
We expect God to try us, not for our crimes, but for our better moments.
I got your life application right here! First off, Happy New Year! It's 2019 and there's a sense of optimism floating about in the air.
As is usually the case with God, He uses something strange and earthly as a picture of His grace and mercy.
We fail over and over again to tame the sin in our hearts, to guard the doors of our lips and to act like the children of God.
Following him will also mean keeping our eyes locked on him so unswervingly that we don’t have the time or energy to be standing on tiptoes, peeping over fences into other people’s troubles and struggles.
So much religion is all about us getting this or getting that. The God who comes to us in Jesus is all about giving us himself over and over.
I’m a drug addict. Specifically, a recovering drug addict. More specific, a grateful recovering drug addict.