Reading Scripture in Light of Redemption
There is no room for prideful feelings that we in some way achieved our salvation because God’s salvation is freely and sovereignly bestowed through faith not works.
The Bible & Your Salvation
The Word's Ultimate Solution
God’s perfect justice was settled on behalf of sinners who trust in Christ by the substitutionary death of Jesus on the cross resulting in a complete atonement.
Scripture's Overarching Theme of Grace
An acute awareness of sin should drive us to embrace (then celebrate) the imputed righteousness of Christ that is freely granted through faith to all variety of sinners.
The Goal of Scripture's Many Rules
The rules & the assessments of the Bible are directed strongly and specifically toward each of us so that we might own our many sins and cry out for grace without excuse.
The Word's Clarity About Our Sin
We must vigilantly avoid relative definitions of sin & righteousness and humbly accept God’s scriptural declarations about our deficiency before a holy God.
Making Sense of the Bad in "The Good Book"
Sin is a terribly bad even though God uses it for good – that’s why we should work to run from temptation without any rationalization or excuses.
The Unfailing Promises of God's Word
God is a faithful God who by nature always keeps his promises (for our good and for our correction) in spite of our unfaithfulness and disobedience.
The Centrality of Scripture
The Bible claims to be the inscripturated record of God’s words to us, and if so, it demands our attention and a willingness to accept what it says to us and about us.