Law or Gospel — Which comes first? Sometimes in life, the question is posed to us, “Which do you want first — the bad news or the good news?” In response to this question, some choose to hear the good news first. It appears they desire to be thoroughly overwhelmed with the positive before getting their dose … More What is the Gospel?
Paul was loving and humiliating his readers. It mattered not whether they were Jewish or Gentile. He cared not whether they were rank Romans or holy Hebrews. Whether irreligious or religious, whether immoral or moral, whether church abstainers or church attenders, Paul sought to help all his friends by forcing them to bow their knees before the Holy Judge. He began by humbling the pagan: … More The Pagan, the Pious, and those Perishing
In Acts 13, Paul was in the midst of his first missionary campaign. On one particular day he found himself worshiping in the local synagogue in Pisidian Antioch. As was the Jewish custom, a portion of the Law was first read. Following this, a reading from the Prophets was presented. Then, at the point in the service … More Evangelical Preaching in the House of Worship
Unfathomable Grace 