Why should we want to be sanctified? Is there really any point at all in striving to be holy? Does the gospel, on its own, make us better each day or do we have to take action steps and put sweat into it to become more like Christ? Just thinking about becoming more sanctified in our lives can just make our heads start to spin. Honestly the process just seems downright confusing. The idea of pursuing holiness is completely countercultural to the ways of this world. Today, even within Christianity, there seems to be a lot of different perspectives and […]

“Justification is the doctrine on which the church stands or falls.” – Herman Bavinck For Christians the good news is that we are justified. We have been justified by grace alone, through faith in Christ only. This is the good news of Christianity. Whenever you want to try and understand the gospel deeper you need to go directly to the doctrine of justification. However, one of the most important things that we must realize is that at the center of our justification is our union with Christ. Because we have been unified with Christ, we now receive all of the […]

“The great mistake made by people is hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.” –A.W. Pink Many people grow up in the church feeling a burden of having to perform. They think that devotion to God looks like rigorous effort and righteous improvement. However, the stunning truth that should rock all Christians to the core is the fact that they don’t have the ability within themselves to be fully devoted to God. Say what? Performance freaks, which applies to many Christians, love to convince themselves that they have the ability to “do it.” […]