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The same Jesus that came to earth, lived, taught, died, and rose, is the same Jesus interceding for us now in heaven.

The call of the Christian life is to join God in his grand plan to magnify his own glory over all.

The essence of Christianity is this: there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Nothing — not hunger, not debt, not abuse, not death — can separate you from the love of Christ. These ten insights will show you why.

When the Old Testament was written, was it written in light of what would be said in the New Testament?

God pursues us with goodness and mercy in both joy and trials — all for his name's sake.

Though our outer self daily wastes away, we do not lose heart. We have an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

God gives different gifts in different measures to different people, and he gives them to unite us, not divide us.

God aims to be an utterly unique, wonderful, and exalted God, by condescending to forgive sinners and work for those who wait for him.

The global glory of the gospel shines all the more beautifully when it filters through the prism of diversity.

The greatest thing in the world is to know God apart from his wrath by the grace that Jesus purchased on the cross.

We long to belong. We long to be secure. We long for purpose. We long for riches. And all of these are satisfied in God as our Father.

We have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.

Jesus calls his people to the same humble service he so beautifully displayed in his life and death.

What do you do when you are reading a tough text and not getting much help from commentaries? John Piper models his approach from Ephesians 4:1–6.

No suffering or trial falls outside of God's sovereign control. He works all things together for the good of his children.

The world sees the suffering love of Christ for sinners in the suffering love of his people for sinners.

We must be eager to keep the unity that Christ purchased with his own blood.

God is the one being in the universe for whom self-exaltation is not the act of a needy ego, but an act of infinite giving.

God will not lead you down a pointless path, but to a holy ambition that meets great need for the glory of Jesus.

God eagerly waits for his lost children to come home. When they do, he receives them with open arms and a glad heart.

No matter how rough the road of your life, Jesus is a rock-solid friend who encourages and strengthens you to press on.

Do you have a quick temper? Do you get angry and find it hard to forgive? If Christ has saved you, he calls you to a long-suffering love.

If God did the impossible thing — deliver his Son over to death — then he will surely do the easy thing: freely give us all that Christ bought for us.

God is not an ER doctor responding to our hurts; he is the master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.

Jesus healed a few but left many more unhealed. Until he comes back, the main issue is not that we have perfect physical health, but that we meet him in our brokenness.

If biblical meekness does not just mean talking quietly or being soft, what does it mean?

God wills all things. But that does not mean he wants all things in the same way.

Jesus calls his followers to radical obedience — to forgo lives of comfort and move toward need.

If it's true that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, then the fight to be happy in God is the most important thing in life.

God does everything for his glory. Therefore, you don't need health, wealth, or prosperity in order to be happy.

Lowliness isn't something that we should want just enough of to get by. We should desire “all humility” to glorify Christ.

We should not be surprised or ashamed when we suffer in the name of Jesus. God refines us and displays the worth of Christ in and through our suffering.

Though the fight is difficult and the race is long, the sidelines are filled with saints who cheer you on, encouraging you to finish with faith.

If God is in control of everything, why do we suffer? Here are six affirmations to hold you through seasons of suffering.

Lowliness is fitting for the Christian because our redemption cost Christ his life. This should level any and every thought of boasting.

Any effort to renew our minds must follow the Holy Spirit's initiatives and enabling. The renewal of our minds is first and decisively his work — not ours.

The glorious hope of the gospel is that God himself supplies the righteousness he demands from us.

Everyone who believes in Jesus is a member of his flock. If you're his, he'll keep you safely to the end.

God will use everything — even the tragedies of our lives — to shine a bright light on the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ.

In all your troubles, pain, joy, and pleasures, continue to stay in the Scriptures, because there's no better way to invest than in God's very words.

A heart worthy of our calling is lowly, meek, long-suffering, and willing to endure others in love — in other words, it is a heart like Christ's.

When we clamor for praise, we are prideful and petty. But when God commands us to praise him, he is loving us to the uttermost.

The Lamb who was slain will one day receive the reward of his suffering — people will come to him in joyful faith from every tribe, tongue, and nation.

The Lamb who was slain will one day receive the reward of his suffering — people will come to him in joyful faith from every tribe, tongue, and nation.

Don't be stubborn like a mule, but run headlong to God in prayer while he may be found.

When we are commanded to walk worthily, are we ultimately responsible or does God do this in us?

Abundant life is not about having more stuff, but about having Jesus. Only he can save, satisfy, and give life because he is is the way, the truth, and the life.

Greater than our fear of unbelief should be our faith in God's promise to safely deliver us into his eternal rest.

Baptism: Immersion or sprinkling? Infants or adults? Does it matter?