What is the Righteousness of God?
For the past six months I have been writing a book on Romans. At times, I have felt like I was in the house of Gaius listening to Paul dictate his letter. Imagine what that [...]
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What is the Righteousness of God in Romans 1:17?
Here is the most important paragraph in the most important letter ever written: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who [...]
God is Righteous in Making the Sinner Righteous
Years ago I heard Joseph Prince say, “God is righteous in making the sinner righteous.” When I heard this, my spirit responded with a hearty “Amen!” But this was one [...]
What Does it Mean to be Righteous?
When I was a kid, my favorite moment in the school year was the minute the last exam finished. “Time’s up, pens down. Please remain seated until your paper is [...]
Doers of the Law Will be Justified?
Was the Apostle Paul confused when he wrote Romans 2:13? Because this verse doesn’t seem to belong in the Bible: For it is not the hearers of the law who are just before [...]
Are you Self-Righteous? Take the Test!
When you reach a certain age, you have to go for periodic checkups to ensure that nasty diseases haven’t flared up since your last check up. Similarly, it’s a good idea [...]
How to be Content
Are you a contented Christian? Or do you have a nagging sense that God is displeased with you and unhappy with your performance? Are you resting in his righteousness? Or are [...]
What Does it Mean to be One with the Lord?
Many Christians don’t know how good they’ve got it. In our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. [...]
Is humanity righteous? (Romans 5:18-19)
If I gave you a million dollars, how would you react? If you were poor, you’d be thrilled. You’d thank me and tell all your friends how awesome I am. But if you were Bill [...]
What is the Cure for Guilt?
The other day I lost my temper. It was only for a moment, but it was enough. Damage was done. Later I felt sick about what I did and took steps to make amends. This is how [...]
Can Christians fall away? (Hebrews 6:4-6)
One of the benefits of believing the gospel of grace is that it changes the way you read the Bible. You realize that God is not in the bait and switch business of drawing you [...]
The Test of Your Gospel
I once heard a preacher say that “80 to 90% of Christians are unacquainted with the gospel of grace.” I guess this estimate is not far off the mark as evidenced by the [...]
Happy Easter!
This account of the good news is brought to you by the prophet Isaiah and the wordsmith Eugene Peterson: Good Friday (Is 53) 1 Who believes what we’ve heard and seen? Who [...]
Righteousness Revealed
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Romans 2:13 – Justified by the Law?
“For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.” (Rms 2:13, NIV) What?! [...]
The 3Rs of Christianity
At the risk of overlooking some liberating truths, the basics of following Christ can be reduced to 3 Rs. 1. Righteousness The gospel reveals a righteousness that comes from [...]
Escape to Reality 