Lessons in the Wilderness: Warnings for the Church

Israel’s journey is a warning for us, calling us to trust God’s holiness, flee from sin and stand by His grace.

The Apostle Paul, writing to a confident Corinthian church, reaches back into Israel’s wilderness history and reminds his readers that spiritual privilege is no guarantee of spiritual safety. The generation Continue ReadingLessons in the Wilderness: Warnings for the Church

Calvinism and Arminianism Reject the Finished Work of Jesus Christ

What if John Calvin and Jacobus Arminius had debated their theologies: Would Calvinism and Arminianism both reject the finished work of Jesus Christ?

Calvinists make a big point about salvation being 100% God’s sovereign work from start to finish. Jesus paid for it. God calls and gives faith. And the person responds because Continue ReadingCalvinism and Arminianism Reject the Finished Work of Jesus Christ

Christians are Grafted into the Blessings of the New Covenant

The New Covenant was inaugurated by Christ’s blood and made with Israel alone, but the Church participates in its spiritual blessings by being grafted into the natural olive tree, with full fulfillment reserved for national Israel in the future.

The Bible talks a lot about something called the “New Covenant.” Some people think it’s just a New Testament thing for Christians, but the story is much bigger. It starts Continue ReadingChristians are Grafted into the Blessings of the New Covenant