Christian Living

The truly heavenly minded person is of greatest earthly good.

The ultimate form of glorification is to see Christ face-to-face. Faith in this event is…

The heart of the Christian life is knowing and loving Christ, Paul shows how this…

We gain Christ firstly, by being found in Him and gaining His righteousness by faith…

All of us seek to gain, and not lose in life. Our ‘life income statement’…

Who are your heroes? Paul holds up a man like Epaphroditus as an example of…

The church should have VUPs, not VIPs. Very Useful People are people like Timothy, who…

In Christian obedience, we battle to reconcile our own effort and discipline with God’s sovereignty…

Christians have the role of being ambassadors of Heaven: standing firm on doctrine, standing together…

Paul had found the answer to a no-lose life; the life where our all is…

In times of tumult and upheaval, what should a Christian’s response be to government?

Paul found that the gospel always turned things upside down, for those willing to follow…

Hanun’s insult to David is an illustration of the just response to mocking and rejecting…

David’s treatment of Mephibosheth is one of the Bible’s greatest illustrations of God’s grace.

David conquered the enemies of Israel and then consolidated his kingdom. For the Christian life,…

David thought he could give to God, but God outgave David with the Davidic covenant.…

There was never a time where we needed more of it, and there was never…

Only one person has gone to the grave and come back again. Jesus gives us…

Conflict is inevitable, but sinful conflict need not characterise the believer. David is an example…

Loving one’s friends is natural; loving one’s enemies is supernatural. David showed the heart. of…

God does not allow His children to wander far. In David’s life, God chastening brought…

Why do certain trials seem to repeat, over and over? Repetition in our lives is…

David had the chance to take revenge and destroy his legacy. The wise words of…

How David responded to Saul is a model of “saluting the uniform”, not the man.…

David experienced both the highs of loyalty from Jonathan, and the lows of betrayal from…

Leadership is learnt in the furnace of difficulty and trial. David had to learn difficult…

David turned to pragmatism at a time when he needed to trust God, It is…

At the heart of true friendship is the willingness to lay down one’s life and…

What kind of protection can the people of God expect? God’s protection of David illustrates…

Wisdom is the ability to see life from God\’s perspective, and so anticipate consequences from…

In a world where the understanding of emotion is badly warped, few understand the difference…

God is usually doing more than one thing with one action. This is seen clearly…

Why did God choose David? Much of the life of David speaks of God’s desire…

Leaders that are serious about truth but dispense with love can devolve into truth-tyrants like…

Fellowship and collaboration are matters decided by how much of the truth we share. Diotrephes…

To balance truth and love, it is necessary to understand the differences in importance between…

Love is more than ideas and sentiments, but involves face-to-face communion.

How can Christians survive during a time when we are cut off from corporate worship?…

The gospel lies at the centre of true Christian love. It is the ‘Shibboleth” of…

The boundary of Christianity is the gospel. If the gospel is transgressed, John warns us…

Love is neither sentiment nor pure will. John teaches that love is both true ideas…

Love and truth exist in an inseparable relationship. Second and 3 John help us to…

Galatians 6:7-8 gives us a clear understanding of why our spiritual lives are where they…

Working as a Christian presents great challenges as the world assaults the biblical view of…

The two poles of a Christian work environment are faithful employees and faithful employers.

Two wrong extremes exist in work: to be idle when we do it, or to…

The Bible describes our work as part of our calling. The doctrine of calling, or…

God Himself is a worker, and created man to work. Creation, fall, redemption, and restoration…

The book of Hebrews closes with the exhortation that believers can, and will endure to…

To endure to the end, we need brotherly love: hospitality, purity between men and women,…

Christianity is not a fiction, nor is an ancient tale. The writer of Hebrews wants…

Perseverance is not simply a solitary affair. Making it to the finish requires that we…

True believers embrace their status as pilgrims.

Hebrews warns that a rejection of Christ leaves one with no alternative sacrifice.

Part of a healthy Christian life is New Testament giving.

Holding one another accountable and pursuing holiness is also a necessary practice of the Christian…

Christians must learn how to live life in the community of the local church.

Church membership is part of how we practice the Christian life.

Meditation on Scripture is at the heart of private worship.

Spiritual discipline is fundamental to the Christian life.

Communion with God is only possible through God’s grace, true faith, and real humility.

God’s cleansing of us is both in our conscience and in our life, resulting in…

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The Christian life is a process of communing with God in a cycle of growing…

The Christian life is a tension between enduring, and knowing that God will keep us…

Father, Son and Spirit work together to bring the grace that enables us to love…

The provided content for “Our Position in Christ” is empty, but I will include it…

Though the Great Commandment is simple, many people misunderstand what it is to love God…

Can we take in the whole Christian life? The Great Commandment summarises all of Christianity.

What does true religion aim at? What is the great purpose of Christ’s atonement

Christ is not only the final priest in the true tabernacle, but He is the…

As wills convey inheritances, so the new covenant is Messiah’s last will and testament to…

What will completely and finally relieve the human conscience from its burden of guilt?

Complete and secure salvation depends on Christ’s intercession for us. His Person and His Permanence…

The power to persevere in faith is greatly connected to promises.

Hebrews calls upon us to persevere. Perseverence is a momentous reality: evidence that we are…

If salvation could be lost, it could never be gained back. If so, then there…

The parable of the two stewards teaches that there are two responses to the Master’s…

Normal Christian development involves Christians becoming teachers of others. When something goes wrong, a regression…

Technology is meant to be a servant, but to often it becomes a master. How…

Does the Bible address the issue of alcohol and drugs? What should Christians think of…

The five warning passages show the progress of unbelief from drifting, to doubting, to dullness,…

Clothes are more than decorative. Our clothing reflects much of our view about beauty and…

Food remains a contentious matter. What does the Bible teach about food?

The Cross confronts our ideas of appealing to man or confronting him with his need.

The giving of the Israelites teaches how giving works in an economy of freedom.

How should we get back up, when we find ourselves in a spiritual ditch?

Manhood finds its significance ultimately through serving others. Humility is therefore the path to exaltation…

Purity and a clean conscience is at the heart of biblical manhood. Avoiding impurity and…

Masculinity depends on Spirit-enabled self-mastery.

What is a true man? What is biblical masculinity?

The Israelites turned back just before entering the land. The second warning passage calls on…

Christ became lower than the angels, so as to restore to man the inheritance now…

The first warning passage in Hebrews calls on its readers to beware of drift.

What should we treat as a means, and what is an end? Understanding this question…

Many mistake the physical agonies of the Cross as its most poignant lesson, missing the…

Paul teaches that the resurrection makes the point: either we bank on this life, or…

Proverbs gives us some of the most distilled wisdom available: true “life-hacks”.

The five crowns offered by God point to the kinds of priorities we should have…

Forgiveness can be complicated. What do we do when the other person does not want…