The person and work of Jesus Christ; his incarnation, atonement, resurrection, and intercession; the glory and excellency of Christ.
- Glory in Our Shame John Calvin
However, be the Son of God glorified in our shame, and let us be content with this sure testimony, that though we are persecuted and blamed we trust in the living God.
- Kline on Baptism Meredith Kline
For the passing of Jesus through the divine judgment in the water rite in the Jordan meant to John’s baptism what the passing of Yahweh to the curse of the knife rite of …
- Isaac’s Sacrificial Ram Meredith Kline
When the hour of darkness should come, it was the Lord who would himself be Isaac’s sacrificial ram.
- Entire Life of Repentance Martin Luther
When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said ‘Repent,’ he intended that the entire life of believers should be repentance.
- The Word Made Man Athanasius
By man death has gained its power over men; by the Word made Man death has been destroyed and life raised up anew.
- The Inaugurator Herman Ridderbos
For what is intended is not merely that Christ was the First or formed the beginning in terms of chronological order; he was rather the Pioneer, the Inaugurator, who …
- The Rose and the Lily John Owen
The Lord Christ is, in the Scripture, compared to all things of eminency in the whole creation. He is in the heavens the sun, and the bright morning star; as the lion …
- To be in Christ John Preston
To be in Christ is the ground of all salvation.
- Renewing in the Image of Jesus David Powlison
God does not accept me just as I am; he loves me despite how I am. He loves me just as Jesus is; he loves me enough to devote my life to renewing me in the image of …
- Communion with Christ Joel Beeke, Mark Jones
We have communion with Christ in His work because ’there is almost nothing that Christ hath done, which is a spring of that grace whereof we speak, but we are said to do …
- Mary and Martha Kevin DeYoung
Do you see how Luke places the story of Mary and Martha after all this activity? This episode isn’t here by accident. I believe God wants us to see that if we heal the …
- Prayer for Unity Herman Bavinck
Christ’s prayer for unity was not born of unfamiliarity with the history of God’s people nor from his inability to govern it. His prayer is the guarantee that unity …
- The Bright Morning Star Thomas Watson
What is it to know all the motions of the orbs and influences of the stars and in the meantime to be ignorant of Christ, the bright Morning Star? What is it to understand …
- Christ and Adam Herman Bavinck
Christ does not bring us back to the point on the road where Adam stood but has covered the whole journey for us to the very end.
- Christ Becomes What We Are Douglas Moo
Christ becomes what we are so that we might become what Christ is.
- Christ Greater than Adam Herman Bavinck
In Paul we must never overlook the strong emphasis on the superiority of Christ’s gift when compared to the consequence of Adam’s fall.
- Glory of Christ John Owen
The glory of Christ is also seen in the stability and security that is given to the whole new creation. The first creation was glorious. Everything depended on God under …
- Semi Foetal Position Paul Levy
Why do people often go into the semi foetal position when holding the bread, scrunch up their eyes as if they are trying to imagine Jesus on the cross. It’s a Protestant …
- To Him be Glory Apostle Paul
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
- The Merits of Chris John Calvin
Therefore, as soon as you become engrafted into Christ through faith, you are made a son of God, an heir of heaven, a partaker in righteousness, a possessor of life; and… …
- The Gospel is Joyous for All Herman Bavinck
After all, the gospel of Christ is a joyous message not just for some people in certain circumstances, but for every person and for the whole person, for the learned as …
- Alpha and Omega John the Apostle
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’
- Christians Past Lives D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
[Christians] must never look at our past lives; we must never look at any sin in our past life in any way except that which leads us to praise God and to magnify His …
- Bavinck on Christianity Herman Bavinck
Christianity is no less than the real, supreme work of the Triune God, in which the Father reconciles his created but fallen world through the death of his Son and …
- Is There No Place? J. Gresham Machen
Is there no place where two or three can gather in Jesus name, . . . to forget human pride, to forget the passions of war, to forget the puzzling problems of industrial …
- Mark Dever on Conversion Mark Dever
It’s not reciting a creed. It’s not saying a prayer. It’s not a conversation. It’s not becoming a Westerner. It’s not reaching a certain age, attending a class, or …
- Christ Not Raised? Apostle Paul
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
- At the Lamb's high feast we sing Unknown
Where the paschal blood is poured, death’s dark angel sheathes his sword; Israel’s host triumphant go though the wave that drowns the foe. Praise we Christ, whose blood …
- MacArthur on the Miracle of Redemption John MacArthur
The great miracle of redemption is not that we accept Christ, but that he accepts us.
- No Ordinary People C. S. Lewis
There are no ordinary people. You have never met a mere mortal.
- The Wonderful Exchange John Calvin
This is the wonderful exchange he has made with us: that, becoming Son of man with us, he has made us sons of God with him.