The Cross in Genesis 4.7: Cain Rejected and Rejecting
Is sin crouching at the door, ready to pounce on Cain in Genesis 4:7, or is a “sin offering” lying down ready to extend to Cain the very mercy of God?
2.33 Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Thinking Biblically and Theologically Justice”
Today’s “social justice” masquerades as truth but is completely untethered from God and his self-revelation in Scripture. To rightly understand justice, we must ground our thinking firmly in the Word of God.
Thinking Biblically and Theologically about Justice
Today’s “social justice” masquerades as truth but is completely untethered from God and his self-revelation in Scripture. To rightly understand justice, we must ground our thinking firmly in the Word of God.
2.32 Stephen Wellum • Reading • “Thinking Biblically and Theologically about Justice”
Today’s “social justice” masquerades as truth but is completely untethered from God and his self-revelation in Scripture. To rightly understand justice, we must ground our thinking firmly in the Word of God.
Salvation by God at the Cross of Christ: A Reflection on Chapter 6 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 2)
While the theological liberalism of Machen’s day may no longer threaten the church, the danger of accommodating Christianity to the culture continually persists.
Salvation by God at the Cross of Christ: A Reflection on Chapter 6 of Christianity and Liberalism (Part 1)
What happens when sin is redefined as a social issue instead of rebellion against a holy God? A new gospel is created to solve this new problem, and the cross of Christ is emptied of its power.
April Intermission: From the Person and Work of Christ to the Christian Home
The work of Jesus Christ is the bedrock of the Christian faith. His penal substitutionary death solved our greatest problem, and his resurrection guaranteed our certain hope. Here, we provide a recap of April 2023’s articles and a preview of our glorious theme in May: God’s beautiful design of the Christian home.
Christ the King Victorious
Slaves to sin and enemies with God. Who can deliver from such a hopeless state? Only the Priest-King Jesus Christ, who conquers death by entering the grave himself.
Eight Glories of the Cross
How does the Bible present the work of Christ on the cross? And how do these diverse vantage points all relate to penal substitution? Read these eight summaries of Dr. Stephen Wellum’s work to find out.
The Gospel is Better than Amnesty
God does not deal with our sins by simply granting amnesty, choosing to forget they ever happened. Instead, he mercifully forgives sin, yet maintains his perfect justice by punishing sin in Christ.
Penal Substitution and Other Atonement Theologies
What did Jesus accomplish on the cross? While theories on the atonement abound, only penal substitutionary atonement grasps humanity’s central problem: our sin before a holy God.
Signs Foreshadowing the Cross in John’s Gospel
Like a good mystery novel, John’s gospel weaves in subtle clues along the way as to who Jesus really is. How do Jesus’s signs at the beginning of his ministry foreshadow his coming death and resurrection?
