…From Matthew’s Gospel Read Matt. 10:32-33 This just in: the Bible answers the question about how converts in hostile countries are to bear witness to Christ: Publicly. That, at least, is what Jesus said in the first Gospel. Underneath all…
This article is the fifth and final part of a series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the second is titled “God Works Grace,” the third is “God’s Work in Jesus,” and the fourth is “Sympathy Made Perfect.”…
Read Matthew 5:1-6 While only the written Word of God is perfect and free from errors, still God has ordained the preaching of his Word, i. e., the careful explanation of its meaning with application to your lives, as one…
Richard Webster referred to five widely differing views regarding subscription in the colonial Presbyterian church as: “the Protesters, the excluded, the silent, those who were dissatisfied with both parties, and the absent.” The modern church may find itself in a…
This article is the fourth part of an on-going series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the second is titled “God Works Grace,” the third is “God’s Work in Jesus,” and the fifth is “Only Jesus’ Grace Works.”…
Read Matthew 4:6-11 Let’s conclude our study of temptation by observing how Jesus teaches us to repel temptation. Already we have seen that God’s Spirit allows temptation to occur; we have also seen Satan’s appeal: to use physical power to…
This article is the third part of an on-going series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the second is titled “God Works Grace,” the fourth is “Sympathy Made Perfect,” and the fifth is “Only Jesus’ Grace Works.” “I…
This article is the second part of an on-going series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the third is titled “God’s Work in Jesus,” the fourth is “Sympathy Made Perfect,” and the fifth is “Only Jesus’ Grace…
God is gracious in providing a practical manual for dealing with temptation early in the first Gospel. Every believer can benefit from seeing how our Lord dealt with temptation. In this second temptation Satan leads Jesus to Jerusalem, and in…
Many treat gospel grace with frightful flippancy, and much of this abuse spawns from a misunderstanding of how grace works. In the next few SQN columns, we will work through the all-important theme of biblical grace and its essential relationship…
