Satan Is Our Enemy. The Gospel Is Our Cause.

If we only gain allies and friends by being mutually against something, then that partnership lasts only until the controversy ends. And given the kind of partnership we had, our former ally could turn on us. So instead, we should unite around being for the Gospel of the triune God—an eternal cause. Then that partnership will have no end—it is eternal as God is eternal. And if we need an enemy to rally against, let’s fight the one the Bible identifies: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic...

Wyatt Graham

The First Implication of the Gospel

Darryl Dash

Does Matthew Get Isaiah’s Prophecy of the Virgin Birth Wrong?

George Sinclair

Why Does Matthew Skip Three Names in the Genealogy of Jesus?

Wyatt Graham

In Or Out? (Or Who Is a Real Christian And Who Is Not?)

Paul Carter

How to Become a Christian

George Sinclair

When a couple exchanges their marriage vows, what is said is short and to the point, but the consequence is life changing. Before the words are said in the marriage ceremony, the couple has met, fallen in love, and considered what it means to be married – among other things. But saying the vows is important. The Gospel If you have come to Messiah (the church I pastor) for awhile, you will have heard me preach on texts like Ephesians 2:1-10. This makes clear that we are saved by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Being made right...

How to Become a Christian

George Sinclair

What Do I Have to Believe in Order to Be Saved?

Paul Carter

Acts 10 is a very important chapter in the New Testament for a variety of reasons. First and foremost it shows how God used the Apostle Peter to once and forever break the religious boundary that separated Jews and Gentiles. The food laws were declared null and void the moment God said to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” (Acts 10:13 ESV) Of course, Peter being Peter, the message had to be repeated multiple times, but eventually he understood: “God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.” (Acts 10:28 ESV) Precisely!! The food laws...