If you've benefited from Crossway resources over the years, please take a moment to listen to this urgent message from Crossway's President, Lane Dennis: A flood recently swept through Crossway's headquarters. About two feet of water poured into our 32 first-floor offices due to unrelenting rains. The damage was extensive and repairs and rebuilding will take five or six months. More important, however, is the impact this could have on major ministry projects that we have planned. As a not-for-profit ministry, Crossway is not only committed to publishing the ESV Bible and gospel-centered … [Read more...] about Crossway Needs Immediate Help
Theology
Justification and Adoption
These are excellent messages on justification and adoption, and what these truths mean for us: Union with Christ: … [Read more...] about Justification and Adoption
Francis Schaeffer: How Shall We Then Live?
Dr. Scaeffer's amazing series of video messages on the rise and decline of Western culture is now available for free on YouTube. I assume this was cleared by the appropriate agencies. Here's the Episode 1, on The Roman Age: Here's Episode 2 on The Middle Ages: … [Read more...] about Francis Schaeffer: How Shall We Then Live?
Fal$e Teacher$
From Shai Linne's new album Lyrical Theology, Pt. 1: Theology, comes a song called Fal$e Teacher$ which "names names." He gives his motivation here: … [Read more...] about Fal$e Teacher$
Did Jesus Spend Saturday Night in Hell?
The Apostles Creed begins: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead. Many of us were raised with the notion that Jesus went to hell on Friday after dying on the cross. For a day and a half, he preached in hell before his resurrection on Sunday. The Scriptural support given for this view primarily comes from a few … [Read more...] about Did Jesus Spend Saturday Night in Hell?
What Does It Mean for Jesus to Despise Shame?
Hebrews 12:1-2 was the first passage I ever memorized: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." The phrase "despising the shame" has always intrigued me. Today, John Piper unpacks what he thinks it means for Jesus to have "despised the shame." … [Read more...] about What Does It Mean for Jesus to Despise Shame?