#Righteousness

Oct 9, 20193 min read

How God Makes You Into Sweet Tea

Certain people in life mystify me. For instance, there is a sizable portion of our population who, when given a choice between unsweet...

Jun 19, 20194 min read

Why Does God Allow Us to Keep Struggling Against Sin?

One of my favorite books is the Select Letters of John Newton. Newton is most famous for writing “Amazing Grace,” but he also pastored a...

May 20, 20193 min read

How Was Abraham Saved?

What is saving faith, and how do you know if you have it? Paul answers that question by looking at the life of one of the most important...

Apr 22, 20192 min read

How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?

I often get the question, “How were people saved in the Old Testament?” To answer this question, I usually follow the Apostle Paul’s...

Apr 10, 20194 min read

Declared Righteous, All at Once

Imagine someone broke into your house and destroyed some of your most valuable belongings, and when they get caught and stand before the...

Mar 4, 20194 min read

Righteousness of God: Punishment or Pardon?

In the backstage area where I spend some time before services each weekend, I have a few things hanging on the wall: pictures of cities...

Jun 26, 20173 min read

The Problem With Wanting God to Set Things “Right”

Whether we use the term or not, we all desire righteousness. Every one of us, to a man, desires to see our world delivered from evil and...