We are excited to announce The Gospel Coalition 2011 National Conference. Under the banner "They Testify About Me: Preaching Jesus and the Gospel From the Old Testament," the April 12-14 event at Chicago's McCormick Place will feature 50 of today's most trusted Christian leaders. Here's a brief overview of the conference: Many pastors and Bible [...]
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"The Lord's Prayer" & the Lord's Prayer in Gethsemane
June 22, 2010 – 12:47 PM
Here is an idea for a quick but fruitful Bible study: read "the Lord's Prayer" (Matthew 6:9-13) alongside the Lord's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46). As commentators have noted, there are several verbal parallels between the two passages: "our/my Father" (6:9; 26:39, 42), "into temptation" (6:13; 26:41), and "your will be done" [...]
Which Offering Really Matters?
April 21, 2010 – 11:35 AM
In Leviticus the perfect animal sacrifice is called for. The demand is not for just any animal. It couldn’t be deformed or defected in any way. I can only imagine the “Best in Show” of all animals. This also seems to go against everything our modern minds consider, especially our Darwinian-informed minds. This is a “sacrificing of the fittest.”
"Jesus never read the New Testament"
April 21, 2010 – 7:32 AM
Last week, I wrote about the importance of using the Old Testament as a dictionary of Christian vocabulary. But the Old Testament was also a dictionary for Christ’s vocabulary.
Death Isn't Natural
April 3, 2010 – 6:45 AM
On a Saturday long ago, our Lord Jesus was a corpse. This isn’t natural. Problem is, death seems normal to us. Darwinian naturalism, along with most contemporary philosophies, assumes that death is the natural ending point to life. The Christian gospel insists otherwise, seeing death as an alien invader of the cosmic order, a curse [...]
Can We Overemphasize the Gospel?
March 11, 2010 – 11:25 AM
Chris Tomlinson has written a thoughtful post today commending the work of The Gospel Coalition and wondering if we, as Christians, can overemphasize the gospel. Here's how Chris opens the post (emphasis his): I love The Gospel Coalition, and here’s why: “The Gospel Coalition is a group of (mostly) pastors who are deeply committed to [...]
"In Remembrance of Me"
March 11, 2010 – 11:06 AM
Whenever we have out-of-state guests, we try to go to San Antonio to show them the Alamo. Perhaps the best know phrase regarding the history of this fort is, “Remember the Alamo.” The fort sits today in the midst of a concrete jungle as a commemoration of that historic battle and in memory of those [...]
Spiritual Power and Concentrating on Christ
December 11, 2009 – 7:26 AM
In a sense, concentration is everything. What you choose to concentrate on today will significantly shape your day -- your emotions, your relationships, how you do your work. As I read my Bible this theme seems to jump off every page. In his Word, God is constantly telling us how to think, how not to think, where to put our focus.
The Dominion of Foot-Washing
December 9, 2009 – 10:11 AM
What does Jesus do in John 13 when he knows that “the Father had given all things into his hands” and that “he had come from God and was going back to God” (John 13:3)? Claim the throne? Wield his authority over his detractors? Call ten thousand angels? Coerce his disciples into pursuing his designs? [...]
Not Without Jesus
November 10, 2009 – 5:02 PM
At a recent prayer meeting someone asked the question, “How do people make it in this world without Jesus?” The answer to that question is that they don’t. There is a sentence of death over every one who has not professed faith in Jesus Christ. This sentence is executable at any moment. And the only [...]