Month: May 2024

This week I drove a few hours to get away for a few days. As is my habit, I chose an audio book to listen to on the drive. This week was J. Warner Wallace’s new book The Truth in True Crime. I was enjoying the book until we got to chapter 4, which was…

Justification, sanctification, glorification – These are the three steps of salvation. When we “profess with [our] mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in [our] hearts that God raised him from the dead, [we] will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) At this moment, we are justified in the sight of God. This is a legal term…

How do we know if we have a works-based or overly legalistic view of salvation and sanctification? Years ago, I attended a multi-day workshop on studying and teaching God’s Word. It was full of great reminders on how to approach a text and warnings about bringing our presuppositions to the text. I learned a lot.…

I’ve been thinking a lot about confession lately. This important step on our road to repentance is often one of the hardest. Confession requires a realization of our sin, conviction that what we did is sin, and humility to admit that. It’s that last part where many of us struggle. Can I admit to you…

Where were you on May 2, 1999? I will never forget where I was! Do you remember what you were doing at approximately 12:15 PM on May 2, 1999? That is a moment I will never forget. I was sitting in the Worship Center at a large church in the Chicago suburbs during the 11:15…