Do you enjoy being a pastor? There are thirty reasons that make pastoral work great, and this article unpacks them.

In question and answer format, this article addresses the notion that complementarianism leads to the oppression of women. It shows that Christlike, sacrificial headship has the good of the wife in view.

This article provides the last five of ten benefits of reading the Bible: the Word is the key to answered prayer, the source of wisdom, warnings, and lasting joy, and the armour for defeating the devil.

This article provides the first five of ten benefits of reading the Bible, which include the strengthening of faith, the sustaining of life, and the giving of hope.

This article offers ten reasons from Scripture why it matters whether we believe the sovereignty of God.

Read this article to see how the author unpacks the glorious truth of Romans 9:23-24, and how it shows the glory of God and his mercy.

This article shows how the heretical teaching of open theism helps man conceal the idolatry of his soul, since it claims that God has no sanctifying purpose for our experiences of pain and suffering.

This article discusses seven characteristics of Charles Spurgeon that are enlightening for preachers who are called to preach through times of adversity.

What was the state of historical criticism in Germany at the beginning of the 1980s? Piper surveys the developments in the historical-critical method of interpretation of the New Testament as it developed in Germany.

This is a review article of Gerhard Maier's book The End of the Historical-Critical Method. Piper focuses on the role of faith in our approach to Scripture as the main area of divergence between himself and Maier. 

Piper responds to the views of Gerald Sheppard on canon criticism. He explains in what respects he cannot agree. Aspects Piper notes include the authority of Scripture and the problem of interpretation.

The author brings forth important lessons from the Christian life of J. Gresham Machen. The godly values identified in Machen's life include honesty, building Christian institutions to preserve the heritage of the gospel, and unashamed confrontations with the ungodly teachings of our age.

What is the godly way of receiving your cancer? The authors, each of which has personally experienced cancer, explore the discipline of regarding your illness as a gift of God for the purpose of nurturing your faith in Christ and relationship with him and others.

Looking at Exodus 20:5-6, Exodus 34:6-7, and Leviticus 26:39, this article maintains that the Bible does not teach the concept of generational curses or generational sin. The Bible teaches that God punishes the sins of the fathers to their children when the children adopt those sins.

This article provides a list of seven things God achieved through Christ's death on the cross.

This article shows that a true understanding of the gospel and the sovereignty of God will lead to racial harmony. Looking at total depravity, limited atonement, unconditional election, irresistible grace, and perseverance of saints, this article shows how in all of these God works beyond race or color.

This article is about the Christian's place and position in society and culture. The author also looks at the influence of the Christian, Christian exile, and the relation of church and world.

This article discusses five things Christians should know concerning heresy and deceptive signs and wonders.

The wisdom of Proverbs teach us to listen carefully to what people have to say.

How should Bible-believing Christians align themselves in the Jewish-Palestinian conflict? The Bible does not teach us to be partial to either the Jews or the Palestinians.

One of the duties of the Christian is to apply our minds in imagination. The mind is used for much more - observation, analysis, organization, memorization, etc. But imagination is different. Imagination helps explain what is not seen, but is out there.

Evangelism is witnessing about Christ, the light. Light is illumination itself. When you want someone to see the light, you don’t shine on the light; the light itself must be held up.

Saving faith has much to do with the trust that God will grant faith tomorrow. Trusting Christ today includes trusting Him not to leave you tomorrow. "Often we feel today like our resevoir of strength is not going to last for another day. The reality is, it won’t. Today’s resources are for today. We may have confidence that new resources will be given tomorrow."

This article is a meditation on Psalm 63. In this Psalm, David remembers times of worship in the house of God.

This article on 1 Peter 3:9-12 discusses the importance of Christian hope as ethical motivation. Hope is one of those dominant and decisive forces that shape us into the kind of people we are.

We should never think too highly of ourselves. Humility befits believers. The remedy for pride is to take serious the fact that our faith is a gift of God alone through His Holy Spirit.

This article looks at the task of the Holy Spirit in directing attention and conviction toward the Word (Hebrews 1).

This is a meditation on Revelation 3:5. What does it mean to have your name written in the book of life?

The sluggard creates imaginary circumstances to justify his laziness. He imagines danger to camouflages his reluctance to work hard. (Proverbs 22:13)

Marriage does not have a purpose separate from God. Its purpose is to magnify the beauty and greatness of God.

The Holy Spirit gives and creates love through our faith and trust in the promises of Jesus. Love in our hearts is never separated from the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Spirit and Christ are not to be separated.

This article discusses the importance of prayer in the ministry of the Gospel (Acts 6:2-4).

Every moment of our lives should be governed by the glad affections of gratitude and faith.

Scripture often speaks of doing something for the sake of the name of God, which means virtually the same as doing it for His glory. The goal of human history is the glory of God.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in who He is.

This is a statement on divorce and remarriage after divorce.

This article draws a connection between the passion of Christ and the suffering of the Jews in concentration camps.

We who have not seen Jesus on earth are not at a disadvantage, for we can see Him through His Word. This is all we need in order to believe and be saved. How do we see Jesus today in His glory?

True greatness is serving the needs of others.

This article outlines three exhortations against racism.

The self-love Jesus had in mind when He said, "Love your neighbor as yourself", was not a command to love yourself. He used the reality of self-love, and made it the measure of neighbor love. Is it important that we have self-love?

In times of great suffering and loss, people often feel angry with God. Is it ever right to be angry with God or express anger towards Him?

In this article, both the Old Testament and the New Testament are examined to discover the whole spectrum of the meaning of love in the Bible.

This article is an exegesis of 1 Corinthians 7:3–5. In marriage, couples are called to serve each other, also when it comes to sexual intimacy.

What is the innermost meaning of Jesus' crucifixion? What problem was God solving through the death of Christ? This article on Romans 3:25-26 maintains that the most basic purpose of the death of Christ is to demonstrate God's righteousness and justice.

The glory of the return of Christ is portrayed in Matthew 25:31-33.

A wrong understanding of self-worth can be damaging for our faith. How should we value ourselves as images of God?

This article is a beautiful story of the liberation of one person from homosexual desires through God's grace.

The people of God are called to humble themselves and seek His face - not just once, but always. This article discussing how fasting leads to humility.

A growing cultural phenomenon is present in many Western countries: "adultolescence" - the postponement of adulthood into the thirties. Here a possible response of the church to this cultural phenomenon is given.

Why did the Israelites have to slaughter the Amorites? This article discusses why the Israelites had to destroy the Canaanites.

The letter of Jude teaches us something about the value of knowing the history of God's salvation plan for his people.

Worship of God is not optional. Paul and Silas worshipped God even when bloodied, beaten, and locked in a prison cell (Acts 16). Let us therefore not forget to praise God even in times of suffering.

How does God waken in somebody a call to a specific task/office in his church? This article offers ten important means God uses to compel those whom he calls. Are you perhaps called by God to a specific task?

Why is there so much evil in this world? Why is Satan given so much freedom to harm the world? Why does God tolerate Satan?

What does it mean to have a pilgrim lifestyle as a Christian?

This is a response to possible obstacles that may prevent people from being more actively involved in mission work.

Presented here is a discussion that took place at a meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on relations between Christians and Muslims. Under discussion was the Yale Response to A Common Word.

Does Scripture attribute the condition of people that receive the wrath of God to God's doing? Does Scripture give the impression that God is responsible for the sin of people? This article on Romans 9:22 addresses these two questions.

We should learn to discern the purpose, and therefore the meaning, of words spoken against us, against God, or against the truth.

This author presents a twofold method based on 1 John through which we can the genuinness of our belief and love. In this way we can increase our assurance of our salvation.

The sins of our loved ones can sometimes be very painful, but they must not be allowed to rob us of our joy in the Lord.

This article describes how we can show Christian love to our Muslim neighbour in today's context.

False expectations can turn a good relationship into a bad one. This is also true in our relationship with the Lord. When we hear Jesus say, “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst”, one might jump to the conclusion that once you come to Jesus all your longings are satisfied then and there. As if there will be no more dissatisfaction of any sort. But in this article, John Piper emphasizes that Christians should expect some dissatisfaction in this life.

This article on Colossians 4:2-4 is an encouragement to pray and persevere in prayer.

Why do saved believers also have to be present at the last judgment? What does this final judgment mean for believers? This article discusses Revelation 20:12-15 in relation to this.

If God is for us, then all his sovereign power is exerted for our good and never against us. All other powers must bow before him.

Living a pure life to the glory of God includes spiritual warfare against very specific temptation. This article on Matthew 5:28-29 discusses resisting sexual temptation in particular.

It is a real danger that we sin so long and so grievously that the Lord will not grant repentance?

The importance of good theological training in shaping the faith and theology of churches, denominations and missionary enterprise cannot be overemphasized. Prayer for the seminary is necessary!

With the fall into sin, Adam and Eve became ashamed of their nudity (Genesis 3). Why did their nudity become a source of shame? 

What does it mean to be worldly? Has the Church become too dependent upon the world? This article on 1 Samuel 13:19-23 addresses these questions.

As the New Testament church emerged from Judaism, it patterned its life and structure with ruling elders which resembled the Old Testament elders.

Throughout the history of the church, heretics often protested against orthodox confessions on the ground of the so-called "non-scriptural language" of the orthodox creed. They pointed out that phrases such as “of one essence with the Father,” and “one substance with the Father” were not to be found in Scripture. Heretics often used the argument “no creed but the Bible” precisely so that they could use biblical language to evade biblical truth.

This article is a meditation on Psalm 2:11-12. The only place to be safe against the wrath of God is in God.

Jesus instructed His disciples to pray for workers in His kingdom. That instruction is then immediately followed up Him sending out the very ones who were praying (Matthew 9:38). This article discusses the task of praying for missionaries.

This author discusses two reasons why he believes in Jesus' resurrection.

People have more anger than they think. The reason is that anger disguises itself. The control of anger is imperative in all types of relationships.

There are levels of seeing in the Bible. We need God's grace to see His truth clearly. We need a renewal of our minds so that we are able to rightly see and understand.

This article is a very broad overview of the history of Christian mission work up to the 16th century.

True manhood and womanhood is beautiful. In this world which is so confused about gender, what should Christians confess about true manhood and womanhood?

Spiritual leaders know where God wants people to be and take initiative to get them there, relying on God's power and using God's methods.

Prayer for those in the Christian ministry is indispensable. (1 Thessalonians 5:25)

The life of the apostolic church testifies to the reality that the church may flourish even (and sometimes especially) in a context of persecution.

What does it mean to be "filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18)? Paul says that those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit (Romans 8:5). And what are these things of the Spirit?

This article discusses four ways in which truth and love relate to each other.

This article highlights reasons why abortion is wrong.

Romans 3:25, 26 refers to the righteousness of God. This righteousness is most naturally understood as God's commitment to always act for His own names' sake. This article is a study of God's righteousness as it is referred to in this passage.