But the Fruit of the Spirit Is Love

The Apostle Paul tells the Galatians, “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery” (5:1). While it’s true that every person who repents of their sin and places their faith in Jesus Christ...

God Is Not Dependent

When the Spirit of God opens our eyes to our sin problem we grasp the enormity of the offenses we have committed against God and we realize that we are utterly incapable of saving ourselves. With a burdened soul, realizing that no amount of good deeds could pay off...

Winsome Evangelism

Our salvation should be a cause of joy that radically alters how we conduct ourselves in the world. Psalm 51:12–13 says, Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will be...

Spiritual Knowledge Produces Godly Conduct

When the Apostle Paul says, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ” (Romans 10:17), he is explaining that a person comes to saving faith by hearing (that is, hearing and believing) “the Word of Christ,” which is the gospel. Many have heard the...

The New Nature

2 Corinthians 5:17 Imagine how the Corinthians, a troubled and sometimes raucous church, must have marveled to read the words penned to them by the Apostle Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old...