The Problem With Trying To Be “A Better Christian”

I've heard it a hundred times.  I've said it a thousand times myself over the years.  There are various versions of it:  "I just want to be a better Christian."  "I'm trying to be a better Christian."  "I need to be a more consistent Christian."  "I should being do better by now." David Wayne, a. …

Good or Gospel?

John Calvin wrote, Therefore, in the first place, we need to know who we are, before we can prevent all glorying and stay ourselves upon the Lord Jesus Christ. For we see many people bursting with pride who have no grounds for this whatsoever. All that they imagine to be true about themselves is no …

The Gospel Is A Complete, Whole View Of Life

“The gospel is not something partial or piecemeal: it takes in the whole life, the whole of history, the whole world. It tells us about the creation and the final judgment and everything in between. It is a complete, whole view of life, and many are unhappy in the Christian life because they have never …

D. A. Carson on The Gospel-Centered Life

“Some think of the gospel as so slender it does nothing more than get us into the kingdom. After that the real work of transformation begins. But a biblically-faithful understanding of the gospel shows that gospel to be rich, powerful, the wisdom of God and the power of God, all we need in Christ. It …