This understanding of the atonement is right in what it affirms, though there is nothing about the satisfaction of divine wrath and little about Christ bearing the penalty of sin. In this popular and ...

Nowhere else in the Bible is God described as rich in anything. The only thing he is called rich in is mercy. What does this mean?

Every church, practically and functionally, has to come down on a position. You’re either going to install women into the office of deacon—or not.

Thankfully, we’re not left to popular perception in regard to conscience. We have the Bible to teach us what conscience is and is not. Let's lay out some introductory principles about conscience.

Every. Single. Day. Always. The Lord has no off days and no half-hearted days. No days where instead of pursuit he dawdles in his goodness or forgets to follow in his mercy.

The Bible is a BIG book about the BIGGEST story. Each page tells about the God who created the world, acted in history, and continues to act in the present. These kid-friendly devotions, based on ...

The book of Revelation is characterized by symbolism and dazzling—and sometimes confusing—visions which can make the book difficult to understand.

Why is it so easy to get angry when we have to wait? It seems like that‘s our natural go-to response. Things are out of my ability to manipulate, manage, or maybe even figure out.

The terms election and predestination are often used interchangeably, both referring to God’s gracious decree whereby he chooses some for eternal life.

We seem to live in a world of increasing polarization in which the members of warring tribes address each other with remarkable vitriol in the online environment.

Rather than picturing the Spirit’s fruit as a homemade pie that depends on its ingredients, we are to picture it as a tree. A fruitful tree is dependent on external factors to survive and thrive.

Stephen J. Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and editor of The Southern Baptist ...