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When our faith is tested by suffering ‘as gold is tried in a furnace’ and we depend with confidence on God and rely entirely on His help, we will be granted the most excellent gift of patience and through faith we may victoriously persevere to the end.” – John Calvin Read more
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Few subjects provoke debate like the doctrine of election. As a result, many struggle to see the value of it for Christian living. Yet from a biblical perspective, the doctrine of election is intended to comfort God’s people as well as magnify God’s grace. In this session, Dr. Ian Hamilton shows why God’s eternal plan Read more
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Enemies to righteousness are enemies to Christ. This precludes those from the blessedness who suffer justly, and are evil spoken of truly for their real crimes; let such be ashamed and confounded, it is part of their punishment; it is not the suffering, but the cause, that makes the martyr. Those suffer for righteousness’ sake, who suffer because they Read more
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If someone were to ask for a one-word description of what the gospel brings us when we repent and believe, there is little doubt that most people would answer with the word salvation. Certainly, this is an appropriate reply, for we are saved from the wrath of God when we put our faith in Christ Jesus Read more
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OPC has a good feature article by Alan Strange reprinted from New Horizons, January 2003. So, then, our problem is discontentment (Phil. 2:14-15). We are not happy with what is happening. We wish that something else were happening. We may wish for money or success or power. Or we may simply wish for heaven on earth Read more
