Recommended Books
The Living Yes: From the Tree of Life to the Mind of Christ
Why does Paul tell believers in Romans 8 to set their minds on the Spirit, yet in Philippians 4:8 instruct them to think upon whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and worthy of praise? Is he describing two approaches to the Christian life, or one living...
The Church Christ Desires: How the Body is Fractured and Restored to the Head
If the Church is one Body under one Head, a necessary question follows: What happens when its members cease living consciously under the government of the Head? The Body itself does not cease to be one. God has established one Body and one Spirit, but the visible...
The Church Christ Desires: One Body Under One Head
The New Testament presents a vision of the Church far greater than an institution, denomination, organization, or weekly gathering. The Church is the living Body of Christ, composed of many distinct members whom God Himself has placed together and joined to one living...
Hold Fast to Your Crown: How the Christian Wins the Race
In Part 1, we established that the Christian life is a real race with a real prize. In Part 2, Christ's promises to the overcomers showed what that prize contains: Kingdom life, intimacy, authority, the crown, and ultimately a place with Christ upon His throne. One...
The Prize of the Overcomer: What Jesus Promised the Seven Churches
In Part 1, we established that Paul was not running to obtain salvation. He already belonged to Christ, yet he still disciplined himself because he knew he could be disqualified from the prize. First Corinthians 3 gave us the controlling distinction: a believer can...
Running the Race: What Was Paul Afraid of Losing?
The Apostle Paul made a statement in 1 Corinthians that every Christian should take seriously. He described the Christian life as a race with a prize at the end—and then warned that even he could be disqualified from receiving it. “Know ye not that they that run in a...