Consider the work of God: who can make straight, what He has made crooked. He has made it crooked for His glory, to turn your face to Him. Shall we rejoice, even in this crooked journey? Yes! His grace is sufficient.
All tagged Philippians
Finding the Root of Joy
We clip away activities. We change locations. We do everything on the surface except examine our roots. True joy can only be rooted in our union with Christ.
Can We Identify Our Lack?
For that is precisely what it means to reject a theology of perfectionism. It means to announce a remaining lack that can only, for now, be fulfilled by the church community.
Fanning All Strifes
Do not be deceived that God is somehow honored when believers mock each other every day online.
Rejoice when Reviled
Individuals preaching a pure gospel with false reasons, whether for selfish ambition or as part of an attack upon us, should be be disassociated with unto their shame. Not because they are enemies, but precisely because they are our brethren. We are to leave them to God in their lack of maturity as they serve Christ for it brings disunity to the church to highlight their immaturity beyond an initial rebuke.
Book Review: Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Philippians & Colossians (editor Graham Tomlin)
Each individual volume compiles written commentary or relevant allusions from multiple writers, pastors, theologians, and teachers. In the case of the Reformation Commentary, the wide range of Reformed voice is capable of shining valuable light on the texts of Scripture.