The Gospel
Does Penal Substitutionary Atonement Rupture the Trinity?
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019How do we preach the cross without communicating some kind of rupture in the Trinity?
Answering 4 Common Objections to Penal Substitutionary Atonement
By Stephen J. Wellum | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019At the root of every caricature of penal substitutionary atonement is a distorted doctrine of God.
On the Inexhaustible Riches of Preaching Christ and Him Crucified
By Jeremy Walker | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.2019Christ in his death and resurrection is the beating heart of the gospel. So preach penal substitutionary atonement in all its range and richness.
20 Quotes from It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement
By M. Dever, M. Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: The Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 08.20.201920 quotes from It Is Well, a book by Mark Dever & Michael Lawrence.
Your Church Needs More Time for Personal Testimonies
By Dustin Crowe | 08.19.2019We should consider implementing personal testimonies—the practice of remembering God’s wondrous works and celebrating his mighty deeds in our lives and churches.
Preach the Gospel . . . and the Law
By Eric Beach | 07.29.2019Scripture contains both commands to obey (law) and promises to believe for salvation (gospel). These are not antithetical to each other. Instead, they play indispensable yet different roles in the lives of Christians.
In Ministry, Joy and Sorrow Don’t Cancel Each Other Out
By Winston T. Smith | 07.15.2019The victory of sin and death and the presence of suffering are only temporary in light of Jesus’ resurrection.
Book Review: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, by Mark Vroegop
Review by Benjamin Vrbicek | 06.06.2019Like the book of Lamentations, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy was also born out of tragedy.
Episode 86: On What is the Gospel (with Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman | 05.07.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan sat down with Greg Gilbert—author of our book What Is the Gospel?—to chat about what is and isn’t the gospel.
Why Russian Churches Need Membership
By Evgeny Bakhmutsky | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019If we want to see the gospel advance in Russia, then our churches must return to meaningful and biblical church membership—embracing the heritage left to us by Scripture and faithful Russian churches in previous generations.
Once Abused by the Church, Now I Love the Church
By Patti Withers | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019But Christ intends the local church to be a comfort and grace to all believers— even those who, like me, have been victims of church abuse.
Stories of Restoration after Church Discipline
By J. Kurz, J. Folmar, P. Newton | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019We asked three pastors to share a story of restoration—that is, someone who had been restored to membership after being disciplined for unrepentant sin.
4 Reasons You Should Preach through Habakkuk
By Jason Seville | 05.03.2019You should preach through Habakkuk because of Epicurus, Luther, Leibniz, and Jesus.
Book Review: Why I Love the Apostle Paul, by John Piper
Review by Nathan Loudin | 04.25.2019Piper’s example is commendable. Pastors should get to know the Bible and their authors more comprehensively. How might our ministries change if we invested ourselves so thoroughly in Peter, John, Jeremiah, and others biblical authors?
Why Charismatics and Non-Charismatics Can Get Along
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 03.15.2019If I have the right view of spiritual gifts but I don’t have love, then I am nothing.
