By Greg Gibson
The Gospel Is What Christ Did, Not What We Must Do
“It is this: one must distinguish between, on the one hand, the gospel as what God has done and what is the message to be announced and, on the other, what is demanded by God or effected by the gospel in assorted human responses…The gospel is what God has done, supremely in Christ, and especially focused on his cross and resurrection. Failure to distinguish between the gospel and all the effects of the gospel tends, on the long haul, to replace the good news as to what God has done with a moralism that is finally without the power and the glory of Christ crucified, resurrected, ascended, and reigning.” Themelios Editorial by Don Carson
You’re Guilty of Killing Jesus
“From a theological perspective every Christian is as guilty of putting Jesus on the cross as Caiaphas. Thoughtful believers will surely admit that their own guilt is the more basic of the two; for if we believe Matthew’s witness, and Jesus could have escaped the clutches of Caiaphas (v. 53), then what drove Jesus to the cross was his commitment to the Father’s redemptive purposes.” Every Christian Is as Guilty of Putting Jesus on the Cross as Caiaphas by Don Carson
Doctrine Is Practical
“The word doctrine simply means “teaching.” And it’s ludicrous to say that Christ is anti-teaching. The central imperative of His Great Commission is the command to teach (Matthew 28:18-20)…But if there is a deficiency in preaching today, it is that there’s too much relational, pseudopsychological, and thinly life-related content, and not enough emphasis on sound doctrine…Romans provides the clearest example. Paul doesn’t give any exhortation until he has given eleven chapters of theology….He follows the same pattern in Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians. The doctrinal message comes first. Upon that foundation he builds the practical application, making the logical connection with the word therefore (Romans 1:1; Galatians 5:1; Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 2:1) or then (Colossians 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:1).” Doctrine IS Practical by John MacArthur
Are You Content With the Pastor Whom God Gave You?
“John Piper isn’t your pastor. John MacArthur knows nothing about you. Dave Hunt never got on his knees and prayed for you. Lloyd-Jones won’t come to your house when you’re recovering from surgery, or one of your children shatters your heart, or your marriage is shaking and rocking and barely hanging on. Charles Spurgeon won’t weep with you as you weep…God gave you the pastor He gave you…Your flesh-and-blood pastor can’t compete with these paper pastors…Because they’re not real.” Porn and Paper Pastors by Dan Phillips
See What’s in the ESV Study Bble
Have you been thinking about buying an ESV Study Bible? If so, you can see what’s inside from these videos. ESV Study Bible Videos by Good News / Crossway
