Church History
Podcast
Walk before me, and be thou perfect
Begin your journey into the world of the Puritans here. Pre-order the first set of the 63-volume C.H. Spurgeon Sermons collection here. Pick up William Gouge’s Building a Godly Home here. The Doctrine for Life Podcast presents weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of the Rev. Dr. Joel R. Beeke. Listen to these...
Christian Living
Be Faithful to Christ and His Body
Ephesians 4:10–16 shows us five marks of a faithful member of Christ’s body. A faithful member receives Christ’s Word, unites with Christ’s person, connects with Christ’s people, serves others for Christ’s sake, and grows into Christ’s image. In every respect, church membership depends on the church’s living Head, Jesus Christ....
Resources
Being Spirit-filled
(1) Promised: (2) Explained; (3) Needed; (4) Experienced; (5) Tested....
Church History
Experiencing the Piety of Predestination
Though predestination was not the center or governing structure of Perkins’s theology (Christ as set forth in the Apostles’ Creed was), he strongly emphasized predestination as the decretal basis of all salvation and sanctification. However, this did not stunt his emphasis on godliness, but enlightened it with a God-centered piety....
Christian Living
A Sunday Boat Trip
David lived in England. His parents taught him always to be in church on Sunday. One day his friends invited him to go boating on the next Sunday afternoon. David’s conscience warned him, but he wanted to please his friends so David decided to go. That Sunday, the weather was...
Christian Living
A Hindu Becomes a Christian
Many years ago, an English officer, who was in charge of a British station in India, received a message telling him to return to England for a while. He had quite a few Indian people working for him, and wondered who would be able to take his place while he...
Christian Living
The Breastplate of Righteousness
The second piece of armor is the ‘breastplate of righteousness’ (Eph. 6:14). In Paul’s day, soldiers wore a protective breastplate made of metal or very tough leather. The breastplate covered the chest and the abdomen, protecting vital organs from swords and other weapons. The breastplate was a critical defense against...
Christian Living
A Barber Receives His Reward
Many years ago there lived a barber in the city of Bath, England. For a long time he had been in the habit of keeping his shop open on Sunday. But after he became a Christian, he believed that he was breaking the Sabbath and that he must close his...
Christian Living
Divine Meditation: Frequency and Time
First, divine meditation must be frequent—ideally, twice a day, if time and obligations permit; certainly, at least once a day. If Joshua, as a busy commander, was ordered by God to meditate on His law day and night, shouldn’t we also delight in meditating on God’s truth every morning and...
