What follows is from D.A. Carson’s third lecture on Hebrews by D.A. Carson at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, specifically speaking on Hebrews 3:14, which reads, “For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.” Emphasis below is mine. Those of us who have had the […]
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The Simple Reason Why So Many Christians are Miserable
If you’ve ever been miserable as a Christian, the reason may be simpler than you realize: disobedience. This truth is a corollary to Jesus’ words in John 15:9–11: “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just […]
The Cross (and Nothing Else) is the Ultimate Proof of Christ’s Love
Never settle for second best when God offers us something so much greater and more certain. D.A. Carson shared the following illustration in a lecture on Revelation to apply the truth of Revelation 1:5 (“To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood”) and explain how the cross is the ultimate […]
Life-Changing Sentences: D.A. Carson on Genuine Worship
John Piper has famously and repeatedly said, “Books don’t change people, paragraphs do — sometimes sentences.” This new blog series “Life-Changing Sentences” takes that to heart and shares powerful sentences from Christian writers on a variety of topics. “The heart of genuine worship is the working out in every aspect of our lives the confession […]
The One Thing that Can Destroy Evangelicalism from Within — and How to Prevent it
“We are already at the stage where many evangelical leaders simply assume the message of the cross, but no longer lay much emphasis on it. Their focus is elsewhere. And a few, it seems to me, are in danger of distancing themselves from major components of the message of the cross, while still operating within […]
