Next Steps: 1689, Chapter 11: Justification, Part 5

As a justified believer, why do I need to confess my sins? How does distinguishing between God as Judge and God as Father help me understand my security and my responsibility?

“You’re Not David!” Or Are You?

In a sermon clip, Pastor Matt Chandler makes this wonderful observation, “I want to be straight; I love you enough to be straight. YOU’RE NOT DAVID! Your trouble in life is not Goliath.” Chandler was pointing out, accurately, that the Bible is not about us, it is about God’s unfolding work of redemption in Jesus […]

Next Steps: 1689, Chapter 11, Justification Part 4

Explain the active and passive nature of faith. Why is the passive nature of faith appropriate to justification? Why is the active nature of faith appropriate to sanctification?