The Church is the community of all true believers for all time (Ephesians 1:22-23 – And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all). The invisible church is the church as God sees it, and
Justification is an instantaneous legal act of God in which he (1) thinks of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s righteousness as belonging to us, and (2) declares us to be righteous in his sight (Galatians 2:16). Adoption is an act of God whereby he makes us members of his
While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the Gospel is to make much of God. -David Platt
Common grace is the grace of God by which he gives people innumerable blessings that are not part of salvation (Matthew 5:44-45). God gives common grace in the physical, intellectual, moral, creative, societal, and religious realms. God gives common grace to redeem those who will be saved, and to demonstrate
“For freedom Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1) — not freedom to sin, but freedom from it. These Bible verses about freedom celebrate liberation from guilt, fear, and bondage: “if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). Whether we are celebrating Independence Day
