Assurance

Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall backsliding, lack of joy, or coldness towards the Lord? Shall trials? Shall hardship? What about continued failure to overcome that one sin? Crippling depression, mental illness, or moments of utter weakness? Never.

We must remember that all of us, no matter how long we have been Christians, may become fools. Satan will try to cast a spell over us. We may know the gospel in our heads and actually live on the basis of works, and thus, as Luther said, we must relearn the gospel daily. Let’s calm our hearts with the promise of God’s forgiveness in Christ Jesus, with the grace that is so freely and lovingly granted to us.

Dan Hames chats with Gerrit Scott Dawson about the ascension – what it is, why it matters, and how it changes everything about your life today. 

Melvin Tinker explores the doctrine of providence, engaging along the way with Open Theism, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the idea of 'risk'. 

Dane Ortlund speaks about the way the Bible has impacted his life – as an unchanging, rock-solid word from heaven. 

C. H. Spurgeon gives pastoral advice for those who worry about the Bible's teaching surrounding predestination and election. Taken from his 'Morning and Evening' devotional. 

John Calvin, in this brief excerpt from the 'Institutes', explains the benefits of the Christian's election and how we may be sure of it. 

Michael Reeves preaches Luther's early sermon on Luke 18 which gets to the heart of his gospel discovery. 

Martin Luther's autobiographical fragment from 1545 outlines the theological breakthrough which led to his gospel rediscovery and the Reformation. 

Mike Reeves shows us the gospel from Romans 5.