Christopher Ash

Featured in: Favicon

westernjournal.com Favicon

buffalonews.com Favicon

desiringgod.org Favicon

thegospelcoalition.org Favicon

dailycamera.com Favicon

crossway.org Favicon

blackchristiannews.com Favicon

sbts.edu

ibelieve.com Favicon

theaquilareport.com + 1 more

Articles

Savor Christ in Every Psalm

Jul 27, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Christopher Ash

With Christ, I rejoice that, first and fundamentally, Christ himself is the blessed man of Psalm 1; Christ is the righteous man of Psalm 15; Christ has the pure heart called for in Psalm 24. It is Christ who fulfills the high calling of the Psalms, Christ who can sing them with perfect assurance, Christ who ascends to the Father, and Christ alone who brings me there. The Psalms set before us unnumbered blessings. Each one of them is yours and mine in Christ.
July 2024 New Releases

Jul 26, 2024 | crossway.org | Nancy Guthrie |Conrad Mbewe |Christina Fox |Christopher Ash

New Books and BiblesBelow is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Saved by Nancy Guthrie and the ESV Scripture Journal, Spiral-Bound Edition: Old and New Testament Sets. Saved: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of ActsNancy GuthrieIn Saved, bestselling author Nancy Guthrie provides an accessible, theologically sound guide to the book of Acts.
4 Psalms You Didn’t Realize Point to Christ

Jul 25, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Christopher Ash

When we read a psalm of praise such as Psalm 145, we are not being asked to carry the burden of praising God on our own; rather, we are invited to join the choir of Jesus as he leads us in praise. The initiative is with Jesus, the song is by Jesus, the tune is set by Jesus. All we do is join in. And that makes praise a joyful and glad calling. For some years now I have been on a voyage of discovery in the book of Psalms.
What Does Psalm 37:4 Mean?

Jul 23, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Christopher Ash

Even if you or I genuinely love God and delight in him, which of us can put our hand on our heart and say that we do this perfectly? Which of us does not have times—sadly, many times—when what consumes our hopes and affections is not God but some blessing we hope God will give us? A job. A wife. A child. A healthy body. Or whatever it may be. And yet the moment I fall short of perfect delight in the Lord I disqualify myself from the promise that God will give me the desires of my heart.
Can Jesus Pray Prayers of Repentance?

Jul 22, 2024 | crossway.org | Christopher Ash

Jesus Can’t Be PenitentIf the Psalms give a window into the human emotions and affections of Jesus Christ, we must ask what we are to understand when the psalmists express repentance for sins. Can Jesus Christ be thought to have prayed these prayers? The obvious answer is no because Jesus Christ is without sin (John 8:46; Heb. 4:15); he has no sin to confess and no need for forgiveness. Perhaps, we think, we should say that Jesus does not and cannot pray these expressions of penitence.
Savor Christ in Every Psalm: The Joy of Singing with Jesus

Jul 15, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Christopher Ash

For the greater part of church history, Christians have viewed the Psalms through the lens of fulfillment in Jesus Christ. In particular, they have read the Psalms as the songs of Jesus — songs sung by Jesus in his life on earth, and songs in which the risen and ascended Jesus still leads his church in singing on earth. Imagine you are sitting in a grand concert hall. On the stage is a vast choir, and in the center, one man conducts and leads the choir in song.
What Does Psalm 37:4 Mean?

Jul 12, 2024 | crossway.org | Christopher Ash

This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. —Psalm 37:4The Heart’s DesiresDoesn’t that sound terrific? Anything I want, and it will be mine! Until I think a little harder. Suppose my heart desires for my boss to be sick or die. Will God give me that? Suppose my heart desires, by some deceit, to get the credit for something I didn’t do. Will God give me that?
Is the Story of Job Historical? (Job 1)

Apr 10, 2024 | crossway.org | Thomas Schreiner |Lydia Brownback |Eric Ortlund |Christopher Ash

This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the PassageRead the Passage1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
Let the Youth Speak: A Case for Righteous Elihu

Jan 23, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Christopher Ash

ABSTRACT: Contemporary scholarship (almost) universally argues that Elihu’s speeches in Job 32–37 should, like the speeches of Job’s other friends, be considered unorthodox in their portrayal of the justice of both God and Job. However, the careful weighing of culturally biased interpretive decisions and a better grasp of the context of Elihu’s speeches within the book indicate that a positive reading of Elihu has greater merit than most suppose.
Crossway+ Special: $5 Book of the Month (November 2023)

Nov 1, 2023 | crossway.org | Kathryn Butler |Paul Tripp |Christopher Ash

Book of the MonthThe $5 Book of the Month is a special promotion exclusively for Crossway+ members. Each month three hand-picked books are available at $5, $10, and $15 price tiers—all greatly discounted and available for one week only.