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Nov 29, 2024 | 
theaquilareport.com | Dan Doriani
To reject Jesus is not terminal, but to reject the Spirit’s testimony to him is. Sins of ignorance are pardonable. The case of Paul, blasphemer, persecutor, and apostle proves this (1 Tim. 1:12–17; Acts 8:1–3; 9:1–4). This implies that blasphemy against the Spirit must be a deliberate act. Hebrews 6:4–6 and 1 John 2:18–24 suggest it is a sober, measured rejection of Jesus against all the evidence, which the blasphemer has both heard and felt.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
crossway.org | Dan Doriani |Thomas Schreiner |Benjamin L. Merkle |John Owen
This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the PassageRead the Passage31Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. Blasphemy against the SpiritThis passage functions as a warning about blasphemy.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Brandon Cooper |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken |Stacy Reaoch
When troubles come, what do we most need? Our instinctive answer is help. When the doctor delivers a difficult diagnosis, we want a treatment plan. When drowning in debt, we crave provision. When our marriage crumbles, we seek counseling. As Christians, we also think about our spiritual needs in times of trouble: we need prayer; we need God to show up in a mighty way. Certainly we do, but that raises questions: What sort of prayer? For that matter, what sort of God?
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Sam Allberry |Ray Ortlund |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken
More Episodes Introducing Season 4 and the Center for Gospel Culture How to Build Gospel Culture: A Q&A Conversation Encouragement from Paul’s Final Words What Motivates Us to Preach the Word? How to Stand Firm in Your Faith and CallingRay Ortlund and Sam Allberry discuss the upcoming season of You’re Not Crazy, where they’ll delve into Romans chapters 12-15 and focus on how to foster gospel culture in churches.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | David Gundersen |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken |Trevin Wax
The elders of God’s church are called to shepherd his flock (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:1–3). We should know, feed, lead, and protect Christ’s sheep (John 10:11–18). Because elders greatly influence a church’s health, God will hold us accountable (Heb. 13:17; Titus 1:5). Yet a healthy Christian community is also a joy to lead (Heb. 13:17). We’re stretched toward Christlikeness as we imitate our good Shepherd (John 10:11–18; 1 Tim. 4:15).
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Rob Smith |Andrew Spencer |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken
For the last few decades, Oliver O’Donovan’s Begotten or Made? has been difficult to find and expensive to buy. Thanks to the foresight of the Davenant Institute, an organization aimed at renewing the intellectual life of contemporary Protestantism, that’s no longer the case. This “New Edition for the 21st Century,” published some 38 years after the original, is now both readily available and affordable—at least on Kindle, and also in paperback for those in the U.S. and Canada.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Glenna Marshall |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken |David E. Prince
My grandmother died last year on her 96th birthday. When I got the call that the end was near, I quickly drove to my parents’ home in Tennessee. In those final hours before she died, we held her hands and sang hymns. We recited Scriptures she loved and talked about heaven. Late in the evening, my grandmother died with family, friends, and a hospice nurse holding vigil by her side.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Andrew Wilson |Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken |David E. Prince
More Episodes 1776: The Origin Story of the Post-Christian West Bible-Teaching Strategies from Women Leaders Women, Cultivate Your Leading and Teaching Gifts How to Hope in Hard TimesThe year 1776 remade the world. In one extraordinary year, a combination of books, ships, machines, inventions, paintings, and declarations created a new cultural landscape that we could characterize as WEIRDER: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic, Ex-Christian, and Romantic.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Nathan Sloan |Brett McCracken |Trevin Wax |Dan Doriani
Recently, a colleague and I made a two-week trip across the Middle East and North Africa to visit national pastors and mission teams. Since we lead a missions organization based in the U.S., we were asking this question: “What would it look like to send new missionaries to join you in your work?”In one church, we met with some national pastors were hesitant to answer such a question.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Dan Doriani |Brett McCracken |Justin Taylor |Joe Carter
Here’s a pleasing statement: “That was a great meeting, and we ended early.” Church board meetings often have a reputation of going long and bearing little fruit. But meetings, including difficult meetings, are inevitable and important. To manage meetings well, church leaders must tend to their organizational life together. We must heed some basic principles that can help us make sound decisions with a good spirit and in a timely way.
