Joshua M. Greever

Nov 9, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Joshua M. Greever

As we experience these hardships, Paul promises that God is for us and that we will be victorious. Because of Christ’s all-sufficient death, resurrection, and continuing intercession on our behalf, God is our kind-hearted Father (Romans 8:32) and righteous Justifier (verses 33–34), which our experiences of hardship do not minimize or erase. Hence, our victory doesn’t mean we have freedom from suffering but victory through suffering.

Oct 28, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Joshua M. Greever

Romans 8 is one of the most beloved chapters in the Bible. It holds precious truths that encourage and sustain the soul through the most difficult seasons of life. Rejoicing the heart again and again are verses like these:“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). “We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). “What then shall we say to these things?

Mar 3, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Joshua M. Greever

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Throughout church history, 1 Peter 3:21 has proved to be one of the more challenging texts to interpret in all of Scripture. Not only does the verse appear in one of the more puzzling paragraphs in the New Testament (1 Peter 3:18–22), but Peter seems to depict baptism as actually being salvific. How does baptism save us?

Jan 15, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Joshua M. Greever |Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Heidi Dean

Among missiologists, it’s not uncommon to hear how an individual from an unengaged, unreached people group becomes a follower of Jesus through a vision or dream. Assuming the truth of such stories, what are we to make of them? How should they affect the way we think about the necessity and urgency of missions?

Sep 27, 2023 | theaquilareport.com | Joshua M. Greever

The biblical authors view the law as a unified whole, that the Sinai legislation is inextricably bound up with the Sinai covenant, and that it comes to the Christian therefore not directly but mediated through the accomplished work of Christ. Discerning how to apply the law of Moses to the Christian life proves challenging because the law of Moses appears to be both rejected and received in the New Testament. At times the biblical authors will critique the law as impotent and obsolete (e.g., Heb.