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1 month ago | christianitytoday.com | Thabiti Anyabwile

On Good Friday, the sinless one became the sin bearer for our healing. Illustration by Keith Negley1 Peter 2:22-24Good Friday joins together two staggering truths: "He committed no sin" and "By his wounds you have been healed."No SinSin is so common its absence is stunning. We are a people acclimated to depravity, others' and especially our own. As soon as self-awareness dawned on us, we began a running relationship with sin. Of course, sin is not natural.

2 months ago | crossway.org | Collin Hansen |Jonathan Leeman |Thabiti Anyabwile

What Is Church Membership? What exactly is church membership? Church membership is how we formally recognize and commit to one another as believers. It’s the thing we create by affirming one another through the ordinances. To offer a definition, church membership is a church’s affirmation and oversight of a Christian’s profession of faith and discipleship, combined with the Christian’s submission to the church and its oversight.

Dec 7, 2024 | crossway.org | Thabiti Anyabwile |Mark Dever

Growing to Be Like JesusHow do healthy church members cultivate growth? The following are some suggestions for continuing to develop godliness or holiness in life. 1. Abide in ChristJesus said: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

Oct 18, 2024 | crossway.org | Kevin DeYoung |Douglas Sean O’Donnell |Mark Dever |Thabiti Anyabwile

New BooksBelow is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Daily Doctrine by Kevin DeYoung and the Daily Liturgy Devotional by Douglas Sean O’Donnell. Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic TheologyKevin DeYoungDesigned to make systematic theology clear and accessible for the everyday Christian, this devotional walks through the most important theology topics over the course of a year.

Aug 14, 2023 | crossway.org | Nathan Knight |Thabiti Anyabwile |Mike McKinley

Worldly Failure“Well done, brother. Well done.” We had gathered in a restaurant on a sultry summer day in the heart of DC. Outside, laborers set up fences and hung bunting in preparation for the July 4 celebration. Inside, we were having a celebration of our own. About a dozen men had gathered to celebrate the ministry of one of our planters. It was a wonderful occasion. Dozens of people walked by without interest as the brothers laughed, prayed, and encouraged this precious man.