Summary: The persecution of God’s people does not mean defeat, but His righteousness assures victory for them.

Summary: There is a blessing in fearing God that is found in obedience and delivered by grace.

Summary: When considering a Christ-centered view of women and the church, we should recognize at least these three truths — women and men are image bearers of God, joint heirs with Christ, and partners in the gospel.

Summary: God displays His grace in making our Christ-controlled efforts fruitful in work and parenting.

Summary: Deliverance from captivity can result in a joy, a witness, and a harvest for the Christian.

Summary: Stability, security, and steadfastness are among the blessed realities for Christian pilgrims who trust God.

Summary: God is indispensable to His people and delivers them as the One who is fully eligible by virtue of being the Creator of heaven and earth.

Summary: God’s people share a common meeting place with Him and a common prayer.

Summary: In Romans 11:36, the apostle Paul answers deep questions about life — what it’s all about and why does anything exist — with what Smith calls “prepositional theology.”

Summary: Learning, remembering, and obeying what God has told us in His Word.

Summary: God is the help and caretaker of His people on their pilgrimage.

Summary: As pilgrims in this world, we need God when in trouble, deliverance from our foes, and to go home when far away.

Summary: In this psalm, we see lament means crying out to God, calling on God, and confirming God’s faithful love.

Summary: A disciple of Jesus offers self up even to death for Him and says, “Yes,” to Him in all ways.

Summary: A disciple of Jesus denies self to magnify the Savior and serve his or her neighbor.

Summary: Resurrection living includes commands based on the resurrection of Christ and the dead and is assured by the promise of God.

Summary: The return of Christ will result in the saints being changed, death being vanquished, and God receiving the thanks.

Summary: The resurrection of the dead has natural illustrations and a supernatural explanation.

Summary: For the Christian, risk is right only if there is a resurrection, and repentance is required since there is a resurrection.

Summary: The sin of Adam brought death to all human beings, but the righteous work of Christ brings life to all who trust in Him.

Summary: Christ’s resurrection is the first fruits of the resurrections of those who belong to Him and results in His deliverance of the kingdom to His Father.

Summary: If there is no future resurrection for Christians, Jesus has not been resurrected and we are lost in our sins.

Summary: A gospel that includes the resurrection of Jesus is vital in importance and produces a lasting effect in sinners.

Summary: The church is based on the gospel and built by the gospel.

Summary: The church’s worship is to be Christ-centered — reflecting, focusing on, and honoring Him.

Summary: The church is to be compassionate without partiality to the vulnerable and all other image bearers of God.

Summary: Accountability is an individual, a group, and a church responsibility.

Summary: The church, which has a correct confession and a Christ-given responsibility, is indestructible because Jesus is its builder and owner.

Summary: God the Son became our substitute to take our just condemnation upon Himself that we might be free from sin and death.

Summary: Christ came to redeem us out of slavery and to enable us to be adopted as sons of God and heirs.

Summary: Christ’s humility before and during His incarnation resulted in His glory through the incarnation.

Summary: Meditating on God’s Word and remembering His faithfulness

Summary: Christians can be assured of Christ’s faithfulness while being mutually accountable in the church.

Summary: As Christians, we should pray for the rapid spread of the gospel and for the freedom to proclaim the gospel

Summary: Christians are loved, chosen, and called by God; are to stand firm and hold to biblical teaching; and need His comfort and strength.

Summary: Christians should not be deceived into believing Christ has returned but be aware a great falling away and the rise of the man of lawlessness must come first.

Summary: Divine justice will be manifested for both those who afflict the church and the church that is afflicted when Jesus returns.

Summary: An afflicted church that is God-centered, growing in faith and love, and persevering in persecution is worth commending.

Summary: Loving other Christians is a command from God; a characteristic of a child of God; the result of God’s sacrificial, sending love; and a way God is made known to others.