Truth For Life Blog

In Ephesians 6, the Apostle Paul provides instruction on how children should be raised, but it’s not a short-term fix: Biblical parenting requires a pattern of discipline and instruction, carried out in the Lord and shaped by His loving discipline. Alistair Begg helps us understand Scripture’s imperatives to nurture tenderly, discipline biblically, and instruct purposefully. Parenting at its best will be shaped by the Gospel and motivated by the desire to see our children know, love, and follow Christ.

Topics: Weekly Sermons

A Debtor to Mercy Alone
By: Augustus M. Toplady

A debtor to mercy alone, of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with Thy righteousness on, my person and off’ring to bring.
The terrors of law and of God with me can have nothing to do;
My Savior’s obedience and blood hide all my transgressions from view.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

No matter the time or place, Jesus Christ is bound to capture our attention. How can one man gain followers willing to die for Him while also drawing the ire of others who hate Him? One thing’s for certain: whether we worship Him or walk away from Him, it’s impossible to ignore Him.

Topics: Ministry Updates

We might be tempted to associate “the discipline of God” with our earthly fathers, but men at their best are marked by flawed motives and imperfect methods. Alistair Begg encourages us to remember that God’s discipline is perfect: He disciplines His children through trials, in love and wisdom, so that we will be conformed to the image of the Lord Jesus. We should not respond to His discipline with careless indifference or give into the temptation to be overwhelmed by our difficulties. Instead, recognizing that God disciplines us as His beloved children, we can entrust ourselves to the wisdom of His purposes and grow to maturity in Christ.

Topics: Weekly Sermons

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:6

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Black Hole, A Prayer for Those Going Through Dark Places
By: Shirley Vickers

Oh God
I'm right back in that limbo world again. 
Can't feel you close to me.
Can't feel anything.
It seemed as if things were fine -
Walking in the light.
Then suddenly panic: it's all dark:
I'm drowning.

Topics: Ministry Updates, Hymns and Worship

This summer, Alistair Begg will be the guest speaker on a two-week tour of central Europe to visit many historic sites made famous by the Reformation.

Topics: Events

There's Not a Friend Like the Lowly Jesus
By: Johnson Oatman, Jr.

There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus-
No, not one! no, not one!
None else could heal all our souls’ diseases-
No, not one! no, not one!

Topics: Hymns and Worship

Over twenty-five years have passed since the horrendous loss of seventy-six lives in what is now often referred to as the "Waco Massacre," a nearly fifty-day stand-off between the Branch Davidians and government forces that ended with the cult's compound engulfed in flames. The siege left behind accusation, devastation, and confusion about the tragic events in its wake. To the watching world, a grave and certain injustice against common morality had occurred, and people grappled to understand how followers from various backgrounds and walks of life had become so subservient and deluded.

Topics: Monthly Resources

Paul instructed fathers not to provoke their children to anger, assuming parental authority, but appealing for its restraint. Reminding us that children ultimately belong God, Alistair Begg warns parents of certain pitfalls that are likely to exasperate their children and incite responses of bitterness and resentment. The responsibility of biblical parenting is impossible apart from the grace and wisdom of God the Father, who provides the ultimate example in the love and grace He demonstrates toward His children.

Topics: Weekly Sermons