Truth For Life Blog

Often in the New Testament, the apostles manage to summarize the beauty of the Gospel in only a few words. When they do, they give us ideal passages for meditation and memorization, and they provide us fuel for evangelism.

Topics: Articles

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:11

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Dear Friend,

I haven’t checked, but I will not be surprised to discover that the content of my letter written four years ago on the threshold of the US election was not dissimilar to this letter, particularly in seeking to declare, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns” (Rev. 19:6).

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

It’s easy to look at Christmas as though the story starts in the opening chapters of the New Testament. But the Bible is a two-act drama, and the earth’s King is from eternity past!

Topics: Monthly Resources

We live in a largely self-absorbed world, and with that self-absorption inevitably comes a low view of God. While it’s not incapable of occasional flashes of altruism, ultimately, fallen humanity is imprisoned inside its own ego. Rather than living to the praise of God’s glory, we live to the praise of our own.

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“God is always Himself. Therefore, His promises may be trusted, and His warnings may be heeded.”
—Alistair Begg

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Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see
And in Thy presence rest.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

“Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments!”
Psalm 112:1

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Knowing that after His imminent arrest, His disciples would soon scatter in fear, the Son of God prayed for their spiritual preservation, unity, and joy. In his sermon “The Keeping Power of God,” Alistair points out how God’s care for His children supersedes our greatest self-concerns. Not everyone experiences God’s blessings, though! The inexpressible joy of salvation can only be known by the truly penitent who rest entirely on Christ’s atoning work. In this brief excerpt, Alistair considers the uniqueness of the joy that Jesus yearns for His disciples to experience.

Topics: From the Archives

What is the church? For many, the word church conjures up images of steepled buildings, stodgy services, and stuffy men in collars. It is an object of mistrust for others, full of cruel hypocrites. For some, it’s a hobby that some people enjoy to little consequence—“all so harmless, so gentle, so proper.”¹ For others still, it’s simply bizarre.

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