Truth For Life Blog

"The Spirit of God opens our eyes to understand the truth about Him. Suddenly, the Bible becomes to us light and illumination. Then the Spirit of God enables us to put our trust in Jesus."
- Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

When news of Israel’s defeat reached Eli and his pregnant daughter-in-law, their responses were peculiar. Their deepest concern was not their loved ones’ deaths, the child’s unexpected birth, or even their own demises, but that the ark had been captured and God’s glory had departed from Israel. For the church to remain effective, Alistair Begg warns, we must also turn our attention from “me” and “now” to God’s glory as we nurture the next generation in the things of Christ.

Topics: From the Archives

A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe--
His craft and pow'r are great,
And, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

"After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you."
- 1 Peter 5:10 ESV

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Defeated by the Philistines, Israel’s army brought the ark of the covenant to Shiloh to assure victory in the next battle—and were soundly beaten again! Their mistake? Failing to recognize their first defeat as punishment for disobedience, they forsook repentance and superstitiously trusted in the ark rather than in the living God. Such misplaced faith is still common today. Rather than defining God by our own terms, Alistair Begg encourages us to know the God of the Bible and glorify Him through our obedience.

Topics: From the Archives

Because Eli’s sons had rejected God’s sacrifice as the basis for forgiveness, the Lord declared judgment against Eli’s house. Acting as God’s prophet, Samuel presented His message to Eli, experiencing for the first time the immense challenge of conveying God’s word—especially the truth of coming wrath. As Alistair Begg explains, though, God’s word will always accomplish His purposes, whether spoken faithfully by Samuel or fully and finally through the Word of God Himself, Jesus Christ.

Topics: From the Archives

“The Kingdom of God - The Bible’s Story, from Genesis to Revelation”

Look out an airplane window at 35,000 feet, and you’ll see patterns in the landscape below that would be unobservable from the ground. In the same way, when we examine the sixty-six books of the Bible through a wide-angle lens, we discover far more than a collection of disjointed writings. The Bible is one book, inspired by one Author, with one supreme subject: Jesus Christ, who came to secure God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule and blessing.

Topics: Ministry Updates, Monthly Resources

"God's plan is not limited simply to human beings. God's plan as Creator is for everything. He's determined to completely undo the effects of the fall and to renew the whole world."
- Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

After years of spiritual famine when the word of the Lord was rare and visions infrequent, God broke into the silence through the calling of Samuel. With tender persistence, the Lord called until Samuel recognized His voice. His first assignment? To deliver devastating news to Eli about the coming judgment of the priest’s household. In the same way, Alistair Begg notes, God continues to shine through our own days’ darkness by the light of His Word.

Topics: From the Archives

"There was never a time when God did not exist. God existed always as a Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit."
- Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

While everyone has a family tree, not everyone knows their family’s history. As Christians, however, we have the distinct privilege of claiming the shared narrative of Christ’s Church, our very own family of faith that spans two thousand years. How can we begin to trace the fragments of a story that has coursed through twenty centuries, branching north and south, east and west, into the whole of our modern world?

Topics: Monthly Resources

Obedience is defined as submission to the restraint or command of authority. As Christians, we are to be obedient to God and His commands because of His great mercy and grace to us. In this selection of sermons, Alistair Begg reminds us that our obedience should come from love for God and should be reflected in every area of our life.

Topics: Monthly Resources

Dear Friend,

Although thirty-five years have passed since leaving my homeland, I’m still keenly interested in the politics of the UK today. You’ll not be surprised to learn that I’ve been following the discussions and debates about Brexit. (You may need to Google that!) On March 29, Great Britain is to formally withdraw from membership in the European Union. I will not disclose my personal views for fear that some of my Dutch or German friends may disown me. Suffice to say that this has been the hottest political potato faced by the British parliament in the last 50 years.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

"If you want to understand your Bible, then you need to realize that it is a fantastic exposition throughout history of the promises of God made to His servant Abraham."
- Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper