Truth For Life Blog

Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

“Our heavenly Father often leads us with the cords of love; but how slow we are to run toward Him! How reluctantly we respond to His gentle impulses!”
— C.H. Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in endless praise.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

How should we respond when God’s providence seems to contradict His promises? Afraid for his life, David ran from King Saul into Philistine territory, where he was recognized by the king of Gath’s servants. In a deliberate act of faith, David feigned insanity and trusted God with the outcome. His escape, explains Alistair Begg, rested not in his own ingenuity but in the Lord’s deliverance—the same deliverance that is available to all who flee to God for refuge.

Topics: From the Archives

It can be hard to make sense of all the conflict taking place in the streets of our cities. Alistair offers this comforting paraphrase of Psalm 2.

Topics: Begg's Blog

The opportunity to bring the Gospel message of hope and peace to people around the world during this pandemic has been an exceptional privilege! In fact, Truth For Life continues to receive letters and emails from people grateful that the online teaching library remained accessible for free throughout these challenging months. Large crowds—over 65,000 people from dozens of nations—viewed the weekly Sunday worship livestream while their local churches were closed.

Topics: Ministry Updates

We know what we know about God only because He has chosen to reveal it to us—and the primary means of this revelation is the Bible. Scripture accomplishes its work in our lives as we trust in its authority as the inspired Word of God. In this selection of sermons, Alistair Begg exhorts Christians to hold tightly to the Bible’s sufficiency for salvation, transformation, and proclamation.

Topics: From the Archives

“He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.”
— Psalm 147:4

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

It’s vital for us to live in relationship with one another. So what can account for ongoing division and inequality? Before we were united with Christ, we were helpless and hopeless, alienated from God and living in hostility toward others. As Alistair Begg explains, while efforts like legislation and education are worthwhile, they can’t change our natural condition. Only in the person of Jesus Christ can we be reconciled to God and transformed to live in unity as He designed.

Topics: From the Archives

Some of us wear face masks. Some of us don't. Alistair shares helpful advice for navigating differences of opinion.

Topics: Begg's Blog

The world often seems a dark, broken, and uncertain place. We frequently learn of new tragedies and conflicts that threaten to knock us off balance. In his engaging book Discovering the Good Life: The Surprising Riches Available in Christ, pastor Tim Savage reminds us that Jesus stepped into a world every bit as dark, broken, and uncertain as our own.

Topics: Monthly Resources

There’s nothing we love more than hearing of unbelievers becoming committed followers of Jesus Christ.

Topics: Ministry Updates

“All through the Bible, it clearly affirms that all who are drawn to Christ, who come in faith to Him, who are eternally delivered from sin and from condemnation, will not then live in moral carelessness.”
— Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Lord, speak to me that I may speak
In living echoes of Thy tone;
As Thou hast sought, so let me seek
Thy erring children lost and lone.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

As congregations went virtual during quarantine, some worshippers may have preferred the convenience of online worship. With churches beginning to reopen, can we remain at a distance? Alistair Begg helps us think biblically about the answer.

Topics: Begg's Blog

How can we account for the absence of harmony in our world? When sin separated us from God, our relationship with our fellow man was also broken. But there is hope! As Alistair Begg explains, God calls His people to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before Him. Attempted without the Gospel or in place of the Gospel, such a call leads to despair—but in Jesus, God has provided its perfect fulfillment on our behalf.

Topics: From the Archives

“Jesus said no one can snatch the believer out of His hand. The fact of the matter is, we are not strong enough to jump out when God is determined to hold us in.”
— Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

A cry for justice has risen up from the streets of our nation after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. What are we to do? Alistair Begg discusses how barriers can be broken down and reminds us that we have a great message to share with those searching for answers and hope.

Topics: Begg's Blog

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Topics: Ministry Updates

God’s kingdom, which Jesus ushered in, will be finally and universally established at His return. In the meantime, Christ sent His Spirit to enable followers to understand and proclaim the Gospel. Alistair Begg explains how Pentecost was an unmistakable, unconditional, unavoidable, and unrepeatable event. Language and cultural barriers were supernaturally broken down, and many received God’s word and were baptized. God’s unifying Spirit continues to draw believers together under Christ as they trust Him as Savior.

Topics: From the Archives

Dear Friend,

“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” Joni Mitchell was referring to parks being replaced with pavements. Many of us have found the sentiment to be true in terms of our being unable to enjoy friendly gatherings, church services, mealtimes in local restaurants, and more. Even some who live alone have testified to feeling alone in their aloneness. On a recent morning, as I had begun to bemoan another lockdown day, I read Hebrews 13:6: “So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?’” Although we may be in lockdown, Jesus is never locked out!

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free,
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me.
Underneath me, all around me,
Is the current of thy love;
Leading onward, leading homeward,
To thy glorious rest above.

Topics: Hymns and Worship