Truth For Life Blog

As Christians, we desire to do good. But try as we might, we often find ourselves falling short of our own standards of performance. Our failures leave us wondering: how can we live a life marked by grace?

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“My Lord does not want me to be spiritually asleep while nature is all around me awaking from her winter's rest.” –C.H. Spurgeon

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“The fruit of the Spirit.” It’s a well-known phrase from a much-loved passage of Scripture. The challenge is in the details, as we pause to consider what the fruit of the Spirit is and to reflect on how well it is displayed in our lives.

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“Patience is not something we're trying to develop from the outside in, but rather it is worked from the inside out.” –Alistair Begg

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If Jesus walked among us today, would we recognize Him? Luke 24 tells of two of Christ’s followers who did not know Him when He appeared to them after His resurrection. Jesus confronted their doubt and sadness the same way He addresses ours today– with His Word. Exhibiting the evidence of the empty tomb, Alistair Begg explains that if we are going to understand Jesus, we must do so in light of Scripture. Christ conquered death on our behalf, and when we place our faith in Him, we have hope even in the face of our own mortality.

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“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” –John 16:33 ESV

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“Jesus bore the penalty that our sins deserve in order that we might enjoy the peace that He provides.” –Alistair Begg

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Psalm 22 describes suffering that King David experienced at the hands of his enemies and the anguish that he felt when it seemed that God was far away. Alistair Begg considers the Psalm in light of its ultimate fulfillment in the Lord Jesus, who was rejected by men and bore the wrath of God in the place of sinners. It is only by trusting in the substitutionary death of Christ that sinners can enjoy a restored relationship with God, to the praise of His glory.

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Most of us feel the pressure of “more.” Have more. Do more. Be more. Do you ever wonder when enough will be enough?

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“Christian joy is anchored in the facts of the faith.” –Alistair Begg

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