Truth For Life Blog

If you’ve ever been with a woodworker at a task, you’ll know the kind of care that is required with a sharp blade. The same is true of a surgeon laying out the instruments of surgery. The Word of God, Hebrews tells us, is like a sharp blade (4:12). It is all too possible to brandish it like a sort of whirling dervish, swinging it around recklessly, striking terror and causing untold damage. Instead, those who wield it are urged to do so cautiously and graciously, purposefully and kindly.

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“The God who spoke the world into existence by a word; He, stooping from His majesty, … makes a covenant with you.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

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Firemen, bomb disposal experts, miners, surgeons—we generally view these as high-stakes, dangerous, or stressful jobs. But the New Testament adds another occupation to the list: teaching. In the letter bearing his name, James offers this warning:

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The believers of Peter’s day, changed by God’s grace, faced inevitable accusations from the world around them. In response, Peter urged them to defend themselves not by arguing for their position but by living honorable lives. In his message “Honorable Conduct,” Alistair Begg helps us to see why it’s our behavior, not a method or a movement, that God often uses to open doors for us to share the Gospel message:

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The Deeper Faith Cruise, hosted by Salem Media Group, sets sail for Norway on September 5, 2026, featuring guest speaker Alistair Begg.

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“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

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In Luke 12, we read that Jesus was journeying toward Jerusalem when “many thousands of the people had gathered together” to meet Him (v. 1). Chapter 11 tells us Jesus was inside a Pharisee’s house when the crowd had assembled, presumably waiting for Him to come out again and minister to the masses (v. 37).

Having urged the readers of his first letter to “love one another earnestly from a pure heart,” Peter went on to explain what such brotherly love would entail. Loving fellowship demands action, he taught. Christians must be prepared to establish themselves on the foundation of union with Christ, stand as witnesses to God’s goodness and glory, and—as Alistair Begg explains in his sermon “Living Stone, Holy People”—draw sustenance from the deep well of His Word:

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“God’s glory—God’s character, power, and majesty—which is invisible to us, becomes visible as He makes Himself known.”
—Alistair Begg

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