Truth For Life Blog

Doubt isn’t unusual for the Christian. If we take a brief inventory of our spiritual pilgrimages, many of us will recall times when we’ve faced uncertainty, wrestling with whether our faith is genuine. Aware of this, John said that he wrote his first epistle “that you may know that you have eternal life” (5:13).

Topics: Articles

In his work on the life of Jesus, Alfred Edersheim called first-century Jericho “the Eden of Palestine, the very fairyland of the old world.”¹ It was a beautiful and prosperous city on a major crossroads. And in this city, according to Luke 19, a prosperous man named Zacchaeus lived and worked as a chief tax collector.

Topics: Articles

“Our Lord Jesus, by His death, did not purchase a right to just a part of us, but to all of us.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Children love to ask questions, and they often ask great ones! The Big Book of Questions and Answers about Jesus presents questions young ones often raise about Jesus’ life and ministry, and then provides the corresponding answers in language that children ages five to ten will easily understand and find relatable.

Topics: Monthly Resources

Giving Truth For Life: 365 Daily Devotions as a gift during the holiday season is an excellent way to introduce God’s Word and the good news of the Gospel to those who don’t have a lifesaving relationship with Jesus.

Topics: Ministry Updates

By Alistair Begg

Has the prospect of sharing your faith ever intimidated or scared you? I think if we’re honest with ourselves, all who have tried to be faithful in the realm of evangelism would answer with a resounding “Yes!”

Topics: Begg's Blog, Articles

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.’”
John 11:25

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Through His death, Jesus provided the only solution to a guilty conscience. Outside of Christ, all attempts to rid ourselves of guilt are futile and hopeless. In Him, however, we find forgiveness that lasts. Alistair Begg reminds us of this truth in this selection of sermons on dealing with guilt caused by our sins.

Topics: From the Archives

“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.”
Psalm 143:5

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Dear Friend,

I seem to recall a comment from the travel writer Paul Theroux that was along the lines of “When we travel, we not only see things, but we begin to see things from a different perspective.” It came to mind when I was asked about my reflections on our recent trip to Italy. The sunflowers had begun to bow their heads in anticipation of autumn. The vines were being harvested, and the olive trees were heavy-laden and preparing for the arrival of the workers in the groves. It is hard not to wish for the pace of life that seems to mark the routine tasks of the Tuscan hillsides.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg