Truth For Life Blog

Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

There is a name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
it sounds like music in my ear,
the sweetest name on earth.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

What better time is there to reflect deeply on the person and work of Jesus than in the days leading up to Easter? Man of Sorrows, King of Glory: What the Humiliation and Exaltation of Jesus Mean for Us is a thought-provoking survey of what Jesus accomplished and continues to accomplish as our Prophet, Priest, and King.

Topics: Monthly Resources

I am waiting for the dawning
Of that bright and glorious day,
When the darksome night of sorrow
Shall have vanished far away;
When forever with the Saviour,
Far beyond this vale of tears,
I shall swell the hymn of worship
Thru the everlasting years.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

In the middle of Acts 2, we find the first presentation of the Gospel message to come after the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. The Holy Spirit had just descended as Christ had promised, and the disciples were speaking in all kinds of languages. The Jewish pilgrims in Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost witnessed all this taking place and were curious about what was happening (vv. 2–13). After responding to the crowd and explaining what they had witnessed (vv. 14–21), Peter told them the essential facts about Jesus:

Topics: Articles

The great danger in reading Bible passages that are tied to key events on the church calendar is that we’re often just dropped down into a scene. This is especially the case on Palm Sunday, when we may find ourselves amid waving branches and shouting children without much notion of the meaning of what we’re commemorating. Without the context of the whole Gospel story, we may fall prey to the same misunderstandings as did the celebrating crowd in Mark 11.

Topics: Articles

“The more we become aware of God’s grace in our lives, the more we will respond with a thankfulness which produces itself in overflowing joy.”
—Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Matthew 25:31-46

Topics: Ministry Updates, Hymns and Worship

It has been fashionable for some time now to affirm that all religions are beautiful and true, each in its own way. People are prone to say something like “I believe what I believe, and that’s good for me. You believe what you believe, and that’s good for you.” This notion even has increasingly crept into the church, where Christians, for fear of being thought bigoted or unkind, are reluctant to say that Jesus Christ is the one and only way to true life.

Topics: Articles

“The essential condition of receiving light from heaven is not our sophistication but our simplicity.”
—Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper