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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. —Psalm 51:3–4 True Repentance Repentance lies at the heart of the Christian message and forms the rhythm of the Christian life.

Christ in Us We often talk about becoming a Christian in terms of “asking Jesus to come into our hearts.” This certainly is not incorrect. In Galatians 2:20, Paul says “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” And in Colossians 1:27, the gospel is proclaimed as “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The Bible does talk about how Christ is in us, but the Bible’s focus is more on the fact that we are in Christ.

New Books and Bibles Below is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Happiness by Andrew Wilson and Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Jonathan Gibson. Happiness: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Make It Last Forever Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson uniquely weaves biblical, theological, philosophical, psychological, and sociological methods to answer 6 major questions about human flourishing in our broken world.

A Compelling and Hopeful Perspective on Aging The world tells us at every turn that aging is a steep descent into irrelevance, one to be avoided at all costs. This false story diminishes not only us but our elders and the time God gives us. But Scripture reveals a markedly different pattern of life, one of increasing value, that calls us to embrace our age and number our days rightly.

Phillis Wheatley, Evil Times, and the Providence of God Where is God when terrible things happen? People are being trafficked against their will even now. The question Where is God? rises in the deserts of Libya, in the brothels and brick kilns of India, in the back streets of Atlanta and beyond, as innocent and trapped people suffer at the hands of others. This same question has perplexed God’s people from ancient Rome to America’s past during the transatlantic slave trade.

Enthusiastically Embraced Resources How can I experience freedom from guilt before a holy God? – For an evangelical pastor ministering amid a predominantly Roman Catholic backdrop, possessing biblical clarity and confidence in addressing such a question is essential. This is why Pastor Vernon Magsucang in the Philippines was elated to receive the book Justification: An Introduction.

Wholistic Concern for Image Bearers For Dr. Tony Gordon and Pastor Bosco Bukeera, ministry to the whole person involves ministry to the body and ministry to the soul. Tony and Bosco work together to address physical and spiritual ailments in Ssenge, a village outside of Kampala, Uganda.

What Is Happiness? One of the reasons we struggle to find happiness is that we aren’t quite sure what it is. Imagine two different individuals on a summer’s evening. The first is sitting in the garden trying to finish a crossword before the sun sets, a gin and tonic on the table next to her, deep in thought. The second has just jumped out of a plane and is plummeting toward the earth at terminal velocity, marveling at the views beneath him and shrieking with delight.

This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. The Book of James helps Christians Move from Double-Mindedness to Wholeness In this episode David Gibson talks about how the book of James confronts our divided hearts, how ignorant we often are to our fractured desires, and how Jesus rescues us to make us whole.

This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. 1. James has one controlling theme that holds everything together. It misreads James entirely to suggest there is no coherent vision linking the whole letter together. In fact, James has one grand preoccupation from start to finish: the undivided life of God’s people. He is so consumed with this theme that it runs like a golden thread through every section of his letter.