The assurance that God will finish the work he has begun reveals that – though we can have our ups and downs in the Christian life – he perseveres in his love for us.

After graduating from Wheaton College and Columbia Theological Seminary, Donald Patterson was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Commerce, Georgia. He later served the Presbyterian Church in Perry, Georgia, the West End Presbyterian Church of Hopewell, Virginia, McIlwain Memorial Church of Pensacola, Florida, and the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi. Patterson was…

The grace of God is greater than all our sins. Though they be as scarlet, through Christ’s pardon “they shall be white as snow.”

While we rightly take our grief to the Lord and look forward to Christ’s return, we must also remember that God is still at work today, on earth among the living.

Perhaps the process of “keeping unstained” begins to happen as we become more aware of our own poverty and brokenness.

The grace of God is greater than all our sins. Though they be as scarlet, through Christ’s pardon “they shall be white as snow.”

We serve Christ best when we believe he has lifted our burden and we rejoice in his grace.

He rang true again and again, because he was true—true to Christ.

Knowing that we are held by the God whose love is unconditional and unending releases us from fear and for Jesus!

Tim Keller’s final word to the congregants of the five Redeemer churches.