Repentance That Does Not Count Hosea 6:1–3 Come, let us return to the Lord. Hosea 6:1 The essential elements of a true confession are missing in Hosea 6:1–3. First, there is no reference to sin. There is acknowledgment of the consequences of Israel’s sin: injury and the absence of God himself. But there is no…
Few Christians have considered the theological questions of gambling, namely whether or not professing Christians should be habitually engaging in it.
Admitting Guilt Hosea 5:13–15 I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt. Hosea 5:15 What happens when we do not turn to God even after he sends trouble to get our attention? In that case, says God, he reluctantly pours out on us the greatest judgment of all: He leaves us….
The Greatest Love Story Hosea 3:1–3 Love . . . as the Lord loves. Hosea 3:1 After Gomer left Hosea, she sank lower and lower in the social scale of the day until she became a slave and was sold in the capital city of Samaria. When the time came for her to be sold on an…
For those who want to study the depths of the Heidelberg Catechism beyond its famed first question, R. Scott Clark’s book, “The Heidelberg Catechism” is such a guide.
A Door of Hope Hosea 2:14–23 Therefore, behold, I will allure her. Hosea 2:14 Chapter two of Hosea presents a series of “therefores” in which the hand of God’s judgment has been pressed down ever more firmly on Hosea’s rebellious and errant wife. But just as we are expecting further trouble, God opens the hand…
Ewan Goligher shares his experience as a conscientious objector and how it impacts his relationships within the medical community.
Spiritual Adultery Hosea 1:1–11 Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom. Hosea 1:2 You may not have sunk so low as Gomer, Hosea’s wife. You may not have been so unfaithful as to deny God and seek other gods, committing spiritual adultery with them. But you have certainly flirted with other gods. You have…
A simple tattoo can lead to profound conversations about a person’s life and relationship with God.
Registration for the PCA’s 53rd General Assembly opens today.