Because justification is a one-time declaration of our forgiveness and acceptance by God through Jesus blood and righteousness, Christians often fail to understand why they need to obey God and confess their sins. If God has forgiven us through the blood of Christ and accepted us in the perfect righteousness of Christ, why do we need to keep obeying God’s law and confess our sins?

God takes pleasure in pouring out His blessings on those who will dare to align their life purpose more with His. This raises one of the most important and ancient questions of the ages: “What is God’s purpose for the world?” Jesus gives us a wonderful glimpse into God’s overarching purpose for the world when he taught his disciples how to pray.

Why it is that human beings everywhere always want to make a difference? This is true of both religious and non-religious people. When most people die they want to somehow leave the world a better place.

We learn from Scripture that’s because human beings are created in the image of God. You are designed by God in his image to make a difference in the world.

Sound theology places the good news of Jesus Christ at the center. This article will help you understand why the good news about Jesus Christ must be at the center of the study of theology.

The ultimate goal of salvation is to restore fallen humanity and creation so they will flourish in a new earth for eternity. This article will help you learn how sound theology reflects the good news of God’s saving grace that restores fallen humanity and creation to the full beauty of his original design.

A theology that is sound and faithful to Scripture must reflect the story of God’s unfolding covenants in history. This article will help you learn that the topic of biblical covenants is not an isolated topic in theology but one that can help us understand all other theological topics.

God reveals in Scripture who he is and what he does through his magnificent acts of redemption in history from the beginning to the end of time. We develop sound theology in light of God’s unfolding acts of creation, redemption, and restoration of all things in Christ. This article will help you learn how to develop sound theology by understanding doctrine in light of redemptive history.

The Trinity must be seen as not only one topic amidst a list of theological topics, but also as the foundational perspective through which we see all theology. We need to return to the ancient, creedal Trinitarian approach to theology. This article will teach you how to gain a Trinitarian perspective toward the development of sound theology.

The essence of God’s revelation of himself in Scripture is that he is Lord. Sound theology is about God’s Lordship over all things. This article will help you learn how to know, love, serve, and honor God as Lord in all of life.

If we would have a sound theology of the Bible, then we must rightly understand God’s mission detailed throughout Genesis to Revelation. This article will help you learn how God means for the revelation of his mission in Scripture to shape your theology, to draw you into its plot, and to compel you to align your life purpose more with his.

Like Martin Luther, we must learn to test everything, including the ancient creeds, confessions, and our church’s doctrinal statements by studying the Scriptures. This article will help you learn how to develop sound theology that is based primarily on the study of Scripture and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Having answered the question, “What is theology?” we need to ask an even more important question: “What is sound theology?” In Christian theology, sound doctrine is teaching that agrees with the Bible. But how can we know if our beliefs are in agreement with the Bible?

Theology is usually associated with abstract, academic subjects taught by professors. Such professional theologians are needed, of course. But all followers of Jesus Christ are called by God to be theologians.

The most important aspect of gospel renewal is in understanding how the gospel renews the human heart, starting with our own. Understand how we can experience the renewal of our hearts and find the living waters of the Holy Spirit flowing through us to others.

Our vision for renewal must include not only our local church gathering of believers, but also many churches in our nearby regions, and throughout the world. Understand how serving with clusters of churches will have a much greater kingdom impact than just one church in your region and throughout the world.

History has proven that the health of a community is often linked to the health of the churches that promote not only evangelism and the discipleship of individuals, but also the common good of the community. Understand how to develop a healthy church to be a sign, instrument, and foretaste of God’s kingdom on earth.

The key to church renewal is learning how to develop a healthy church by strengthening the corporate renewal dynamics needed for the church to be an effective sign and instrument of God’s kingdom. Understand how to develop a healthy church by strengthening the corporate renewal dynamics.

The key to personal renewal is understanding and applying the gospel as God’s ultimate solution to all problems of life. Understand how to experience lasting change through the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

How does the Gospel renew individuals, churches, and communities? How do we develop a more biblical and practical perspective toward personal, church, and community renewal? Understand why a vision for gospel renewal is a vital part of personal, church, and community renewal.

Although God’s blessing of work is painful because of sin, God’s redemptive work in Christ restores our work to God’s original design. Our work in this life enriches the life to come. So we glorify and enjoy God in our work. Understand why what you do in this life matters in the life to come.