Brothers and Sisters, Fight for Holiness!

The Christian life is not a stroll but a methodical walking in line with the Holy Spirit.

Sin’s Strategy (and how to fight it)

The Heart of Holiness

Murray Capill prepares the way for TGCA’s 2022 National Conference on Holiness, with this timely reflection on our need for renewed affections.

Struggling with sins can feel like a forever-battle. The battle is always on, it’s frequently discouraging, and we’re seldom triumphant. We believe in the Holy Spirit’s sanctifying work, but we don’t always see firsthand evidence of change. Our struggles with sin persist—often the same ones we had last year, and the year before that. We believe in the Holy Spirit’s sanctifying work, but we don’t always see firsthand evidence of change. As God matures us, we become more aware of these vulnerabilities. We also begin to see how these flaws are closely tied up with our character. One Christian might...

Can I Even Change?

Reuben Bredenhof

Who are the “Saints”?

Allan Chapple

The identity of the “saints” in the Bible has sometimes been the subject of debate between evangelical Christians—often triggered by the claim that the NT uses “saints” as a designation of Jewish Christians only. The consequences often drawn from this view have such an impact that it is worth taking another look at the issue, not to stir up needless controversy, but in the quest for clarity and consensus. Paul and the Saints Because Paul uses this expression more than any other NT author, what follows is an attempt to summarise what his letters reveal. First, a concordance will quickly...

Who are the “Saints”?

Allan Chapple

Secret Sins Will Undermine (and May Destroy) Your Ministry – Here’s How to Fight Them (Part 1/2)

Peter Adam

This is the first of a two-part post offering advice to ministers fighting secret sins (See part 2 here) I have written this because there are currently disturbing stories of people in gospel and Bible ministry whose long-term secret sins have come to light. I want to encourage those already in ministry to appropriate and godly vigilance. And I want to encourage those who are thinking about full-time ministry in the future—and those who are about to begin their ministry—to take this issue seriously, but not to despair or give up. It is possible to continue in ministry with a...