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Tag: Good works

  • God’s Goodness in 1 Timothy

    God’s Goodness in 1 Timothy

    In this short article, I want to help us to grasp the fundamental goodness of 1 Timothy. I want to help us to better know and share that delight, joy, peace, and satisfaction in God’s word and his world that resounds throughout the letter. Seeing this goodness in 1 Timothy can be challenging, as we grapple with our own and our modern world’s assumptions about what is truly good. But I’m convinced it’s worth the challenge.

  • The gospel for criminals (Ephesians 4:28)

    The gospel for criminals (Ephesians 4:28)

    Paul preaches the gospel to thieves. God’s grace gives us a new identity. That means we have work to do: not so we can take, but so we can give.

  • Good works and salvation: What’s the connection? (Ephesians 2:8–10)

    Good works and salvation: What’s the connection? (Ephesians 2:8–10)

    A joke letter from an Australian church offering its financial donors priority access to heaven raises questions for all of us. Do our good deeds give us access to heaven? Or are our good deeds irrelevant? Where do our good deeds fit when it comes to salvation?