How to Pursue Holiness Without Becoming a Pharisee
How to pursue holiness without becoming a Pharisee — Jonathan Edwards’s diagnostic for the holiness that is real and the kind that hardens into legalism.
The Difference Between Justification and Sanctification
What is the difference between justification and sanctification? Spurgeon’s slow trinitarian reading — the doctrine many pastors confuse, made clear.
What Is Sanctification and How Does It Actually Happen?
What is sanctification in Christianity, and how does it actually happen? John Owen’s slow reading — the daily killing the Spirit does through you, not in you.
Why Faith Without Works Is Dead — Wesley’s Reading of James
What does faith without works is dead mean? Wesley’s slow reading of James — the verse the Reformers struggled with that James meant simply.
What Did Augustine Mean by Faith Seeking Understanding?
What does faith seeking understanding mean? A slow Augustine reading for the doubter — the four-word doctrine that holds when reason runs out.
How to Strengthen Your Faith When It’s Weak — Spurgeon’s Counsel
How do I strengthen my faith? Spurgeon’s slow counsel — weak faith on a strong Christ saves; the work is the looking, not the trying. A contemplative reading.
What Does It Mean to Believe in Christ? — Edwards on True Belief
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? Jonathan Edwards’s slow answer — true belief moves the body and the affections, not only the head. A contemplative reading.
What Is Faith According to the Bible? — Owen’s Working Definition
What is faith according to the Bible? John Owen’s slow definition — three things, not one — for the Christian whose faith feels thinner than it should.
Why You Can’t Let Go Until You Name It — De Sales on Surrender
How to truly let go and trust God — Francis de Sales on the naming that must come before the laying down. A contemplative reading of the unnamed weight.
The Sin of Trying to Sanctify Yourself — John Owen on Communion
Can I sanctify myself? John Owen’s slow answer — and the self-help error he names as the quiet ruin of half a Christian life. A contemplative reading.