Ask Pastor John

God calls us to not only resist lustful thoughts, but to fill our minds with the beauties of Christ so that our desires gradually conform to his.

We don’t get to negotiate the cost of following Christ. But there is no cost you can pay that won’t be made up a thousandfold in the resurrection.

Jesus commands us to do our good deeds in secret, but he also commands us to let our good deeds shine before others. How can we do both?

God would be just to condemn us even if we only sinned for five seconds. The time it takes us to sin does not measure the gravity of the offense.

Seminary professors need to be more than competent exegetes, linguists, or theologians. They need to embody the pastoral office.

When one sinner repents, God and his angels rejoice in heaven. Does that mean that God’s happiness depends on ours?

All Scripture is profitable — not just the pages of the New Testament. But how should Christians read the Old Testament in light of Christ’s coming?

God has a special love for his adopted children, but that does not mean he has no love for those who reject him.

Can a non-Christian ever please God? If not, how should we understand the account of Cornelius in Acts 10?

When billboards, TV commercials, and even dolls tell women that beauty comes from tight, trim-cut clothing, how can we cultivate beauty in the heart?