Ask Pastor John

Jesus has paid for the sins of believers once for all, but in this life, Christians still sin. What then is the role of confession and repentance in the Christian life?

Do you see lust as more deadly, more disastrous, than nuclear war? The Bible has a few reasons why you should.

For now, buying products from Apple, Subaru, and Target is not linked so tightly to endorsing sin that we should boycott them.

Pastor John offers counsel to pastors who find themselves discouraged on Monday mornings. What should pastors do when facing the blues?

Pastor John shares six reasons why expensive Bibles like the Bibliotheca Bible will not become the norm despite their elegance.

In this special episode, Pastor John addresses how complementarian Christians can respond to recent events surround former NFL player Ray Rice.

Pastor John explains the freedoms, restrictions, and joys of a pastor emeritus covenant — one that he wrote.

Lust takes a good gift from God and strips it of regard for God's holiness and honor toward his image-bearers.

Pastor John tackles a tough question that is theological and political at once. What is the proper response to the present situation in Israel?

What can white evangelicals learn from the events in Ferguson, Missouri? Pastor John offers three lessons.

How do salvation, faith, and the Bible related to each other? Pastor John explains how the Bible awakens saving faith.

How does the Spirit put to death the deeds of the body? Through the word of God, which we must wield, recite, and trust.

How does the Christian’s daily life at work or home become worship? We must become what we already are in Christ.

A wartime lifestyle for wealthy Christians could demand that they give their resources away. But it may sometimes call for strategic investment.

Even simple, inexpensive pleasures can be nonessential luxuries. How can believers discern which luxuries are worth spending money on?

Learn how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit should shape our prayer life.

Christians can rest in the goodness and wisdom of God and the freeness of his grace in gifting his people. God is a good gift-giver.

The cross displays this profound paradox: God scripted and ordained the murder of his Son — without once sinning.

What should we do when unmarried non-Christian friends or family members are spending the night at our house and want to share a bed?

The praise of others lulls Christians into disbelief of their great, eternal reward. So how can Christians slay the dragon of praise-seeking?