Treasuring the absolute and sweet sovereignty of God.

God is the decisive factor in all arenas of reality: from personal destinies to hole-in-ones; from childhood leukemia to devastating terrorist attacks; from the world-wide activity of Satan to the movement of a solitary ant; from answered prayers to the conversion of the lost; from deliverance from pride & anxiety to perseverance in holiness. God ordains all things: who can reverse it? While the sovereignty of God is absolute, it is ultimately sweet to the believer who humbly embraces it. As a result, God, the Infinite Giver, receives all the glory, and His people, who treasure His sweetness, get all the grace.

Unveiling the magnificent new covenant inaugurated by the Lord Jesus Christ.

The first coming of Jesus Christ was the most pivotal point in history. While life under the old covenant had its God-ordained purposes, everything now is so much better under the new covenant which was inaugurated by the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The old sacrificial system, priesthood, temple, and laws are now obsolete. Jesus has fulfilled and replaced all these old covenant realities. Moreover, the fundamental nature of one's relationship with God and the role of the Holy Spirit have been radically altered. In short, everything points to, is fulfilled, and is summed up in Jesus. To Jesus be glory!

Longing for satisfying and never-ending pleasure in the self-sufficient and exuberantly happy God.

True Christianity involves the affections. Emotions such as joy, delight, happiness, satisfaction, pleasure, gladness, exhilaration, exuberance, jubilation & exultation IN GOD are essential for authentic worship & virtue in the Christian life. These emotions are not merely the icing-on-the-cake or the caboose at the end of the train. They are part & parcel to real Christianity. Even when these feelings are languishing, a genuine longing for them (either individually or corporately) is an act of worship. Moreover, the believer is assured from Scripture that the Triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), whom they serve, is Himself joyful beyond our comprehension and will share that joy with the redeemed in increasing measure throughout eternity.

Insisting on a clear definition of justification and its radical distinction from sanctification.

Justification is a precious reality for Christians. When a hardened sinner is justified by faith alone in Christ alone, they are declared righteous in the sight of God with the very righteousness of Jesus Christ. His perfect obedience culminating in His suffering and death for our sins is counted as ours. This is our only ground of acceptance with God. As a result of being justified, we can begin to live the Christian life by being sanctified on a daily basis. For the Apostle Paul, the distinction between justification and sanctification was a life and death issue. He placed infinite importance on the fact that one's being instantaneously "declared" righteous before God must precede and be the basis of being progressively "made" righteous before God. There is no other pathway to eternal joy in God. 

Proclaiming and boldly contending for the once-for-all delivered Word of God.

The once-for-all revealed and written Word of God, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old & New Testaments, is the supreme & sufficient authority in dealing with the most important realities in the universe. There is absolutely no need for further revelations, accumulated traditions or alternative remedies to be given equal status with Scripture. The Bible is gloriously suited to reveal the reality & beauty of the Triune God, to save individuals from the wrath of God & the deception of sin, and to provide the clear path to everlasting joy in God. Thus, it is the duty & delight of Christians to boldly proclaim this Book to all peoples of the world in the power of the Holy Spirit.