By Evan Knies "The foundation of the true church was laid at a mighty cost. It needed that the Son of God should take our nature upon him, and in that nature live, suffer, and die, not for his own sins, but for ours. It needed that in that nature Christ should go to the …
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One Honorable Man
By Evan Knies Today is Howard Coy's birthday. He's 90 years old. I could describe so many great qualities about this man, but I will just say a few. He has been faithful to His Lord, his wife, his church, and whatever job that has come his way. I had the privilege of meeting this …
Training To Be A Clay Pot
By Colton Corter One year into seminary and, as it turns out, I’m still really sinful. Despite all that I have learned and written I am still weak and needy. God has seen fit to give growth in godliness and yet I still feel resistance in my flesh to the gospel of free grace. The gospel is …
John Owen: Justification and Imputation
By Evan Knies Justification and Personal Righteousness Speaking of justification, John Owen wrote “If we are justified before God on our own personal righteousness, and pronounced righteous by him on the account thereof, then God enters into judgment with us on something in ourselves, and acquits us thereon; for justification is a juridical act, in …
Should Your Church Baptize Children?
By Colton Corter *Note: This position is my own and does not necessarily reflect the rest of the DSR crew. We can be together for the gospel and still disagree on how best to guard it! Praise God for that. "Our church is almost exactly like your church. Except we don't hate children." That's how …
The King’s Table 