In this article, Jonny Ardavanis shares what it means for the Christian to live as salt and light amidst a dark and dying world.

When considering missions to unreached language groups, John Gibson Paton is a towering figure, primarily because of what the Lord allowed him to accomplish through unbelievable hostility and immense levels of suffering. In this article, Brooks Buser, president of Radius International, shares the incredible impact of Paton and three lessons Christians can learn from his life of faithful service.

When the trials of life unexpectedly come knocking at our door, the last thing we may be thinking about is joy. Yet, the Bible calls us to have joy in life’s most turbulent moments (Jm. 1:2-3). How is this possible? Can a Christian really smile, pray, rejoice, and serve even as the weight of the world presses in?

Have you been embroiled in sin? Is your joy sapped? Are your relationships ruined? You may feel far from God—a bit helpless, even—but the Lord's arms of love remain outstretched, and He offers you a second chance. David experienced this.

Susanne Geske made international headlines the morning after her husband was tied up and tortured to death by six Muslim men simply because he was a Christian. After leaving the police station, she released a statement, "I forgive the murderers of my husband the way Christ forgave his murderers, 'Father forgive them, they know not what they do.'" After her statement, thousands of calls and letters poured into the Turkish TV station asking for more information on how to convert from Islam to Christianity.

Christians from all walks of life need a clear answer to this question because their assurance, peace, and joy depend on it. God did not intend for His people to go through life in constant fear and doubt, wondering if the blood of Christ was enough to save them and if the Holy Spirit has the power to seal them. In this article, Costi Hinn explains why, according to Scripture, you cannot lose your salvation.

To keep watch over your heart is to actively keep your heart in a right and healthy frame before God. It is to have a sensitive heart before God and not hardened towards Him. It’s to keep your heart set on eternal rather than temporal matters.

In the home, God calls the father to be the coach. The dad's role is to set a winning game plan and ensure every family member knows how to live out their winning role. Learn how dads are to tend, turn, and train their children toward a life of Godliness.

For the Gospel contributor Pastor Anthony Wood shares about the importance of Keeping Heaven in the Home. This blog outlines three key qualities for families to have in their homes.

For the Gospel is not afraid to call out false teachers. No pastor, church, or Christian resource ministry should be — especially in today’s world. But is there a metric for ministries or pastors to use when determining how often — or whether to, at all — name names?

What are you supposed to be teaching your kids? The Gospel!

But the question that often comes next is: how?

At For the Gospel, we want to support you in your efforts to share the gospel. Today, we’re launching a brand new initiative that will provide highly creative visual resources for you to download or print for your home & church discipleship efforts!

The doctrine of adoption helps a Christian understand that they are a genuine part of the family of God. Many believers experience fatherlessness here on earth, or strained relationships with their earthly family. The doctrine of adoption provides comfort, strength, hope, peace, and assurance that God is our truest Father and He has chosen to enter into relationship with us.

When you think of “eisegesis” you should think of “isolation.” Because eisegesis takes a specific passage from the Bible and isolates it from its original meaning, the author’s original intention, and God’s original purpose.

God’s aseity is one of the most unknown and underappreciated of His attributes. This attribute marks the difference between the Creator and His creation. It is linked to eternality in that He is an eternal being, and that before all things He was. God was not created by anything and is not dependent on anything.

Ecclesiology is the study of the church and deals with all aspects of the church including its purpose, structure, ordinances, and more. While some aspects of ecclesiology do not directly impact salvation, the way we honor God’s instructions as His church could make all the difference in the world — and in eternity.

Hamartiology is the theological study of sin and it comes from the New Testament Greek word hamartia which means to “miss the mark.” This is where we get the idea that sin is “missing the mark” of God’s standard (Romans 3:23) and the truth that without a solution for our sin we are damned to eternity in hell.

In its theological sense, justification is a forensic, or purely legal, term. It describes what God declares about the believer, not what He does to change the believer. Justification is about your position as a believer. You will still sin, but you are justified.

Illumination is what happens when you learn spiritual truths that suddenly make sense and move you to action. Just like a bright light that lights up a dark room when turned on, illumination is when the light bulb goes on in your mind after reading a passage of Scripture or listening to the Word of God be preached.

What is soteriology? In this forth installment of the Theology Terms Explained blog series, Costi Hinn defines one of the most important understandings of the Christian faith.