Ask Pastor John

God’s glory is the goal of all things, and his freedom and his sovereignty are essential to his deity — and our salvation.

We don’t know how much the saints in heaven know about the events on earth. But the Bible’s promises for the joy of the saints are glorious.

Desires for marriage, even very strong desires, are not necessarily at odds with contentment in Christ.

Pastor John explains why God withdraws from his people in light of his new-covenant promises to stay with them forever.

Our battles against sin are not meant to be easy or pain-free. But they can — and should — be marked by joy and filled with the promises of God.

There is hope for those who regret past sexual mistakes and their current consequences in the context of marriage and engagement.

Pastor John remembers a painful time in Bethlehem’s history and encourages pastors to stay with their churches through seasons of discipline and grief.

How can anything make God more or less joyful than he already is? Does the joy of God ever fluctuate?

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a vivid report of racial injustice and oppression.

The light will become lighter and the dark will become darker. The world is changing, but sin, Jesus, and the every-knee-will-bow reality will not.

We live in racial realities that 50 years ago would have been inconceivable. But our church and country continue to chart new multiethnic territories.

Jesus crossed painful racial lines at the well two thousand years ago. Pastor John recounts Tony Evans’s powerful message from John 4 at Kainos 2014.

Both premarital sex and pornography addiction harm men and women alike, but in different ways. So which sin is worse?

Pastor John shares six ways that Christians can begin to sever the cords of their addiction to entertainment.

Pastor John gives his take on whether or not Christians should feel obligated to read the holy books of other religions.

What kind of pitfalls exist in the “New Calvinism” movement? What do New Calvinists need to beware of?

Our sin, God’s holiness, and Jesus’s cross are the core truths around which saving faith is formed.

God elects unconditionally. But he glorifies us on the condition of our faithful obedience. Does that mean our glorification is not guaranteed?

The promises of God mark us as his children. They also keep us in the family when we walk through trials and persecution.

Going the speed limit is an act of faith in the God who controls your day and can maximize your minutes for his glory.