Pastor Chris Rosebrough begins this series on the five Solas with a thorough discussion on the sufficiency of Scripture. Decades ago, battles were fought to preserve confidence in the Inerrancy of Scripture, but with that conflict subsiding, a new battle rages within evangelicalism. These days, t...
What is faith? How do we come to have saving faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins? In this astounding lecture, Pastor Chris Rosebrough exegetes his way through the entire book of Galatians. The Gospel is made crystal clear as Pastor Chris makes the case for Sola Fide straight fro...
Salvation in Christ is truly a free gift with no strings attached. In this lecture, Pastor Chris Rosebrough takes an in depth look at the doctrine of Sola Gratia as it is taught clearly in God’s Word.
All of Scripture is written by God to the glory of God alone. In this sermon, Pastor Chris Rosebrough tells the story of Joseph in a way many have never heard. The events of Joseph’s life were providentially arranged by God to foreshadow a much greater story…the redemption of sinners through the ...
Most professing Christians agree that Christ’s Person and Work on the cross were sufficient to save sinners, but the growing trend today in our relativistic world is to leave the door open for other saviors from other faiths. Is Christ truly alone in His power to save mankind, or does God accept ...
Sometimes Christians will say things like, “I’m not interested in all those heavy doctrines that Paul talks about. I’m only interested in the simple teachings of Jesus.” But did Paul reshape the Christian message, or was he actually a faithful apostle? To put the question more sharply, did Paul i...
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, today’s Protestants actually have little to be proud of as we survey the movement as a whole. The content of our messages and the shape of our worship services are largely determined by cultural preferences, marketing strategies,...
Many Christians in our day, whether liberal or evangelical, declare that there is hope of eternal life apart from explicit faith in Jesus Christ. In fact, according to one survey by George Barna, 35% of America’s evangelical seminary students agreed with the statement, “God will save all good peo...
Once upon a time, Protestants of every variety were identified as those who were committed to the doctrine of “justification through faith alone.” In our day, however, most Protestants are not even familiar with this doctrine. With either stern rigor or happy tips for better living, conservatives...
In the medieval church, sin was viewed as a kind of sickness that could be remedied if we reached out to take the medicine. But the Protestant Reformers sought to recover the clear teaching of Scripture that salvation “depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy” (Rom. 9:16)....
Discover the story behind the man who sparked the Protestant Reformation. Told through a seamless combination of live-action storytelling and artistic animation, Martin Luther’s daring life is presented in extensive detail while still making the film relevant, provocative, and accessible.
At the heart of the Protestant/Catholic division in the sixteenth century was the disagreement over the doctrine of justification by an alien or imputed righteousness. In Catholic theology, justification is conceived as a lifelong process of becoming intrinsically righteous and holy, rather than ...
Paul in Romans 4 says that “the one who does not work but trusts in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.” Yet we also read in James 2:24 that “a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” Do Paul and James contradict each other in the matter of justific...
