Blake Long

Repentance, which in Greek is the word metanoia, means to literally “change one’s mind.” On a foundational level, to repent is to change our minds about God, the gospel, and everything else it encompasses. Even more so, it means to change our minds about sin—we go from loving sin to…

“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” (Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬) When…

Have you ever written a post on Facebook or tweeted something you knew was going to be controversial? I think the answer is assuredly yes. The answer might be yes for all of us. The better question to ask, though, is do we ever check our hearts before we post…

“who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”‭‭(John‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬) How did you get saved? If your answer is anything close to I did this or I did that, you have misstepped. It’s the same thing…

One of my biggest problems in marriage is that I don’t listen very well. And not listening reveals I don’t care enough about what my wife is saying in that moment—and that’s totally on me. But that doesn’t mean I don’t hear her speak. I might hear all the words…

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (‭‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Christian, you are no longer condemned in Christ. From the moment you took your first breath to right before you came to saving faith, you were condemned. You were under God’s righteous, holy, and…

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV‬) As Christians, we are commanded to not love this world. We are to be in the world, but not of the…

How is one saved? Scripture says we are saved by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). We must repent of our sins and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:15). But what is the gospel? Surely the gospel is not a mere theoretical or abstract concept. To be clear, the gospel…

To be content is to be satisfied with and in God. In a day and age when discontentment runs amuck, Christians can truly stand out by simply being content. We struggle with contentment, though. We’re not content with our finances— if only I had more money, then I could buy…