“He gives the wool, but not without our labor. If it is on the sheep it makes no garment.” – Martin Luther
“Care for one’s office is, in it’s very frame of reference on earth, participation in God’s own care for human beings.” – Gustaf Wingren
Only This Can Give Assurance
Only the message that another true and obedient human being has come on our behalf, that he has lived for us the kind of life we should live but can’t, that he has paid fully the penalty we deserve for the life we do live but shouldn’t – only this message can give assurance that… Continue Reading
Faith Has No Value in Itself
“To say ‘justification by faith’ is merely another way of saying ‘justification by Christ’. Faith has absolutely no value in itself; its value lies solely in its object. Faith is the eye that looks to Christ, the hand that lays hold of him, the mouth that drinks the water of life.” – John Stott, The… Continue Reading
Sin’s Folly
Psalm 7 14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. 15 He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. 16 His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
Hope When You Perplex Yourself
From John Piper’s Easter sermon: “I think what this means for you today, me today, is that Jesus can go in our lives where nobody else can go. He can go where your counselor cannot go. He can go where the doctor cannot go. And he can go where lovers cannot go. He can reach… Continue Reading
What Are Your Gifts?
How do you discover your spiritual gifts? Pray that God will make them evident to you. Then test out your abilities in different areas until you find out in what ways you can make the best contribution. Ask other believers to help you. Their perspective will add much to your own. – John Frame
When Christians Sin
Three things to remember from John Frame’s book, Salvation Belongs to the Lord(p 113-114): 1. They do not affect our legal standing with God – Ro 6:23; 8:1; I Cor 15:3 Once God unites us to Christ in a saving way, nothing can separate us from him, not even our sin. We remain children of… Continue Reading
Preparing People to Hear the Gospel
Can we prepare our culture to hear the gospel? This is the title of an excellent post with quotes J. Gresham Machen who indicates that we can and we should. Here is an excerpt it would be a great mistake to suppose that all men are equally well prepared to receive the gospel. It is… Continue Reading