Posted in Book Reviews, tagged bible, Christianity, God, Gospel, grace, man, sin on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: The Truth About Man, by Paul Washer
At the beginning of his classic Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin heads his very first paragraph thus: “Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God”. This observation is strikingly true, and if one would take the time to discuss the gospel in depth [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged God, heaven, hell, justification, righteousness, sin, sinners on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Foreword: The question above was answered briefly by Donald A. Carson and the original videoblog can be accessed here. I have transcribed his response and appended it below.
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That’s a very good question. Right on the top, when we have to say that many of those who have fought God all of their [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged bible, God, Jesus Christ, Christians on November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Foreword: Here is another interesting article by Albert Mohler concerning R. Crumb’s project of cartooning the narratives in the book of Genesis. You can reach the original article through this link.
My very first encounter with the Bible wherein I had very vivid memories has to do with a cartoon-style frame by frame presentation of main narratives of the Bible. It [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged angry, condemnation, God, hell, Jesus Christ, mercy, repentance, sin, sinners, wrath on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Foreword: One of the most significant sermons preached during the Great Awakening. It pleased the Holy Spirit to use this preaching to prick the hearts of the hearers to repentance. May it ever be so again today as this, once more, is available below to be read by every visitor to this weblog. Verses below are [...]
Posted in The Life of A Justified Sinner, tagged christian, God, Lord, prayer, redemption, reformation, sanctified life on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Foreword: This is the 3rd installment on our series on “The Life of a Justified Sinner” from the Modern Reformation magazine Nov./Dec. Vol. 5 No. 6 1996 issue. For articles uploaded earlier, click the series title on the sidebar under ‘Categories’.
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By Michael S. Horton
Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is [...]
Posted in Biographies, tagged arminian, christian, faith, God, grace, heart, Jesus Christ, Lord, pray, preaching, Scriptures, truth on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Well can I remember the manner in which I learned the Doctrines of Grace in a single instant. Born as all of us are by nature, an ‘Arminian,’ I still believed the old things I had heard continually from the pulpit, and did not see the Grace of God. When I was coming to Christ, [...]
Posted in Creeds & Confessions, tagged church, creed, faith, God, reformation, trinitarian on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For hundreds of years Christians believed that the twelve apostles were the authors of the widely known creed that bears their name. According to an ancient theory, the twelve composed the creed with each apostle adding a clause to form the whole. Today practically all scholars understand this theory of apostolic composition to be legendary. [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged God, Jesus Christ, salvation, sinners, rich young ruler, wealth, generous giving, poor on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged Holy Spirit, God, Jesus Christ, Psalm, sheep, praise, thanksgiving, Tent of Meeting, Lamb of God, tabernacle, Lamb's book of life on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Psalm 100
A Psalm for giving thanks.
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with [...]
Posted in Think on These Things, tagged decree, eternal, everlasting, God, holy, Jesus Christ, King, Lord, power, Psalm 93, psalmist, strength, unchanging on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt.
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
2 Your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift [...]
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