The Purpose of Suffering
The great Puritan writer, John Owen, explains the very reason for suffering: The procuring cause of the death of Christ was sin. He died for sin; he died for our sin; our iniquities were upon…
The great Puritan writer, John Owen, explains the very reason for suffering: The procuring cause of the death of Christ was sin. He died for sin; he died for our sin; our iniquities were upon…
Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned. Death is the end of sin (Rom. 6:23; James 1:15). Sin has entangled…
“In all that, Christ was on the one hand so one with God that what he did, God did, for he was none other than God himself acting thus in our humanity. And therefore there…
Bonhoeffer always seemed to me to spread an atmosphere of happiness and joy over the least incident and profound gratitude for the mere fact that he was alive. … He was one of the very…
If you missed what I’ve posted elsewhere, here’s the complete list for this week: 1. Preaching the Truth of the Gospel without Preaching the Gospel “It is possible to preach much valuable truth essentially belonging…
“If we lose the concept of lostness we lose the entire gospel–real people are in real danger before the only real God” ~Thabiti Anyabwile “God only has one sermon. From Genesis to Revelation it is…
Are you pouring crimson regret and betrayal, dying, praying, bleeding and screaming, “am I too lost to be saved? am I too lost?” “Consequently, [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw…
“We glorify God by working out our own salvation. God has twisted together, his glory and our good. We glorify him by promoting our own salvation. It is a glory to God to have multitudes…