Posts from June 2013

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Three Mistakes About God’s Sovereignty

by Thomas Provost

I found this post on another blog.  I felt that some important points were made that can be helpful.  Feel free to post a response. The following is a conversation that recently took place in my daughter’s middle school group. And I think it does a good job highlighting three mistakes that we often make […]

Approach, My Soul, The Mercy Seat

by Thomas Provost

The lyrics of the following hymn are absolutely beautiful and powerful.  I hope that you will be blessed by these inspired thoughts from John Newton.  The message is one of grace, mercy and then more grace.  The gospel of Jesus Christ is the sole anchor and hope for humanity.  “But far be it from me […]

Purity Of Doctrine – Continued

by Thomas Provost

Purity Of Doctrine – Continued       I have chosen another portion from a lecture by C. F. W. Walther, a Lutheran scholar and pastor from the 19th century.  To learn more about this scholar please see the prior post Purity of Doctrine.       This quote from Walther demonstrates his passion for students […]

Purity Of Doctrine

by Thomas Provost

Purity Of Doctrine     The following meditation is taken from the book Law & Gospel: How To Read And Apply The Bible, by C. F. W. Walther.  Walther was a Lutheran scholar who lived and taught in the nineteenth century (1811 – 1887).  He was born in Germany and came to the United States […]