The following quote is from the book “Fool’s Talk; Recovering The Art Of Christian Persuasion” by Os Guinness. In “Fool’s Talk,” Guinness explains the importance of using logic and rhetoric in Christian apologetics in ways that are sensitive to the particular person and situation in which they are engaged. Well thought out persuasion seems to be a lost […]
Free From the Law? The following quote is taken from Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s new book The Whole Christ; Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance – Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters (Crossway Publishers). By the way, this is a great book! In the chapter “Faces of Antinomianism” Ferguson describes the true misunderstanding and danger of antinomianism. […]
A Meditation on Psalm 54 This Psalm is an individual lament, asking for God’s help against those who threaten the lives of the faithful. The title connects the song to the events of 1 Sam. 23:19, where the Ziphites, among whom David was hiding, informed Saul of where David was, promising to hand David over […]
The Cross and Christian Community The following excerpt is from John Stott’s classic book The Cross of Christ. He discusses the relationship of the cross of Christ to the importance of Christian community. The author conveys an excellent truth. “Perhaps the reader has so far found this presentation of Christ’s cross too individualistic. If so, […]
Yearning For God Psalm 42 is the Psalm of a desperate person who yearns to be restored to God’s presence. His immediate circumstances are not known, except that he is far from Jerusalem, the sanctuary and the people of God. He suffers the taunts of the ungodly who oppress him with such questions, as “So […]
Believing in the Real Jesus The following quote is taken from Dr. R. C. Sproul’s St. Andrew’s Expository Commentary on the Gospel of John. His comment is based on the disbelief of Jesus’ own brothers as seen here in John 7:1 – 5. “After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about […]
The Glory of God I found the following word studies from the NLT Illustrated Study Bible (Tyndale Publishers) to be very interesting. It is true that we often get the wrong idea about the meaning of the “glory of God.” We have learned this misconception by the way our culture understands the word “glory.” For […]
Reformation Day – II Psalm 115 What is the Reformation? (Brief history of the Belgic Confession, 1561) Westminster Shorter Catechism – Question 1: What is the chief end of man? Answer: Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him. The Solas of the Protestant Reformation *Sola Scriptura, meaning “Scripture Alone.” The Bible is […]
God Demonstrates His Love In my prior post I addressed the question concerning the way in which God loves. I had said that without some clarification as to what God’s love is really all about, we are pretty much left in the dark. I also contended that the message of God’s love and peace […]
How Does God Love? We often hear people say “God loves you.” That statement may be reassuring on some level yet leaves us bewildered as to exactly what it means. The statement seems a bit vague. We may ask ourselves “How does God love me?” or “What does it mean that God loves me?” Is […]