Archive for December 2007
No other way to compete
— Milton Vincent Dec 30, 2007There is simply no other way to compete with the forebodings of my conscience, the condemnings of my heart, and the lies of the world […]
A more complete satisfaction
— Samuel Davies Dec 29, 2007Was it difficult to save sinners, and yet maintain the rights of the divine government, and the honour of the law? See how this difficulty […]
In order to take Adam’s place
— John Calvin Dec 28, 2007Another requirement of our reconciliation with God was this: that man, who by his disobedience had become lost, should by way of remedy counter it […]
The likeness redrawn
— Athanasius Dec 27, 2007You know what happens when a portrait that has been painted on a panel becomes obliterated through external stains. The artist does not throw away […]
God and man in one person
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 26, 2007Jesus is God and man in one person: man that he may feel our woes, God that he may help us out of them.
Maker made man
— Dec 25, 2007Man’s Maker was made man that the Bread might be hungry, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired from the journey; that […]
Infinite, and an infant
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 24, 2007I do believe that the very angels have never wondered but once and that has been incessantly ever since they first beheld it. They never […]
Of Christ the mediator
— Dec 23, 2007The Son of God, the second person in the Holy Trinity, being very and eternal God, the brightness of the Father’s glory, of one substance […]
The daily benefits of the gospel
— Milton Vincent Dec 22, 2007God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and be converted. Actually, He offers it to us every day as […]
The gospel of the kingdom
— Neil H. Williams Dec 21, 2007The kingdom of God is the new and final age that began with the coming of Jesus. His kingdom is not part of the present […]
Christ, not feelings
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones Dec 20, 2007Do you want to know supreme joy, do you want to experience a happiness that eludes description? There is only one thing to do, really […]
On the fulness of Jesus i live this day
— William Romaine Dec 19, 2007God is my God and Father. He is perfectly reconciled to me, and my conscience is at peace with him, through faith in his beloved […]
Invited into glory
— Paul David Tripp Dec 18, 2007God’s grace invites you to be part of something that is far greater than your boldest and most expansive dream. His grace cuts a hole […]
Finding God in the wilderness
— Tim Keller Dec 17, 2007Jesus Christ went into the ultimate wilderness and lost God so that when you and I go into our little wildernesses we can find God.
The gospel’s greatest gift
— John Piper Dec 16, 2007From the first sin in the garden of Eden to the final judgment of the great white throne, human beings will continue to embrace the […]
A cross with Christ’s own presence blest
— Faith Cook Dec 15, 2007A cross with Christ’s own presence blest Deserves another name, For when He comes — arms full of joy – He sets the heart aflame. […]
Sorting and comparing
— Thomas Manton Dec 14, 2007All trouble comes from not right sorting and comparing things: seeking that on earth which is only to be had in heaven, and seeking that […]
One lord
— Octavius Winslow Dec 13, 2007One Lord. (Ephesians 4:5) The Lord Jesus is the one Head, as He is the one Foundation, of the Church. All believers are chosen in […]
Childlike obedience
— John Calvin Dec 12, 2007God has declared in the gospel that whenever we come to him, we are to call upon him freely and openly as our Father, who […]
War with yourself
— David Powlison Dec 11, 2007Honest war with yourself comes paired with incomprehensible gifts. The peace of God passes all understanding, at the cost of all your fears! The love […]
Psalm 34:22
— Dec 10, 2007The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. “Faith is the mark of the […]
We must get to the cross, and dwell there
— Horatius Bonar Dec 9, 2007Every plant must have both soil and root. Without both of these there can be no life, no growth, no fruit. The root is ‘peace […]
Christ has a gate far beyond all our thinking
— Faith Cook Dec 8, 2007Christ has a gate far beyond all our thinking – Hidden the key, and the lock no man knows; Free as the wind in His […]
The melting, conquering, transforming power of the dear cross of Christ
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 7, 2007Oh, the power, the melting, conquering, transforming power of the dear Cross of Christ. My brothers, we have but to constantly tell ourselves the matchless […]
I am not what I once was
— John Newton Dec 6, 2007Though I am not what I ought to be, nor what I wish to be, nor what I hope to be, I can truly say […]
The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 5, 2007The bridge of grace will bear your weight, brother. Thousands of big sinners have gone across that bridge, yea, tens of thousands have gone over […]
The gospel vs religion and irreligion
— Tim Keller Dec 4, 2007Christians come to see that both their sins and their best deeds have all really been ways of avoiding Jesus as savior. They come to […]
Secure
— John Piper Dec 3, 2007You are as secure in Christ as Christ is righteous and God is just.
Crucified with Christ
— William Romaine Dec 2, 2007No sin can be crucified either in heart or life, unless it be first pardoned in conscience; because there will be want of faith to […]
A love beyond all love
— Michael D. Williams Dec 1, 2007Knowing the cure tells you a lot about the gravity of the disease. In the cross we see what was needed to cure the wound […]
The paradox is amazing
— John StottAnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full […]
