Archive for February 2008

Feb 29, 2008

Jesus took our wrath

You have been told that God is a loving, gracious, merciful, kind, compassionate, wonderful, and good sky fairy who runs a daycare in the sky […]

— Mark Driscoll
Feb 28, 2008

Not faith, but Christ

Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was not faith that […]

— Horatius Bonar
Feb 27, 2008

The old fountain

For eighteen centuries men have laboured to find some other medicine for weary consciences, but have laboured in vain. Thousands, after blistering their hands, and […]

— J. C. Ryle
Feb 26, 2008

Christ reveals God

Christ walked with men on earth that He might show them what God is like and make known the true nature of God to a […]

— AW Tozer
Feb 25, 2008

The consummation of the ages

The apostles were conscious of standing at the consummation of the ages and were vividly aware that the events that precipitated this watershed in history […]

— Dennis E. Johnson
Feb 24, 2008

Sovereign savior or ethical coach?

To focus on Jesus as example is to reduce him from sovereign Savior to ethical coach, and to transform his gospel into law.

— Dennis E. Johnson
Feb 23, 2008

The righteousness of Christ

To that righteousness is the eye of the believer ever to be directed; on that righteousness must he rest; on that righteousness must he live; […]

— Richard Haldane
Feb 22, 2008

Why saints perservere

Where the foundation is laid, God will be sure to put up the roof.

— Richard Sibbes
Feb 21, 2008

Perfect in Christ Jesus

There are some who are always talking about corruption, and the depravity of the heart, and the innate evil of the soul. This is quite […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Feb 20, 2008

The gospel is trinitarian

In order for us sinners to be saved, one must see God at one and the same time as the one judging our sin (the […]

— Bruce Ware
Feb 19, 2008

The indwelling Christ

The Son of God came to dwell in human flesh for us in order that He might come to dwell in us by His Spirit.

— Sinclair Ferguson
Feb 18, 2008

Jesus and human history

God could have poured out judgment on mankind in the Garden, therefore the only reason there is any history is because God has purposed to […]

— Tim Keller
Feb 17, 2008

The standing pillar of the Father’s love

When the clouds are blackest, even then look towards Christ the standing pillar of the Father’s love and grace, set up in heaven for all […]

— Thomas Wilcox
Feb 16, 2008

Our brother’s fair kingdom

When we shall come home and enter to the possession of our Brother’s fair kingdom, and when our heads shall find the weight of the […]

— Samuel Rutherford
Feb 15, 2008

Something beyond absolute perfection

Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.

— John Calvin
Feb 14, 2008

God is never obligated to redeem

However contrary it is our our Western cultural commitment to egalitarianism, to insist on a universal application of grace is to violate the character of […]

— Michael D. Williams
Feb 13, 2008

The Spirit of adoption

There is a new cry in the heart of the newly converted. It is this cry, Abba, Father! That’s the precious privilege and common experience […]

— C. J. Mahaney
Feb 12, 2008

The Father’s eye is upon you

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. (Psalm 33:18) Humble hope shall […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Feb 11, 2008

See Christ in his own glory first

In believing, what you first look at, you expect stability from, and make the foundation of your hope. Go to Christ in sight of your […]

— Thomas Wilcox
Feb 10, 2008

Disconnected advice

Don’t ever degenerate into giving good advice unconnected with the good news of Jesus crucified, alive, present, at work, and returning.

— David Powlison
Feb 9, 2008

Grace is needed

Grace is indeed needed to turn a man into a saint; and he who doubts it does not know what a saint or a man is.

— Blaise Pascal
Feb 8, 2008

Free to be honest about yourself

The gospel gives you psychological freedom to handle the wrong things that you will do. You won’t have to deny, spin, or repress the truth […]

— Tim Keller
Feb 7, 2008

Christianity in a sentence

The essence of the Christian religion consists in this, that the creation of the Father, devastated by sin, is restored in the death of the […]

— Herman Bavinck
Feb 6, 2008

God is your Father

If the love of a father will not make a child delight in him, what will?

— John Owen
Feb 5, 2008

Approach, my soul, the mercy seat

Approach, my soul, the mercy seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before His feet, For none can perish there. Thy promise is my […]

— John Newton
Feb 4, 2008

Do you and Christ agree?

Christ will be perfect Redeemer and Mediator, and you must be an undone sinner, or Christ and you will never agree.

— Thomas Wilcox
Feb 3, 2008

The work of God’s kingdom

The central work of God’s kingdom is change. God accomplishes this work as the Holy Spirit empowers people to bring his Word to others. We […]

— Paul David Tripp
Feb 2, 2008

Instruments in the Redeemer’s hands

The good news of the kingdom is not freedom from hardship, suffering, and loss. It is the news of a Redeemer who has come to […]

— Paul David Tripp
Feb 1, 2008

Rope, beach, air, sun, song

Jesus Christ is not merely the means of our rescue from damnation; he is the goal of our salvation. If he is not satisfying to […]

— John Piper