Archive for March 2009

Mar 31, 2009

Renewing every dimension of life with the gospel

The Christian life is a process of renewing every dimension of our lives — spiritual, psychological, corporate, social — by living out the ramifications of […]

— Tim Keller
Mar 30, 2009

Blood-sprinkled words

If the mark of his blood is upon any word, thou needest never doubt it. If he has died, how canst thou perish? If he […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Mar 29, 2009

The cheque book of faith

Do not give me ready money now; give a cheque book, and let me draw what I like. That is what God does with the […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Mar 28, 2009

Be not dismayed by soul-trouble

The lesson of wisdom is, be not dismayed by soul-trouble. Count it no strange thing, but a part of ordinary experience. Should the power of […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Mar 27, 2009

All tears of godly sorrow drop from the eye of faith

All tears of godly sorrow drop from the eye of faith. Godly sorrow rises and falls—as faith rises and falls. The more a man is able […]

— Thomas Brooks
Mar 26, 2009

Only one has satisfied justice

There was only one, and there will not need to be another, who bore the full weight of the divine judgment upon sin and bore […]

— John Murray
Mar 25, 2009

Unhurried meditation on gospel truths

It is the unhurried meditation on gospel truths and the exposing of our minds to these truths that yields the fruit of sanctified character.

— Maurice Roberts
Mar 24, 2009

Never beyond the reach or need of the gospel

Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace, nor are your best days ever so good that you […]

— Jerry Bridges
Mar 23, 2009

Perfect confession

I ought to confess the sins of my confessions — their imperfections, sinful aims, self-righteous tendency, etc — and to look to Christ as having […]

— Robert Murray M'cheyne
Mar 22, 2009

Obedience flows out of union with Christ

Doing what Jesus did is different from bearing the fruit of Christ’s righteous life. In fact, the most important things that Jesus did cannot be […]

— Michael Horton
Mar 21, 2009

Our greatest need

If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was […]

— D. A. Carson
Mar 20, 2009

Payment God cannot twice demand

Payment God cannot twice demand— First at my bleeding Surety’s hand, And then again at mine.

— Augustus Toplady
Mar 19, 2009

Christ is exactly suited to our need

What Christ is as Savior perfectly dovetails our deepest and most ultimate need. This is just saying that Christ’s sufficiency as Savior meets the desperateness […]

— John Murray
Mar 18, 2009

Hearts more deeply gripped

At the root of all our disobedience are particular ways in which we continue to seek control of our lives through systems of works-righteousness. The […]

— Tim Keller
Mar 17, 2009

Grace makes the sinner willing

God saves no man to his harm. And God saves none against his will. Grace makes the sinner willing. It is a secret exercise of […]

— Maurice Roberts
Mar 16, 2009

The great privilege of hearing the gospel

The hearing of the gospel involves the hearer in responsibility. It is a great privilege to hear the gospel. You may smile and think there […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Mar 15, 2009

Never lose heart

Never lose heart in the power of the gospel. Do not believe that there exists any man, much less any race of men, for whom […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Mar 14, 2009

The tree command

What God wants is not just behavioral compliance but loving service. The tree-command [in the garden] means: ‘Please do this commandment just because of who […]

— Tim Keller
Mar 13, 2009

Christ, the clue to history

The true meaning of the human story has been disclosed. Because it is the truth, it must be shared universally. It cannot be private opinion. […]

— Lesslie Newbigin
Mar 12, 2009

Rely on the Holy Spirit, not your own strength

It is imperative that we realize our complete dependence upon the Holy Spirit. We must not rely upon our own strength of resolution or purpose. […]

— John Murray
Mar 11, 2009

The underlying cause of conversion

The Christian who misunderstands or misinterprets the underlying cause of his or her conversion can be vulnerable to legalism, pride, self-reliance, ingratitude, condemnation, and lack of assurance. But when we […]

— C. J. Mahaney
Mar 10, 2009

All of Grace

We could not take one step in the pursuit of holiness if God in His grace had not first delivered us from the dominion of […]

— Jerry Bridges
Mar 9, 2009

We love because He loved us first

Never did creature turn his affections towards God, if the heart of God were not first set upon Him.

— John Owen
Mar 8, 2009

Look on Him by faith

Let us look on Him by faith, as one that hath had thoughts of kindness towards us from everlasting. It is misapprehension of God that […]

— John Owen
Mar 7, 2009

His love never changes

Though we change every day, yet his love changeth not. Could any kind of provocation turn it away, it had long since ceased.

— John Owen
Mar 6, 2009

We are accepted!

Do not rely on your own efforts, but on the grace of Christ. ‘You are,’ says the apostle, ‘saved by grace.’ Therefore it is not […]

— St. Ambrose
Mar 5, 2009

We long not for death but for resurrection

However glorious is the transformation of the people of God at death and however much they may be disposed to say with the apostle that […]

— John Murray
Mar 4, 2009

Whose righteousness establishes your identity?

If the truth of being justified by Christ alone (not by our works) is lost, then all Christian truths are lost. For there is no […]

— Tim Keller
Mar 3, 2009

Probing questions about our view of Christ

Does Christ come merely to improve our existence in Adam or to end it, sweeping us into his new creation? Is Christianity all about spiritual […]

— Michael Horton
Mar 1, 2009

Think about His grace

You’ve got to think of His grace until you can’t help be like Him.

— Tim Keller
Mar 1, 2009

Irresistible grace

We declare on scriptural authority that the human will is so desperately set on mischief, so depraved, so inclined to everything that is evil, and […]

— Charles Spurgeon