Archive for September 2010
Let us labor to enter into this rest
— Charles Spurgeon Sep 28, 2010‘So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.’ (Hebrews 4:9) Come then, let us labor to enter into this rest. Let […]
How we are kept
— Paul David Tripp Sep 27, 2010We are not kept in the faith by our own discipline and resolve, but by the loving chains of faithful, rescuing grace.
Deeper into the gospel
— Fred Sanders Sep 26, 2010Our great need is to be led further in to what we already have. The gospel is so deep that it not only meets our […]
Even better
— Fred Sanders Sep 25, 2010There is something even better than the good news, and that something is God. The good news of the gospel is that God has opened […]
Trust his remedy
— Raymond Ortlund, Jr. Sep 24, 2010Trust God enough to accept his remedy for sin.
It is in virtue of your union with Christ
— John MacDuff Sep 23, 2010It is in virtue of your union with Christ—that sin is blotted out—guilt is cancelled—the curse is averted—justice is satisfied—God is reconciled. It is in […]
I read an answer to my doubts
— J.C. Ryle Sep 22, 2010Would I know the fullness and completeness of the salvation God has provided for sinners? Where shall I see it most distinctly? Shall I go to […]
He rejoices over us
— Charles Spurgeon Sep 21, 2010How heart-cheering to the believer is the delight which God has in his saints! We cannot see any reason in ourselves why the Lord should […]
We must feed on Christ crucified
— J.C. Ryle Sep 20, 2010Let us never doubt for a moment, that the preaching of Christ crucified – the old story of His blood, righteousness, and substitution – is […]
Set faith at work on Christ
— John Owen Sep 19, 2010Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of your sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, […]
Beautiful reverence
— Raymond Ortlund, Jr. Sep 18, 2010It is not reverent to erect barriers of icy formality [with God] which Jesus died to tear down. Doing so is pious rebellion. There is […]
Two lessons for Christians to learn
— Charles Simeon Sep 17, 2010There are but two lessons for Christians to learn: the one is, to enjoy God in everything; the other is, to enjoy everything in God.
Our debts are not cancelled; they are liquidated
— John Murray Sep 16, 2010Christ discharged the debt of sin. He bore our sins and purged them. He did not make a token payment which God accepts in place […]
Blessed be the triune God
— James Smith Sep 15, 2010Blessed be God the Father for his marvelous grace, from which my justification flows. Blessed be God the Son, who wrought out and brought in […]
Redeeming pardon and transforming power
— John Piper Sep 14, 2010The biblical call to endure in faith and obedience is a call to trust the Christ-purchased, empowering grace of God. God’s grace is first the […]
What is theology?
— Andrew Purves Sep 13, 2010Theology is our talk concerning God on the ground of faith, which arises from being encountered by the living Lord who enfolds us into the […]
Before the cross of Jesus
— Lesslie Newbigin Sep 12, 2010Before the cross of Jesus there are no innocent parties. The cross is not for some and against others. It is the place where all […]
Jesus Christ did not rise alone
— Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. Sep 11, 2010Jesus Christ did not rise alone. He rose as the head of a whole body of people elected to have faith in him, to benefit […]
Severity and grace
— John Stott Sep 10, 2010The cross was an act simultaneously of punishment and amnesty, severity and grace, justice and mercy.
The peace of God is already yours
— John MacDuff Sep 9, 2010If you have been brought, self-renouncing and sin-renouncing, to the foot of the cross, the peace of God and of His Christ is already yours. […]
Christ the manifestation of the Father
— John MacDuff Sep 8, 2010We have only to track the divine footsteps of the Redeemer on earth, there to behold ‘as in a mirror the glory of the Lord.’ […]
The value of remembering
— Paul David Tripp Sep 7, 2010Do you require yourself to remember? In order to live as you can and should, you first must remember who you are and what you’ve […]
How to rightly assess yourself
— Charles Spurgeon Sep 6, 2010When thinking of my state before God the question is not, Am I perfect in myself before the law? but, Am I perfect in Christ […]
The key to subduing the power of sin
— William Romaine Sep 5, 2010No sin can be crucified in heart or life unless it first be pardoned in conscience, because there will be want of faith to receive […]
The Judge himself was the judged
— John Stott Sep 4, 2010The passion of Jesus Christ is the judgment of God, in which the Judge himself was the judged.
Serious indeed
— John Stott Sep 3, 2010Our sin must be extremely horrible. Nothing reveals the gravity of sin like the cross.… It is impossible for us to face Christ’s cross with […]
The work is done
— John MacDuff Sep 2, 2010Rejoice that the transference has taken place; the negotiation is completed, the Substitute has been provided, the ransom has been paid. It is not a […]
Fresh applications to Christ
— J.C. Ryle Sep 1, 2010If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain — we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with […]
Praise God for His electing grace
— Jonathan EdwardsMake God the peculiar object of your praises. The doctrine of electing grace shows what great reason you have to do so. If God so […]

