Archive for September 2010

Sep 29, 2010

Let us labor to enter into this rest

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 […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Sep 28, 2010

How we are kept

We are not kept in the faith by our own discipline and resolve, but by the loving chains of faithful, rescuing grace.

— Paul David Tripp
Sep 27, 2010

Deeper into the gospel

Our great need is to be led further in to what we already have. The gospel is so deep that it not only meets our […]

— Fred Sanders
Sep 26, 2010

Even better

There is something even better than the good news, and that something is God. The good news of the gospel is that God has opened […]

— Fred Sanders
Sep 25, 2010

Trust his remedy

Trust God enough to accept his remedy for sin.

— Raymond Ortlund, Jr.
Sep 24, 2010

It is in virtue of your union with Christ

It 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 […]

— John MacDuff
Sep 23, 2010

I read an answer to my doubts

Would 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 […]

— J.C. Ryle
Sep 22, 2010

He rejoices over us

How 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 […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Sep 21, 2010

We must feed on Christ crucified

Let us never doubt for a moment, that the preaching of Christ crucified – the old story of His blood, righteousness, and substitution – is […]

— J.C. Ryle
Sep 20, 2010

Set faith at work on Christ

Set 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, […]

— John Owen
Sep 19, 2010

Beautiful reverence

It is not reverent to erect barriers of icy formality [with God] which Jesus died to tear down. Doing so is pious rebellion. There is […]

— Raymond Ortlund, Jr.
Sep 18, 2010

Two lessons for Christians to learn

There are but two lessons for Christians to learn: the one is, to enjoy God in everything; the other is, to enjoy everything in God.

— Charles Simeon
Sep 17, 2010

Our debts are not cancelled; they are liquidated

Christ discharged the debt of sin. He bore our sins and purged them. He did not make a token payment which God accepts in place […]

— John Murray
Sep 16, 2010

Blessed be the triune God

Blessed be God the Father for his marvelous grace, from which my justification flows. Blessed be God the Son, who wrought out and brought in […]

— James Smith
Sep 15, 2010

Redeeming pardon and transforming power

The 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 […]

— John Piper
Sep 14, 2010

What is theology?

Theology is our talk concerning God on the ground of faith, which arises from being encountered by the living Lord who enfolds us into the […]

— Andrew Purves
Sep 13, 2010

Before the cross of Jesus

Before the cross of Jesus there are no innocent parties. The cross is not for some and against others. It is the place where all […]

— Lesslie Newbigin
Sep 12, 2010

Jesus Christ did not rise alone

Jesus Christ did not rise alone. He rose as the head of a whole body of people elected to have faith in him, to benefit […]

— Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Sep 11, 2010

Severity and grace

The cross was an act simultaneously of punishment and amnesty, severity and grace, justice and mercy.

— John Stott
Sep 10, 2010

The peace of God is already yours

If 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. […]

— John MacDuff
Sep 9, 2010

Christ the manifestation of the Father

We have only to track the divine footsteps of the Redeemer on earth, there to behold ‘as in a mirror the glory of the Lord.’ […]

— John MacDuff
Sep 8, 2010

The value of remembering

Do 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 […]

— Paul David Tripp
Sep 7, 2010

How to rightly assess yourself

When thinking of my state before God the question is not, Am I perfect in myself before the law? but, Am I perfect in Christ […]

— Charles Spurgeon
Sep 6, 2010

The key to subduing the power of sin

No sin can be crucified in heart or life unless it first be pardoned in conscience, because there will be want of faith to receive […]

— William Romaine
Sep 5, 2010

The Judge himself was the judged

The passion of Jesus Christ is the judgment of God, in which the Judge himself was the judged.

— John Stott
Sep 4, 2010

Serious indeed

Our 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 […]

— John Stott
Sep 3, 2010

The work is done

Rejoice that the transference has taken place; the negotiation is completed, the Substitute has been provided, the ransom has been paid. It is not a […]

— John MacDuff
Sep 2, 2010

Fresh applications to Christ

If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain — we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with […]

— J.C. Ryle
Sep 1, 2010

Praise God for His electing grace

Make God the peculiar object of your praises. The doctrine of electing grace shows what great reason you have to do so. If God so […]

— Jonathan Edwards