Archive for November 2010

Nov 30, 2010

The deepest law of acceptance

In the cross God demonstrates the deepest law of acceptance. For to be convinced that I have been accepted, I must be convinced that I […]

— Rebecca Pippert
Nov 28, 2010

Near to God and near to us

Would you have your Savior to be one who is near to God, so that his mediation might be prevalent with him? And can you […]

— Jonathan Edwards
Nov 28, 2010

Christ has enough of all we most desire

What is there that you can desire should be in a Savior, that is not in Christ? What excellency is there wanting? What is there […]

— Jonathan Edwards
Nov 26, 2010

God’s justice is not sacrificed

The cross was a glorious outworking of the grace of God, by which the Father commissioned the Son to make full satisfaction so that sinners […]

— R. C. Sproul
Nov 26, 2010

The most cheerful act of your whole life

If you have ever truly believed in Jesus Christ, my friends, it has not been the languid act of a cold, impenitent, unwilling heart—but your […]

— Samuel Davies
Nov 25, 2010

The trumpet child

The trumpet child will blow his horn Will blast the sky till it’s reborn With Gabriel’s power and Satchmo’s grace He will surprise the human race […]

— Linford Detweiler
Nov 24, 2010

The happy gates of gospel grace

Dear God, the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins. The happy gates of gospel […]

— Isaac Watts
Nov 23, 2010

Sheer grace

God saves by sheer grace, he cannot be manipulated by moral performance.

— Justin Buzzard
Nov 22, 2010

What we see at the cross

What we see at the cross is the white-hot revelation of the character of God, of his love providing the price that holiness requires. The […]

— David F. Wells
Nov 21, 2010

Something brand new

Because Christ lived perfectly, died sufficiently, and rose victoriously, you and I can come out of hiding. We are free to own up to, without […]

— Paul David Tripp
Nov 20, 2010

Every kind of good abounds in him

We see that our whole salvation and all its parts are comprehended in Christ. We should therefore take care not to derive the least portion of […]

— John Calvin
Nov 19, 2010

We come as the Father’s gift unto Jesus

Will not the Father hear those who cry in His dear Son’s Name; who plead the merits of His only begotten; who present all their […]

— Henry Law
Nov 18, 2010

The Mighty Pleader in behalf of His Church

Entrance within the gates of glory furnished the assurance that Jesus not only had ‘overcome the sharpness of death,’ but that He had ‘opened the […]

— John MacDuff
Nov 17, 2010

Grace for the here and now

You have all the grace you need for now. You don’t have to worry about then. When then becomes now you’ll have all the grace […]

— Paul David Tripp
Nov 16, 2010

In what ways is the gospel unique?

Secularism and religion conform people to behavioral norms through fear (of consequences) and pride (a desire for self-aggrandizement). The gospel moves people to holiness and service […]

— The Gospel Coalition
Nov 15, 2010

The Word of life enacted

When the Word of life is enacted within the whole body of Christ in all of its members through an engagement that is individual, corporate, […]

— James Davison Hunter
Nov 14, 2010

Repentance and faith

Seeing, admitting, confessing, and forsaking sin (repentance) in combination with seeing, acknowledging, and adoring Christ (faith) is the only dynamic that can change a war-maker […]

— Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp
Nov 13, 2010

A different kind of power

The Son of God was the new Adam. He was both the actual presence and the harbinger of a new kingdom. Everything about his life, […]

— James Davison Hunter
Nov 11, 2010

A new and nobler Genesis has dawned

The Resurrection of Christ was the truth of all truths among the early believers. It was not the day of His death they made their Sabbath, […]

— John MacDuff
Nov 10, 2010

God’s grace prevails

Adam Failed. Jesus Nailed. God’s Grace Prevailed.

— Justin Buzzard
Nov 9, 2010

What it means to know Christ

To know Christ is to know His benefits.

— Philip Melancthon
Nov 8, 2010

Salvation through judgment

This is the good news that is the power of God unto salvation. God’s power is communicated in the revelation of his righteousness in the […]

— James M. Hamilton
Nov 7, 2010

Able and willing to forgive

The message of the gospel is this: God can forgive you, and He is willing to do so.

— Sinclair B. Ferguson
Nov 6, 2010

Astonished and amazed

Being amazed by God’s grace is a sign of spiritual vitality. It is a litmus test of how firm and real is our grasp of […]

— Sinclair B. Ferguson
Nov 5, 2010

Knowledge of the gospel imparted by the Spirit

Our obtuseness, our deep self-centeredness, our love of pomp and power and prestige, simply would not have allowed us to understand the cross or our […]

— D.A. Carson
Nov 4, 2010

Grace infinite and everlasting

We often feel as if grace had done its utmost when it has carried us safely through the desert, and set us down at the […]

— Horatius Bonar
Nov 3, 2010

The difference between law and gospel

Law and gospel perform radically different functions in the economy of justification. It is only from the law that one knows sin and only from […]

— R. Scott Clark
Nov 2, 2010

God’s children are pleasing to Him

God’s children are pleasing and lovable to Him, since He sees in them the marks and features of His own countenance.

— John Calvin
Nov 1, 2010

Treasuring him in and above all things

The main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring him in […]

— John Piper