Archive for November 2010
The deepest law of acceptance
— Rebecca Pippert Nov 28, 2010In the cross God demonstrates the deepest law of acceptance. For to be convinced that I have been accepted, I must be convinced that I […]
Near to God and near to us
— Jonathan Edwards Nov 28, 2010Would you have your Savior to be one who is near to God, so that his mediation might be prevalent with him? And can you […]
Christ has enough of all we most desire
— Jonathan Edwards Nov 26, 2010What is there that you can desire should be in a Savior, that is not in Christ? What excellency is there wanting? What is there […]
God’s justice is not sacrificed
— R. C. Sproul Nov 26, 2010The cross was a glorious outworking of the grace of God, by which the Father commissioned the Son to make full satisfaction so that sinners […]
The most cheerful act of your whole life
— Samuel Davies Nov 25, 2010If 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 […]
The trumpet child
— Linford Detweiler Nov 24, 2010The 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 […]
The happy gates of gospel grace
— Isaac Watts Nov 23, 2010Dear 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 […]
Sheer grace
— Justin Buzzard Nov 22, 2010God saves by sheer grace, he cannot be manipulated by moral performance.
What we see at the cross
— David F. Wells Nov 21, 2010What 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 […]
Something brand new
— Paul David Tripp Nov 20, 2010Because Christ lived perfectly, died sufficiently, and rose victoriously, you and I can come out of hiding. We are free to own up to, without […]
Every kind of good abounds in him
— John Calvin Nov 19, 2010We 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 […]
We come as the Father’s gift unto Jesus
— Henry Law Nov 18, 2010Will 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 […]
The Mighty Pleader in behalf of His Church
— John MacDuff Nov 17, 2010Entrance within the gates of glory furnished the assurance that Jesus not only had ‘overcome the sharpness of death,’ but that He had ‘opened the […]
Grace for the here and now
— Paul David Tripp Nov 16, 2010You 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 […]
In what ways is the gospel unique?
— The Gospel Coalition Nov 15, 2010Secularism 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 Word of life enacted
— James Davison Hunter Nov 14, 2010When the Word of life is enacted within the whole body of Christ in all of its members through an engagement that is individual, corporate, […]
Repentance and faith
— Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp Nov 13, 2010Seeing, 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 […]
A different kind of power
— James Davison Hunter Nov 11, 2010The Son of God was the new Adam. He was both the actual presence and the harbinger of a new kingdom. Everything about his life, […]
A new and nobler Genesis has dawned
— John MacDuff Nov 10, 2010The 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, […]
God’s grace prevails
— Justin Buzzard Nov 9, 2010Adam Failed. Jesus Nailed. God’s Grace Prevailed.
What it means to know Christ
— Philip Melancthon Nov 8, 2010To know Christ is to know His benefits.
Salvation through judgment
— James M. Hamilton Nov 7, 2010This 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 […]
Able and willing to forgive
— Sinclair B. Ferguson Nov 6, 2010The message of the gospel is this: God can forgive you, and He is willing to do so.
Astonished and amazed
— Sinclair B. Ferguson Nov 5, 2010Being 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 […]
Knowledge of the gospel imparted by the Spirit
— D.A. Carson Nov 4, 2010Our 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 […]
Grace infinite and everlasting
— Horatius Bonar Nov 3, 2010We often feel as if grace had done its utmost when it has carried us safely through the desert, and set us down at the […]
The difference between law and gospel
— R. Scott Clark Nov 2, 2010Law and gospel perform radically different functions in the economy of justification. It is only from the law that one knows sin and only from […]
God’s children are pleasing to Him
— John Calvin Nov 1, 2010God’s children are pleasing and lovable to Him, since He sees in them the marks and features of His own countenance.
Treasuring him in and above all things
— John PiperThe main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring him in […]

