Archive for February 2011

Feb 28, 2011

Living in line with the new reality

The gospel calls us to line up with the new reality created by the death of, resurrection of, ascension of, out-pouring of the Spirit by […]

— Darrell W. Johnson
Feb 27, 2011

The sunlight of God’s grace

In the bond between faith and sanctification we perceive, no less than in the bond between faith and justification, the pulse-beat of the Gospel. If […]

— G. C. Berkouwer
Feb 26, 2011

Resurrection-life in the Spirit

Legally pronounced just and claimed by God, engrafted into his Son, believers bear fruit that is not the result of their imitation of Christ’s life […]

— Michael Horton
Feb 25, 2011

Great cost and great gladness

Our God being love, and mercy his delight, he would gladly show how well he could love creatures; he was most glad of the greatest […]

— Thomas Goodwin
Feb 24, 2011

A rich and unending mine

In Christ are treasures that will require digging to the end of the world.

— Thomas Goodwin
Feb 23, 2011

Christian humility

Christian humility is a self-forgetting happiness in Christ.

— John Piper
Feb 22, 2011

Subversive living that exalts the Savior

If Jesus is King, then we should be spreading his influence into our world by taking up our crosses, denying ourselves, and showing that there […]

— Trevin Wax
Feb 21, 2011

We live in him

Although we are justified by Christ’s external righteousness imputed to us, our Savior does not remain outside of us, simply leading the way to a […]

— Michael Horton
Feb 20, 2011

Let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other

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
Feb 19, 2011

United with Christ

What a wondrous thing it is that even though Jesus Christ has been exalted to the throne of God, absent from us in the flesh, […]

— Michael Horton
Feb 18, 2011

Three hours

Christ dispatched more work in those three hours He suffered, than ever was or will be done by all creatures until eternity. It was a […]

— Thomas Goodwin
Feb 17, 2011

A habitual sight of Him

What is it to have Christ dwell in the heart by faith? It is to have Jesus Christ continually in one’s eye, a habitual sight of […]

— Thomas Goodwin
Feb 16, 2011

Captivated, animated, and motivated

This story that runs from Genesis to Revelation, centering on Christ, not only richly informs our mind; it captivates the heart and the imagination, animating […]

— Michael Horton
Feb 15, 2011

Exalting in the Messiah

Messiah, Creator, Baby Born To Be Our Savior… Father, Redeemer, Hope Of Glory, Friend Of Sinners… All Knowing, All Powerful, Forgiving, Oh So Faithful… The […]

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Feb 14, 2011

His arrival in our midst

The disease at the core of our humanity is beyond our skill to heal. God, however, did not leave us alone to wallow in the devices […]

— Gerrit Scott Dawson
Feb 13, 2011

Evil transformed

God did not abolish the fact of evil: He transformed it. He did not stop the Crucifixion: He rose from the dead.

— Dorothy Sayers
Feb 12, 2011

The bride at the banquet

All other institutions serve good and honorable purposes at present, but they await termination at the day of Christ’s return. The church, in contrast, awaits […]

— David VanDrunen
Feb 11, 2011

My needs are many, but my supplies are infinite

Jesus is the Fountain of grace and mercy. He alone can give to his people the assurance of hope, because none but He is infinite […]

— Thomas Reade
Feb 10, 2011

You have destroyed yourself, but in me is your help

Everything within me bespeaks my condemnation. There is not one spark of goodness in me. As a shipwrecked mariner, I must sink beneath the waves, […]

— Thomas Reade
Feb 9, 2011

Brought back together in Christ

It’s because Jesus’ death on the cross was a means of expiating our sin and propitiating the wrath of God that we can be adopted […]

— Kevin DeYoung
Feb 8, 2011

Prayer and the work of Christ

Prayer involves much more than just presenting our requests. It must include our worship, devotion, praise and our thanksgiving. We must also come into the […]

— John Murray
Feb 7, 2011

A cross of our own

Confessing Christ means much more than simply believing in his cross; it also means taking up a cross of our own.

— Philip Graham Ryken
Feb 6, 2011

A foundation on which to stand and rejoice

If God were not infinitely devoted to the preservation, display, and enjoyment of His own glory, we could have no hope of finding happiness in […]

— John Piper
Feb 5, 2011

God’s full and final counteroffensive

Jesus’ incarnation was much more than just a kind visit from the Creator. It was the launching of God’s full and final counteroffensive against all […]

— Greg Gilbert
Feb 4, 2011

Christian prayer has double intercession built into it

When we recall the distance and dissimilarity between us and God, it is easy to wonder whether we have the ability to pray and whether […]

— Fred Sanders
Feb 3, 2011

The message of the Bible in 240 words

God is the sovereign, transcendent and personal God who has made the universe, including us, his image-bearers. Our misery lies in our rebellion, our alienation […]

— D. A. Carson
Feb 2, 2011

Renewing every dimension of life

The Christian life is a process of renewing every dimension of our life — spiritual, psychological, corporate, social — by thinking, hoping, and living out […]

— Timothy Keller
Feb 1, 2011

True prayer

Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy […]

— John Bunyan