Archive for February 2011
Living in line with the new reality
— Darrell W. Johnson Feb 27, 2011The 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 […]
The sunlight of God’s grace
— G. C. Berkouwer Feb 26, 2011In 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 […]
Resurrection-life in the Spirit
— Michael Horton Feb 25, 2011Legally 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 […]
Great cost and great gladness
— Thomas Goodwin Feb 24, 2011Our God being love, and mercy his delight, he would gladly show how well he could love creatures; he was most glad of the greatest […]
A rich and unending mine
— Thomas Goodwin Feb 23, 2011In Christ are treasures that will require digging to the end of the world.
Christian humility
— John Piper Feb 22, 2011Christian humility is a self-forgetting happiness in Christ.
Subversive living that exalts the Savior
— Trevin Wax Feb 21, 2011If Jesus is King, then we should be spreading his influence into our world by taking up our crosses, denying ourselves, and showing that there […]
We live in him
— Michael Horton Feb 20, 2011Although 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 […]
Let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other
— John Calvin Feb 19, 2011We 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 […]
United with Christ
— Michael Horton Feb 18, 2011What a wondrous thing it is that even though Jesus Christ has been exalted to the throne of God, absent from us in the flesh, […]
Three hours
— Thomas Goodwin Feb 17, 2011Christ dispatched more work in those three hours He suffered, than ever was or will be done by all creatures until eternity. It was a […]
A habitual sight of Him
— Thomas Goodwin Feb 16, 2011What 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 […]
Captivated, animated, and motivated
— Michael Horton Feb 15, 2011This story that runs from Genesis to Revelation, centering on Christ, not only richly informs our mind; it captivates the heart and the imagination, animating […]
Exalting in the Messiah
— Lyrics from Feb 14, 2011Messiah, Creator, Baby Born To Be Our Savior… Father, Redeemer, Hope Of Glory, Friend Of Sinners… All Knowing, All Powerful, Forgiving, Oh So Faithful… The […]
His arrival in our midst
— Gerrit Scott Dawson Feb 13, 2011The 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 […]
Evil transformed
— Dorothy Sayers Feb 12, 2011God did not abolish the fact of evil: He transformed it. He did not stop the Crucifixion: He rose from the dead.
The bride at the banquet
— David VanDrunen Feb 11, 2011All 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 […]
My needs are many, but my supplies are infinite
— Thomas Reade Feb 10, 2011Jesus is the Fountain of grace and mercy. He alone can give to his people the assurance of hope, because none but He is infinite […]
You have destroyed yourself, but in me is your help
— Thomas Reade Feb 9, 2011Everything within me bespeaks my condemnation. There is not one spark of goodness in me. As a shipwrecked mariner, I must sink beneath the waves, […]
Brought back together in Christ
— Kevin DeYoung Feb 8, 2011It’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 […]
Prayer and the work of Christ
— John Murray Feb 7, 2011Prayer involves much more than just presenting our requests. It must include our worship, devotion, praise and our thanksgiving. We must also come into the […]
A cross of our own
— Philip Graham Ryken Feb 6, 2011Confessing Christ means much more than simply believing in his cross; it also means taking up a cross of our own.
A foundation on which to stand and rejoice
— John Piper Feb 5, 2011If God were not infinitely devoted to the preservation, display, and enjoyment of His own glory, we could have no hope of finding happiness in […]
God’s full and final counteroffensive
— Greg Gilbert Feb 4, 2011Jesus’ 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 […]
Christian prayer has double intercession built into it
— Fred Sanders Feb 3, 2011When we recall the distance and dissimilarity between us and God, it is easy to wonder whether we have the ability to pray and whether […]
The message of the Bible in 240 words
— D. A. Carson Feb 2, 2011God 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 […]
Renewing every dimension of life
— Timothy Keller Feb 1, 2011The Christian life is a process of renewing every dimension of our life — spiritual, psychological, corporate, social — by thinking, hoping, and living out […]
True prayer
— John BunyanPrayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy […]

