Archive for December 2011
Our case is settled
— John Piper Dec 27, 2011Christ bore our sin. And he stripped Satan of the one weapon that he had that could damn us: namely, the valid accusation of our […]
The terrible wonder of God’s love
— John Piper Dec 25, 2011Oh, that we might worship the terrible wonder of the love of God! It is not sentimental. It is not simple. For our sake God […]
His birth and our new birth
— John Piper Dec 24, 2011The incarnation of the Son of God is necessary because the life we have through the new birth is life in union with the incarnate […]
Let us ever bear in mind
— Martin Luther Dec 23, 2011Let us ever bear in mind that our blessed Saviour humbled and abased Himself, yielding even to the contemptuous death on the cross, for the […]
A kingly heart
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 22, 2011I heard a good man say he should be content to win a corner behind the door. I shall not be. The Lord says we shall inherit […]
If we regularly beheld the glory of Christ
— John Owen Dec 22, 2011If we regularly beheld the glory of Christ our Christian walk with God would become more sweet and pleasant, our spiritual light and strength would […]
Sons coming to their birthright
— Charles Spurgeon Dec 21, 2011When we ‘inherit’ the kingdom we shall enter it not as strangers or as foreigners, but as sons coming to their birthright. Looking over all […]
Glorious in our eyes
— John Owen Dec 20, 2011All that may be known of God for our salvation, especially his wisdom, love, goodness, grace and mercy on which the life of our souls […]
The greatest, highest glory that could be given
— John Owen Dec 19, 2011The union and communion between angels and men, the order of the whole family in heaven and earth, the communication of life, grace, power, mercy […]
Suffering, grace, and the glory of God
— John Piper Dec 18, 2011God decreed from all eternity to display the greatness of the glory of his grace for the enjoyment of his creatures, and he revealed to […]
Jesus’ dependence upon the Father
— Bill Clem Dec 17, 2011Jesus is quite aware of the Father’s personal presence and direction in his own life (John 5:19). From Jesus’s life we see a model of […]
The fascinating, interesting, thrilling good news
— Jared C. Wilson Dec 16, 2011Why do angels long to look into the good news (1 Pet. 1:12)? Because it is fascinating! It is eternally interesting. It is thrilling. It […]
My soul, as a blank
— George Whitefield Dec 15, 2011I have put my soul, as a blank, into the hands of Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and desired him to write upon it what he […]
The Father’s two greatest gifts
— John Owen Dec 14, 2011When God planned the great work of saving sinners, he provided two gifts. He gave his Son and he gave his Spirit. In fact each […]
The exercise of grace
— Richard Sibbes Dec 13, 2011Let us remember that grace is increased, in the exercise of it, not by virtue of the exercise itself, but as Christ by his Spirit […]
Adoption and the Trinity
— Dan Cruver Dec 12, 2011Ultimately, adoption gives us the very thing for which we were made—the triune God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Under the protection of Christ
— John Calvin Dec 11, 2011We should be always in danger of death through Satan, and he might take us at any moment as an easy prey, were we not […]
The driving impulse of God’s heart
— John Piper Dec 10, 2011From beginning to end, the driving impulse of God’s heart is to be praised for his glory. From creation to consummation his ultimate allegiance is […]
Gratitude, obedience, and faith
— John Piper Dec 9, 2011Gratitude is not set forth in the Bible as a primary motive for Christian living. Gratitude is a beautiful thing. There is no Christianity without […]
Sweet and lively bread
— Church of England Dec 8, 2011Before Christ’s coming into the world, all men universally in Adam were nothing else but a wicked and crooked generation, rotten and corrupt trees, stony […]
Why Christ became man
— Church of England Dec 7, 2011These were the chief ends wherefore Christ became man, not for any profit that should come to himself thereby, but only for our sakes, that […]
Law and gospel
— Bob Thune and Will Walker Dec 6, 2011When we misunderstand the relationship between law and gospel, it leads to two opposite but equally destructive errors: legalism and license. Legalists continue to live under […]
The most glorious act in history
— John Piper Dec 5, 2011It would be unjust for a holy God to withhold infinite punishment for sin. It would be equally unjust for God to accept sinners into […]
God’s ultimate goal
— John Piper Dec 4, 2011Redemption, salvation, and restoration are not God’s ultimate goal. These He performs for the sake of something greater: namely, the enjoyment He has in glorifying […]
Christ-in-action
— John Piper Dec 3, 2011The spiritual beauty of Christ is Christ-in-action—Christ loving, and Christ touching lepers, and Christ blessing children, and healing the crippled, and raising the dead, and […]
Jesus’ sunset and sunrise
— John Piper Dec 2, 2011The climax of the glory of Jesus’ life on earth was the way it ended. It was as if all the darker colors in the […]
The Church’s blessed hope
— Horatius Bonar Dec 1, 2011The Lord shall come! The Church in the early ages took up the subject as of profoundest and most pressing interest, ‘looking for that blessed hope.’ It […]
Kings and priests unto God
— Horatius Bonar‘Unto Him who loves us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests unto God and […]
