May 2011
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“True faith takes its character and quality from its object and not from itself....”
– Sinclair Ferguson, The Christian Life, page 67
April 2011
46 posts
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Beans from Shinola: John Piper's Theology of... →
beansfromshinola:
“First, in this age all creation, including our bodies, has been subjected to futility and enslaved to corruption. Second, there is a new age coming when all those who endure to the end in faith will be set free from all pain and sickness. Third, Jesus Christ came and died to purchase our redemption, demonstrate its character as both spiritual and physical, and give us a...
Watching a mile wide tornado go through Birmingham, AL on The Weather Channel. Pray for those in that city!
response to John Piper's "Dont Waste Your Cancer" →
classyliving:
standingandcommanding:
Please Read This!!!
Cancer is a consequence of sin and brokenness entering the world, like all sickness. We still live in this world of sin and we will have to deal with the consequences. I am not saying healing does not happen. My friend gave me a miraculous report of how she was healed of ovarian cysts after being prayed on in a webcam chat. Though I...
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The Best Is Yet To Come →
Extract:
With Christ’s first coming, God began the process of reversing the curse of sin and redeeming all things. In Christ, God was moving in a new way. All of Jesus’ ministry—the words he spoke, the miracles he performed—showed that there was a new order in town: God’s order. When Jesus healed the diseased, raised the dead, and forgave the desperate, he did so to show that with the arrival...
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“He is risen! And O the overflow of that single event. It was the cosmic Yes!...”
– John Piper- Desiring God
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Joy set before Him...
…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2 ESV)
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Hallelujah! What a Savior!
“Man of Sorrows!” what a name For the Son of God, who came Ruined sinners to reclaim. Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood. Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Guilty, vile, and helpless we; Spotless Lamb of God was He; “Full atonement!” can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Lifted up was He to die; “It is...
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“Christ suffered for our sins once for all time, the righteous for the...”
– 1 Peter 3:18 (via lovelyparisa)
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“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him...”
– Isaiah 53:4-6 (via hiphomiletics)
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“True Christ-centeredness is, and ever must be, cross-centeredness. The cross on...”
– J. I. Packer, In My Place Condemned He Stood. (via godlymusings)
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“There is only one person God has treated worse than he deserved.”
– John Piper (via thywordistruth)
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prevailzine:
* ‘riches i heed not, nor man’s empty praise- Thou mine inheritance now and always.’ be Thou my vision, Jesus!
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CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIFIED!
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
(1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV)
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“No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost an argument. They were...”
– Joshua David (via abideinhislove)
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“The way we begin in the Spirit is the way we continue in the Spirit - by faith...”
– John Piper (via peacenotwar)
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My weekend reading. First started reading Tolkien when I was twelve. Started with the Hobbit and I have been addicted ever since. Last read “The Children of Hurin”
Well the winter storm was sort of a fizzle. The snow melted on the road and is melting everywhere else more slowly.
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“By Adam’s tree death came into the world, but by Christ’s tree, life...”
– Rebecca Thornton (My wife)- after telling her of something I had read in Tim Keller’s book “King’s Cross”
WInter Storm Warning?
Well…winter storm warning for tomorrow here. Right now looking at about 6 inches. Sooooooooooooo ready for spring to stay.
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“The Holy Spirit consoles, but Christ is the consolation… the Spirit heals the...”
– Charles Spurgeon
(via lessandlessasleep)
Beijing police sweep Christian worshipers into... →
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The Gospel Entails Speaking and Sharing by Chris... →
Extract:
The famous phrase, “Preach the Gospel, and if necessary, use words,” is like saying, “Wash my car, and if necessary, use water!“
It’s nonsensical, and a bit counterproductive.
(cont.)
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to...
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“True Christians shall never perish. Kings of the earth and mighty men shall...”
– J.C. Ryle
“The Privileges of the True Christian”
“A good question to ask a professing Christian who denies or is shaky in their...”
– ReformedSojourner
(via affectionsabove)
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Doubting Alter Calls →
Extract:
If God is on the side of using alter calls? And I’m on the side of questioning them? Whose side am I on?
I have since repented of my arrogant notions. I was wrong.
The fact is, we only want God to move in a way that we approve or the way we personally experienced. Thankfully, Jesus is not as pig-headed as you and I. Nothing, not even us, can get in between his furious love for his...
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eReader Free Resources
Open Library
Google Books
The Internet Archive: eBooks and Text Archive
Gutenberg
Monergism Free online books
The Puritan Library
Open Library →
Found some good books here for my Sony eReader.
Humble Beast Records →
aaronfeeney:
Free Downloads. Legit music. Gospel Rap. Yes Please. Art Ambidextrious; Propaganda & Odd Thomas. Do it scared.
I downloaded Art Ambidextrous yesterday.
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“How to know if you have maturity in prayer: Not how long from the beginning of a...”
– Pastor Brent Reeves
Unexpected Joy in Anxiety- Philippians 4:2-9
I have been crucified with Christ
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
(Galatians 2:20 ESV)
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“Shredded flesh against unforgiving wood, iron stakes pounded through bone and...”
– Greg Gilbert ~”The Gospel: God’s Self-Substitution for Sinners” in Don’t Call It a Comeback, ed. Kevin DeYoung (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2011), 72
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Signs and wonders...
The people of Israel, while escaping Egypt and wandering in the desert, saw more signs and wonders than any of us, but it didn’t change their hearts and they perished in the desert unable to enter the promised land.
Signs and wonders will not alone change anyone. If all you are looking for is signs and wonders then you are like the generation that Jesus spoke to in Matthew 16:4.
Also...
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Being filled with the Spirit and letting the Word...
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
(Ephesians 5:18-21 ESV)
Let the word of...
“It is no good giving me a play like Hamlet or King Lear, and telling me to write...”
– William Temple
Jesus (Acts 1:8)
Ughh! Work wore me out and took too up too much of my time this week. Glad I have been able to take it easy today.
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“It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus’ proclamations of...”
– Tim Keller (via drquote) 