Now, this is the purpose for which holy sacraments have been given to us. They are the means whereby that movement, which was given to our nature at large when Christ took manhood, may be extended to you and me for our individual welfare. When St. Paul reminds the Galatians of their calling in Christ, [...]
Archive for August, 2009
The New Birth
Posted in Book of Romans, Conversion, Robert Wilberforce on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the Lord’s Day (85)
Posted in Book of Ecclesiastes, For the Lord's Day on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness. A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what [...]
On Psalm 2
Posted in Book of Psalms, John Calvin on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…By trusting to their elevated station, they flatter themselves that they are loosed from the laws which bind the rest of mankind; and the pride of this so greatly blinds them as to make them think it beneath them to submit even to God. The psalmist, therefore, tells them that, until they have learned to [...]
From John Wesley’s Journals
Posted in Abortion, John Wesley on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, July 1 [1736]. The Indians had an audience, and another on Saturday, when Chicali, their head-man, dined with Mr. Oglethorpe. After dinner, I asked the grey-headed old man, “What he thought he was made for?” He said, “He that is above knows what he made us for. We know nothing. We are in the [...]
The Bible and Abortion
Posted in Abortion, John M. Frame, Sin on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Bible does not mention abortion specifically, but it does speak implicitly about the value of unborn children. When I worked on a denominational committee dealing with the issue, some argued that the church should not take a stand on abortion because the Bible does not explicitly condemn it. They said that the principle of [...]
Hindering Prayer
Posted in Prayer, Sin, Thomas Brooks on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is no greater hindrance to secret prayer in all the world than secret sins. Therefore, stand upon your watch and arm yourselves, with all your might, against them. There is an antipathy betwixt secret sinning and secret praying: partly from guilt, which makes the soul shy of coming under God’s secret eye, and partly from [...]
Defining Sin
Posted in Obadiah Sedgwick, Sin on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think sin is like a candle in a lantern, where the shining is, first, within and, then, bursting out at the windows, or like boils and ulcerous humors [corrupt, putrid sores] that are scabs and scurvy [scaly, shredded dry skin] stuff. They are, first, within the skin and, afterwards, they break out to the view [...]
Ah, Books!
Posted in Books, John Milton on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured, upon purpose, to a life beyond life. – John Milton (1608-1674)
For the Lord’s Day (84)
Posted in For the Lord's Day, Gospel of Mark on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, then, the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs. (Mark 16:19-20)
On the Church
Posted in Church History, Iain H. Murray, The Church on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The visible church is glorious to the extent to which she corresponds with the invisible. For her spiritual glory does not lie in the possession of anything external – not buildings, nor numbers, nor place, nor succession of bishops. Wherever such external things are accounted highly, spiritual life has gone. As John Owen says, where [...]
