A Glorious Conclusion

God’s Flamming Glory – Post 18 – A Glorious Conclusion This is the end of the series God’s Flaming Glory. You can access the series page by clicking here. I hope you enjoy this last post. If you have any feedback on this series, please contact me, or leave a comment below. I’d love toContinue reading “A Glorious Conclusion”

How Does Creation Glorify God?

            God’s goodness is woven into the warp and woof of creation. All of God’s works, both in creation and in all that He does with creation, are works of goodness and of mercy to His people. Psalm 136 makes this so clear – beginning with God’s works in creation in all its parts, andContinue reading “How Does Creation Glorify God?”

God’s Glory in Ministry

God’s Flaming Glory – Post 17 – God’s Glory in Ministry, According to Jonathan Edwards If you missed any post in the series so far, access the God’s Flaming Glory series page by clicking here.             This is the grand design that Christians are brought into. From before the foundation of the world, God hasContinue reading “God’s Glory in Ministry”

God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell

God’s Flaming Glory – Post 16 – God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell, According to Jonathan Edwards             So far in this series, we have covered Edwards’ understanding of God’s glory as His Triune goodness communicated to His church. We saw him write in wonderful terms about God’s Triune glory before creation, in creation, inContinue reading “God’s Glory in Wrath and Hell”

Slaying Leviathan Book Review

            When I picked up Slaying Leviathan I wasn’t expecting to read a complete history of Western political thought and the resistance of the Christian Tradition to tyranny (or Leviathan, as the author calls a tyrannical state). This book is helpful is setting our perspective on a long history of development, and therefore helping usContinue reading “Slaying Leviathan Book Review”

God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards

            In the last post, we saw the glory of God in the believer’s union in Christ. That union is the marrow of Christian existence. Now we will see the blood that runs through the veins of the Christian: trust in God. This, too, reveals the glory of God. If you would like to accessContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 15 – God’s Glory in Dependence, According to Jonathan Edwards”

God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards

Click here to go to the series page that lists all posts, and provides a series overview.             In the last post, we saw how God’s glory in His grand design of redemption. God’s plan is to communicate Himself to His Beloved Bride, the church. Now, in this post, we will ask how God’s grandContinue reading “God’s Flaming Glory – Post 14 – God’s Glory in Union, According to Jonathan Edwards”

A Brief Response to Owen Strachan on Alistair Begg

Sensitive content warning. I don’t like writing about these things, but here we are. You can alsofind a video I uploaded on this issue here: https://youtu.be/7FseGTIRwRw?si=uTicNcQevvXDAeVZ You can find Owen’s post here: https://owenstrachan.substack.com/p/unrighteous-wedding-invitations-a?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 You can also find my original post here: https://standingbeforegodblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/alistair-begg-weddings-grace-and-truth-in-a-twisted-world/. This post is not intended to be an argument for or against anyone’sContinue reading “A Brief Response to Owen Strachan on Alistair Begg”

Learning to Lament Book Review

This book is a wonderful pastorally sensitive work on learning to grieve well. Is it permissible to grieve? And how do we do it? Paul Mallard answers these questions and more in Learning to Lament. Paul pastorally works through the difficulties of learning how to grieve in a Christ-like way. Lamentation is an expression ofContinue reading “Learning to Lament Book Review”

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