Now, where Christ’s Spirit is, He will bring men from their altitudes and excellencies, and make them to stoop to serve the church, and account it an honour to be an instrument to do good. Christ was content to be accounted, not only a servant of God, but of the church. ~ Richard Sibbes, VolumeContinue reading “Loved in Christ for the New Year”
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Is Christianity Practical?
This is by far the best run-on sentence I have read in a long time. Enjoy! The tendency of the present day is to lay stress on what is regarded as “practical;” that is, what is thought to exert an immediate and powerful influence on man’s character and conduct. The doctrine of Scriptures, the revelationContinue reading “Is Christianity Practical?”
Fixed on Christ for the New Year
If Christ had prioritized His own things, where would our salvation be? Christ was content to leave heaven, and to take our nature upon Him, to be Emmanuel, God with us, that we might be with God for ever in heaven. He was content, not only to leave heaven, but to be born in theContinue reading “Fixed on Christ for the New Year”
James White on Joel Webbon and The Descent of Christian Nationalism into the World of Candace Owens
DISCLAIMER: The Christian Nationalism movement, in all of it’s personalities and sects, is not the same as being for the bare-bones concept Christian Nationalism. We don’t want globalism, we want nationalism. And we want our nations to be filled with Christians through the work of the Spirit, and for those nations to be as biblicalContinue reading “James White on Joel Webbon and The Descent of Christian Nationalism into the World of Candace Owens”
Opinions
You don’t have to have an opinion on everything. You don’t need to have an opinion on the legitimacy of the actions of a grieving widow. You don’t need to have an opinion on the race of JD Vance’s wife. And you don’t need to have an opinion of those who have opinions on theseContinue reading “Opinions”
The Five Ways God Invites Us to Come to Jesus – Richard Sibbes
The following has been taken and edited from The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, Volume 7, pages 462-464, in the sermon The Witness of Salvation. Italicised words are my edits and are not found directly in the words of Richard Sibbes. The words that remain un-italicised are Sibbes words. According to God’s way of salvation,Continue reading “The Five Ways God Invites Us to Come to Jesus – Richard Sibbes”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 24
The incarnation is an invitation, an invitation to know the Father, in the Son – a truly good God whose eternal communion is now offered to us in the Son, by the Spirit. At the centre of the universe there is a glory-giving, loving relationship, and in the incarnation we are invited to join in![1]Continue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 24”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 9
He was told not to fear taking Mary into his home. He was told that the baby was in her from the Holy Spirit. He was told to name the boy Jesus. And he was told why . . . This boy would live up to His name – He would save people from theirContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 9”
The Need for Good Men
Recently Nick J Freitas gave an interview in which he talks straight about what’s going on in this generation of young men. Good men aren’t created by hard times. Good men are appreciated in hard times in ways they aren’t when it’s easy. I encourage you to give it a watch, and maybe read thisContinue reading “The Need for Good Men”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 6
The glorious future New Covenant is not just a deal between God and man. It is a person between God and man! Peter Mead, pleased to dwell, You can see all posts in this series by clicking on this line. “The heart of the human problem is the human heart!”[1] Dead to God, spiritually deadContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 6”