April 3, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Deliberately remember these truths from Psalm 103. He pardons all your iniquities. He heals all your diseases (if not immediately, He will when He returns). He redeems your life—not only your soul—from the pit … Continue reading
March 25, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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Yesterday morning, in our worship service, we learned from Luke’s genealogy of Jesus Christ and ended by focusing on the final two designations: son of Adam, son of God. Why is it significant that Luke ends his genealogy this way? … Continue reading
March 20, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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Browsing through my quotation file this morning, I stumbled upon this gem from David Wells’ classic work, No Place for Truth: Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? Wells calls the holiness of Godthe foundation of reality. His point is well-taken by … Continue reading
February 25, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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I began my day this morning in my men’s Bible reading group. Four Christian brothers and I reflected on the apostle John’s teaching on the love of God for us and the work of His love in us (1 John … Continue reading
February 6, 2013
by Paul Tautges
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By purist definition, “no one is good except God alone” (Luke 18:19). As creatures made in His image all mankind is the recipient of His goodness (Mark 5:45). However, it is only believers in Jesus Christ who fully experience It. … Continue reading
October 17, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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[I was blessed by the following poem originally posted by Matthias Media. Thanks, Tim Challies, for drawing my attention to it.] We made a fire today: piled branches in a top-heavy heap and watched as flames licked and spat and … Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Long-suffering is one of the most comforting attributes of God to His children who choose to meditate on it. To know that it is this quality of God that led me to repentance unto salvation in 1984, and continues to … Continue reading
June 14, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Those whom God saves are saved forever. Those whom God saves He empowers to endure in the faith until the end (Mk 13:13). This is the doctrine known as the perseverance of the saints. Sometimes referred to as the security … Continue reading
June 9, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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Redemption is the act of God whereby He purchases wayward sinners from the slave market of sin and brings them back into His loving sheepfold. The purchase price was the life of His only begotten Son. Peter wrote, “you were … Continue reading
May 23, 2012
by Paul Tautges
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I’ve been meditating on the goodness of God toward me in Christ Jesus, His infinite love and patience, and the well-spring of His grace that transcends my ability to merit an ounce—even if given 10,000 lives to try. As a … Continue reading
