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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness (Lam 3:22-23). “The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease.” The plural form of the Hebrew word chesed is the first word
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When we reflect on Hebrews 12:18-29 it’s obvious that God considers corporate worship a serious matter, not the game that the modern church so often plays. Take a few minutes to open your Bible and read that portion of God’s
Continue readingTHOU GREAT AND ONLY POTENTATE, Thou hast made summer and winter, day and night; each of these revolutions serves our welfare and is full of they care and kindness. Thy bounty is seen in the relations that train us, the laws
Continue readingHere’s 5 more nuggets of help for your encouragement and edification in the Lord. Garments of Joy – I’ve been listening and singing to “Shelter,” one of my favorite CDs from Sons of Korah. One of my favorite songs on
Continue readingGetting back to B. B. Warfield’s essay, The Emotional Life of Our Lord, this week we will explore what we may learn from the anger of Jesus. However, before looking at the qualities of righteous anger, which, of course, Jesus
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In our Lord’s Day service yesterday morning we studied Luke 17:11-19 together. In this text, Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to give glory to God by thanking Christ. The root reason the one man returned to thank
Continue readingAs the father of four hearing-impaired children, one of whom has other yet-unidentifiable genetic issues going on, I really appreciated this post from Justin Taylor. Been there. Done that. Oh, yeah…still doing that. Fellow dad, do you fully embrace the
Continue readingThe past couple days we’ve been allowing B. B. Warfield’s essay, The Emotional Life of our Lord, to help us think more intentionally about the emotions of Jesus, specifically His compassion. Now, before moving on to Warfield’s next major section (anger),
Continue readingToday is a day for which we have waited a long, long time. Our 7-year old daughter, who is 3½ years delayed in all major areas of learning and some physical development will spend a few more hours at Children’s
Continue readingPicking up where we left off yesterday, let’s think more, with B. B. Warfield as our tutor, on the matter of how Jesus experienced and expressed the emotion of compassion. The compassion of Christ is sometimes both anger and sorrow
Continue readingHere’s a few links that help us cultivate a biblical mindset concerning JOY. Do You Know that Morning is Coming? – “That professor stopped talking for a while and looked out the window of the airplane for a good long
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Benjamin B. Warfield (1851–1921) was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. Some consider him to be the last of the great Princeton theologians before the split in 1929 that formed Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. His essay, The Emotional Life of
Continue readingHere at the blog we have been thinking much the past week about forgiveness and the root of bitterness that grows in its absence. Today, let’s think about what may be the two most important New Testament passages concerning horizontal
Continue readingAccording to Hebrews 12:15, bitterness is a “root attitude” of the heart that grows where there is a shortage of grace. Roots grow downward, going deeper and getting more deeply embedded. The root of bitterness also causes other sins to
Continue readingAs you prepare your heart to worship the Lord together with other believers tomorrow, consider making this song your own personal prayer. I long to know You like never before, trust and surrender my life to you, Lord, Lay down
Continue readingYesterday’s post examined the first characteristic of the heart that is always ready to forgive: A forgiving heart is energized by a healthy awareness of personal sin (v. 12a) Characteristic #2 – A forgiving heart is expected of the one
Continue readingSince Jesus taught that a heart that has been forgiven much loves much (Luke 7:47), our thinking will be affected by how often we meditate on God’s forgiveness of us in Jesus Christ. If we regularly ponder the depth of
Continue readingA proper understanding of Romans 6 is critical to maintaining the biblical view of sanctification. If we are to grow in God’s goal of conforming us to the image of His Son (Rom. 8:29), we must consider our old sin
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
