What It Means to Know Christ
Sometime in the early months of 1984, I met Jesus Christ. Before that moment, I knew about Him, but I did not know Him. I had a religion, but I did not have a relationship with God. By God’s grace
Continue reading“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Flashback Friday: 4 Privileges of Adoption
Today’s flashback was first posted in March 2013. May the Lord use these biblical reflections to nourish your faith! The doctrine of the believer’s adoption into God’s family is rich with assurance of the continuing love and commitment of the
Continue readingA Good and Wise Politician
What does a good and wise political leader look like? There are many qualities revealed throughout Scripture, in both precept and example, but let me simply draw your attention to a forgotten passage, Proverbs 31:1-9. Proverbs 31 is almost exclusively
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Four Means of Restoring the Human Conscience
Today is the third, and final, post in a series of reflections on the conscience stimulated by a chapter in A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life. First, we thought about the nature of the conscience as first created by God.
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Six Kinds of Evil Consciences
Continuing from yesterday’s post, I’d like us to think for a few more moments about what the Puritans taught concerning the conscience. In this post, consider a summary of six kinds of evil consciences which, again, are drawn from A Puritan
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The Nature of the Conscience According to the Puritans
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life is a volume that I continue to work through one chapter at a time. The chapter on the conscience is especially helpful, I think, as it explains the nature of the conscience as created
Continue readingNUGGETS [7/9/16]
Here are a few articles I enjoyed this week: 5 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Theology – “As a Jesus-following teenager, I believe studying God’s character is what teenagers need in order to face our terribly complicated world. It’s what will
Continue readingFlashback Friday: 3 Results of Freedom in Christ
It’s Friday again! So here’s an article from July 2012. Earlier this week, the citizens of the United States celebrate their independence as a nation. We truly thank and praise God for the political and religious freedoms that we have
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A Domestic Abuse Primer
Dear friend, This has been an awful week for you, I know. Learning about the abuse that your friend has endured for well over a decade (which you also suspected for just as long, but could never prove) is a
Continue readingFlashback Friday: Bearing One Another’s Sin Burdens
Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and
Continue readingLet Us Not Camouflage God’s Wrath
The longer I walk with the Lord and serve Him as an undershepherd of Christ the more my spirit is troubled by the increasing tendency among evangelicals to soft-sell God. We live in a church culture committed to sparing the
Continue readingHow the Sufficiency of Scripture Makes a Huge Difference
Previously, I have written many times on the sufficiency of Scripture for all that pertains to life and godliness, to matters relating to the soul. You may read some of those articles here. Today, I wish to pass on four
Continue readingFlashback Friday: 7 Marks of Humility
Starting today, each Friday I plan to re-post an article from previous years which I think will be an encouragement and will equip you as you continue to follow our gracious Lord. Here’s one from February 2012. God’s leadership principles
Continue readingGod Could Have Decreed to Create Nothing
This morning, my heart craved some time with the Puritans. Therefore, one volume I pulled off my shelf is The Christian’s Reasonable Service. My post-it note bookmark was in the middle of the chapter on general observations concerning the decrees
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Under-Rowers for Christ
According to the Scriptures, faithfulness is the #1 quality of a servant of God. In 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, the apostle said of himself and his co-workers: This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of
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The Joy of Sacrificial Service
The Christian life—when properly understood—is a life of sacrifice. Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it,
Continue readingIn the Hand of Jesus
Alec Motyer ministered to me this morning with these timely words from Isaiah By the Day. When it appears that the world we live in is out of control, remember the Lord has all things in his almighty hand. “To say
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Fighting Fear with Fear
It’s been a few weeks since my review of Wayne & Joshua Mack’s book, Courage, was published at Books At a Glance, but it came to my mind this morning when I recommended the book to someone who is counseling
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