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In my preaching, I affirm that the law must be preached as God’s holy standard so that it examines, exposes, and defines real holiness. I affirm that the law must unmask hypocrisy, confront sin honestly, and expose false assurance where it exists. I affirm that there are moments when the primary purpose of preaching the
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Isaiah 59:14-15: “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; For truth has stumbled in the public squares, And uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” Comment 1: This Trump trial, along with all the others, is a politically motivated hit job. This most recent
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If God is sovereign (that is, acting in sovereignty—not “could be sovereign but God is so good He doesn’t act on His sovereignty”—which is nowhere taught in scripture)… If God is acting as king and meticulously ruling over all things, then many ask, “How can man be accountable for his actions?” Commonly, it is thought
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KJV was requested by the host church – It had been a while 🙂
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John 11:14 “Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15 and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. John 11:35 “Jesus Wept” What is Jesus glad about in verse 14? That “he was not there” Glad that he was not there to prevent Lazarus’ death!
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Joshua 7:24: “And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the Valley of
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“God is not served by human hands as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. ” Been thinking about this text for a while. Lots of implications but I’ll just give you a little of what I’ve been mulling lately. God is not as interested in
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You don’t have to have your eyes open very wide to realize there is something horribly wrong in the world. I recently picked up a book given to my oldest son Steven by his teacher – Mrs. Copley. It is titled simply “Night” and the book describes the horrors of a young Jewish boy by
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How to Love God Part 2 John Bunyan: “When God brings sinners into the covenant of grace, he doth first kill them with the covenant of works, which is the moral law, or ten commandments.” To sum up yesterday’s post I argued that the main work of the law is to reveal God’s holiness and
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To the extent the Law of God is made attainable with statements like – do your best and God will do the rest – we not only cheapen what the law says we lose grace in the process. The law clearly says “your best efforts” are not going to be sufficient – more than that
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‘Twas the night before Christmas – no not the one with tinsel and bows and Christmas trees – the one over 2000 years ago. Almost no one knew what was coming and even those that had an inkling did not understand the magnitude of the moment. For most people it was just an ordinary night.
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If we shine the light too brightly that Christianity is mainly about personal transformation – we create a hierarchy that encourages people’s natural inclination to push their sin underground and pretend to be more than they are. If we, instead, shine the light brightly on the beauty of Jesus – His Holiness – His Compassion
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The law is like a man in a sailboat with a sailing instruction manual. He knows what proper sailing is – He may even possess a lot of technology to aid him in sailing. But his knowledge and tech cannot move him across the water. Only wind can do that. So we must stop preaching
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I had this picture come to mind on Sunday while in church. You remember the scene in the movie Hook with Robin Williams where he has met the Lost Boys and he sits down at the end of a very long day to what he thinks is going to be a glorious meal, but when
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Dean Koontz: “Everyone talks about justice, but there can be no justice where there is no truth, and these are times when truth is seldom recognized and often despised.” If you grew up in a conservative Christian culture like I did you probably feel as if the world is coming undone.
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There is one way and only one way that we are sanctified and that is by beholding the beauty and glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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There is a God who if you “be good” he will help you feel good = Moralistic Therapeutic Deism NOT the Christian Gospel. Instead Christianity says There is a God, who seeing the evil of mankind, sent his own Son, Jesus, as a man to suffer and die in their place so that all who
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1) Jesus is our destination – Knowing Him is our highest good and joy. He is what our souls were designed for and crave. Rom 5:11
Passionate Grace 