In his book “A Peculiar Glory,” John Piper discusses the glory of God as it is seen in fulfilled prophecy. It is amazing how the Old Testament prophecies find their fulfillment in the New Testament Scriptures, in particular in the life of Jesus Christ. There are hundreds of detailed prophecies in the Old Testament that […]
The following quote is taken from Morning and Evening, by Charles Spurgeon; (September 23, morning). “What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term ‘blessed’ in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine satisfaction, even of divine delight. How marvelous that we […]
Free From the Law? The following quote is taken from Dr. Sinclair Ferguson’s new book The Whole Christ; Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance – Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters (Crossway Publishers). By the way, this is a great book! In the chapter “Faces of Antinomianism” Ferguson describes the true misunderstanding and danger of antinomianism. […]
The Glory of God I found the following word studies from the NLT Illustrated Study Bible (Tyndale Publishers) to be very interesting. It is true that we often get the wrong idea about the meaning of the “glory of God.” We have learned this misconception by the way our culture understands the word “glory.” For […]
God Demonstrates His Love In my prior post I addressed the question concerning the way in which God loves. I had said that without some clarification as to what God’s love is really all about, we are pretty much left in the dark. I also contended that the message of God’s love and peace […]
How Does God Love? We often hear people say “God loves you.” That statement may be reassuring on some level yet leaves us bewildered as to exactly what it means. The statement seems a bit vague. We may ask ourselves “How does God love me?” or “What does it mean that God loves me?” Is […]
Wilhelmus `a Brakel was a pastor and theologian from the Netherlands. He lived from 1635 to 1711. He is perhaps one of the most noted and loved theologian among the reformed churches in the Netherlands. His four volumes on Dogmatics are titled “The Christian’s Reasonable Service” (published by Reformation Heritage Books, Grand Rapids, MI.). His […]
The following article is taken from a blog posted by Matt Tully, based on the book The Son of God and the New Creation, by Graeme Goldsworthy (Published by Crossway Publishers. The article is a little long, but well worth the time to read. An Old Heresy The Apostle Paul’s references to our union […]
THUS SAITH THE LORD Does God still speak today? If so, how? Can Christians expect new revelation from the Lord, or has the time for divine revelation been completed with the last book of the Bible? Can any individual declare a “thus saith the Lord” today? The answers to these questions are vitally important […]
Whose Son Is the Christ? “And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that ‘the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, ‘”The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’” David himself […]