No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight in heaven who does not, in some measure, behold it by faith in this world. Grace is a necessary preparation for glory and faith for sight. —John OwenThe Glory of Christ Via: Of First Importance
January 2010
Another great post from Eric at the J.C. Ryle Quotes website. I count myself so fortunate to be living in this digital information age. Just as the telescope and microscope show us that there is order and design in all the works of God’s hand, from the greatest planet down to the least insect, so [...]
Dr. Ortlund posted this fantastic quote from Martin Luther on his website this afternoon: When the devil accuses us and says, ‘You are a sinner and therefore damned,’ we should answer, ‘Because you say I am a sinner, I will be righteous and saved.’ ‘No,’ says the devil, ‘you will be damned.’ And I reply, [...]
Tony Reinke posted this inspring quote on his website today and I wanted to pass it along. The God of the Bible is the righteous God of holy love. The trouble is, however, that we have become paradoxically the glory and garbage of the universe. Our great need is peace with God, and not just [...]
Another great post from Of First Importance. In God’s mighty act of raising Jesus bodily from the grave we are right to glimpse the final chapter of the drama of redemption. Indeed, an understanding of redemption that fails to take its moorings from Christ’s victory over sin and death via bodily resurrection, and the promise [...]
We have not been justified by our holiness or through our holiness but unto it so that we might grow in conformity to the image of Christ, —Dr. R.C. SproulRomans: The Righteous Shall Live by Faith Via: Twitter
Racism isn’t just anti-human or anti-American, it’s anti-Gospel and anti-Christ. —Burk Parsons Via: Twitter
It is a most miserable human thing to overlook the daily extraordinary acts of God as mere coincidences and pleasantries. —Burk Parsons Via: Twitter
I originally posted the audio from this NPR interview with Dr. John Piper on August 7, 2008, but I thought it was especially timely in relation to the recent disaster in Haiti and wanted to make it available again. This is a thoughtful, biblical response to people that question the sovereignty of God in the [...]
Update: You can listen to Dr. Mohler read this article: Dr. Mohler posted a helpful article today regarding the recent disaster in Haiti. You can read the original article here. The images streaming in from Haiti look like scenes from Dante’s Inferno. The scale of the calamity is unprecedented. In many ways, Haiti has almost [...]
