The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue. —J.R.R. Tolkien Via: Twitter
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If God were not just, there would be no demand for his Son to suffer and die. And if God were not loving, there would be no willingness for his Son to suffer and die. But God is both just and loving. Therefore his love is willing to meet the demands of his justice. —John [...]
An evangelical theologian, dying, cabled a colleague: ‘I am so thankful for the active obedience (righteousness) of Christ. No hope without it.’ As I grow old, I want to tell everyone who will listen: ‘I am so thankful for the penal substitutionary death of Christ. No hope without it.’ —J.I. Packer Update: The theologian that [...]
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The victory lies not with us, but with Christ, who has taken on him both to conquer for us and to conquer in us. The victory lies neither in our own strength to get it, nor in our enemies’ strength to defeat it. If it lay with us, we might justly fear. But Christ will [...]
Our souls are anchored deep, not in the muddy sea floor, but in the holy of holies. Our anchor is the High Priest Savior (Hebrews 6:19) —Tony Reinke Via: Tony Reinke (Tweet)
The key to understanding the cry of Jesus from the cross is found in Paul’s letter to the Galatians: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree’” (Gal. 3:13, NIV). To be cursed is to [...]
If I lose X, my life will be meaningless. If X is not Christ, X=idol —Tim Keller Via: Tony Reinke (Tweet)
‘He hath done all things well.’ Yes, from first to last, from our cradle to our grave, from the earliest pang of sin’s conviction to the latest thrill of sin’s forgiveness, from earth to heaven, this will be our testimony in all the way the Lord our God has led us in the wilderness. In [...]
In every blessing, in every trial, we may say of Jesus: “He has done all things well.” —Of First Importance Via: Of First Importance (Tweet)
