Treasures old and new proclaiming the glory and majesty of Jesus Christ...
I am astonished that, in the light of the clear biblical record, anyone would have the audacity to suggest that it is wrong for the afflicted in body or soul to couch their prayers for deliverance in terms of “If it be thy will….” We are told that when affliction comes, God always wills healing, [...]
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The preacher who smiles benignly from his pulpit assuring us that “God accepts you just the way you are” tells a monstrous lie. He sugarcoats the gospel of love with saccharine grace. God does not accept the arrogant; He turns His back to the impenitent. He maintains love toward His fallen creatures, inviting them back [...]
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Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. —Isaiah 1:18 Choir: Come, let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as [...]
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On the night Jesus was born something spectacular took place. The plains of Bethlehem became the theater for one of the most spectacular sound-and-light shows in human history. All heaven broke loose. Luke tells us what happened: And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An [...]
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Can Paul and James be reconciled on the matter of Justification? That is the question that was posed by John Samson over at Effectual Grace. To answer that question he provided the following quotes from Dr. R.C. Sproul: If justification is by faith alone, how can we apply James 2:24, which says a person is [...]
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A church that cares not for truth is a community that rejects its very mission. The person who says, “I’m not interested in doctrine or theology,” is not “of the truth.” He or she has missed the voice of Jesus. For the church to be the church, she must bow before her King and embrace [...]
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Descend O Christ from heav’n on high, Thy glory set aside, Save us from death and darkness grim, And with Your seed abide. Veni, veni Domine, Thy people to redeem, Veni, veni Domine, fulfill our Christmas dream. The cradle crude all filled with straw Awaits Thy visit here, While shepherds gaze at glory’s light, Enrapt [...]
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I find it difficult, if not impossible, to get inside the head of Abraham on his journey to Mount Moriah. I have never had the experience of being called to slay my son for the glory of God. The closest thing to it in my own experience pales into insignificance by comparison. It occurred not [...]
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Yes, we must always work for social reform. Yes, we must be “profane” in Martin Luther’s sense of going out of the temple and into the world. We do not despise the country of our birth. But in what do we invest our hope? The state is not God. The nation is not the Promised [...]
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Yesterday, Dr. R.C. Sproul delivered, via video, a message at the 2010 Desiring God National Conference. The title of his message was “Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation: The Bible and the Life of the Mind” and the Scripture reference was Acts 17:22-28. The following are notes taken during the session: Introduction: The Primary [...]
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