On February 16 Paul David Tripp in New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional (get this book now btw!) writes the following that I wanted to pass on. This is the good news of the gospel. Peace came. Peace died. Peace lived. Peace rose again. Peace reigns on your behalf. Peace indwells you by the Spirit.…
In a context of strict Jewish monotheism, the following four activities were considered blasphemous for anyone other than God. Jesus expressed his authority to forgive sins, even sins not committed against him personally – a prerogative reserved for God alone (Mark 2:5-7). Jesus accepted worship from other human beings – a prerogative reserved for…
Kenneth Richard Samples in his book 7 Truths That Changed The World: Discovering Christianity’s Most Dangerous Ideas, gives seven evidences that support the truthfulness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus’ empty tomb. William Lane Craig says, that “there is simply not plausible naturalistic explanation available today that accounts for the empty tomb of Jesus.” Jesus’ postmortem appearances.…
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the following post, which was originally posted by Justin Lathrop on his blog back on October 27, 2014. You can find the original post here. If you’ve been in the church for a while, I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase: Love the sinner, hate the sin. We know we’re called to…
One way we love others is by being proactive in doing good, not reactive. The example in the blog post title serves as an example: you wouldn’t wait till your car runs out of gas to put gas in it. There’s a proactiveness that we naturally exemplify. In the same way we should be proactive…
Have real goodwill toward the other person Put the other person first Be eager in meeting the needs of others, not begrudging and reluctant Be proactive, not reactive, in doing good Avoid a self-protective mindset and take pains to do good for others Be creative and competent in doing good, not lazy and shoddy Matt…
Matt Perman writes that the Christian attitude in doing good is… Eager Enthusiastic Joyful Creative Gets a kick out of it He also writes that the Christian attitude in doing good is not… Reluctant Grudging Indifferent Bored Would rather be playing X-Box or Wii Which list is more reflective of your life?
Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.” But what does it mean that all the promises of God find their Yes in Jesus? Jerry Bridges…
When we describe someone’s attributes, we usually make a distinction between a person and his attributes. For instance, you may say your mother is patient, but you wouldn’t say that your mother is patience. And you would say that your mother is more than a mere list of traits. In the same way, God is…
What Nicodemus needs, and what you and I need, is not religion but life. The point of referring to new birth is that birth brings a new life into the world. In one sense, of course, Nicodemus is alive. He is breathing, thinking, feeling, acting. He is a human created in God’s image. But evidently,…
