This is from page 44 of What’s So Great About the Doctrines of Grace? by Richard D. Phillips: Were no one ever condemned–were there no display of God's judgment and wrath–there would be no knowledge of the glories of God's grace. In that case, the true God would be unknown to His creatures, and His […]
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What follows is from a message from the 2003 Desiring God Conference that I was listening to on the way to work. John Piper quotes from Edwards’ book, The End for Which God Created the World, which is one of the most important books I have ever read. God is the beginning, the middle, and
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Free-willers were chatting in the break room today about the “beauty of free agency”. I tried to pipe in with an observation about Divine Providence but it was not received. I had to leave the room in order to avoid upsetting people. Why are so many people convinced that “free will” is a major tenet
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Because of the temporal and geographical proximity of the event, and the tight-knit community where we live, last Sunday (June 15), Pastor Patrick took a break from the Matthew series to bring a special message about the Sovereignty of God, in order to help our members, attendees, and podcast listeners to be able to provide
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I have met the woman I’m going to marry. (Shhh… don’t tell her!) As a result, I’m changing the “Who I’d Like to Meet” section on my MySpace profile, as I sort of think of it as a place where a person might describe what they’re looking for in a significant other. For posterity’s sake,
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Where would we be today if God had not sovereignly chosen John Calvin to be a light in the darkness and help lead the Protestant Reformation? James White has a tribute and a quote from the Institutes on the Alpha and Omega Ministries website.
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This is what Scripture says: For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he
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Kent Hughes may be a gifted teacher, but there are things to disagree with him about. One issue troubled me recently when I was reading his chapter on giving in Disciplines of a Godly Man. First, I’d like to say that I know that I give less than I should. But the only reason for that