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The Treasure of the Bible

The Treasure of the Bible

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I have been reading a John Newton hymn every morning during my time of prayer and study. It has been a rich blessing to read the

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poetic verse that came out of this man’s passionate, blood-bought heart. His soul was a soul that felt deeply the things of God, and allowed his tongue to be the pen of a ready scribe (Ps. 45:1). The other day, I read this one, and I thought this is well worth sharing. The Bible is a treasure, and all too often we treat it so flippantly. Psalm 119:103 tells us His Word is sweeter than honey, Hebrews 1:2 declares that God is now ever speaking to us by His Son, Jesus, Hebrews 4:12 says it is quick, powerful, effective and gets right to the heart of the matter. How often we neglect the medicine, the shield, the sword that is given to us in God’s Word. Enjoy this hymn, and if you want to dig in deeper to how to get more out of your times of study go here or here. [Read more…] about The Treasure of the Bible

Jesus Only

Jesus Only

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Oswald Chambers, only a few months after getting married–while on a speaking tour here in America–wrote to his bride (Biddy, as he called her) a powerful request for prayer. He wrote:

“Every now and again I get fearful of being prosperous and settling down. There has been so much blessing and prosperity on my life lately that it has made us afraid–but it is for Him. Pray much for me that it may ever be Jesus only and all in all in my ministry and life more and more.”10732232593_4ae192fcfa_o_d [Read more…] about Jesus Only

Exegesis or ExeJesus

Exegesis or ExeJesus

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Exegesis is a big word that, in evangelical circles gets thrown around like a frisbee on a college campus. Some of you may not even know what exegesis is. Well, to put it simply, it means explaining what a text–or in Christian circles, Scripture–means. There. I just exegeted exegesis. Words, sentences, paragraphs and books carry meaning; and though our postmodern friends would like to deconstruct language to remove all meaning, the fact remains: language carries meaning!

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Let God Be True

Let God Be True

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In light of Doug Philips’ resignation, one thing to keep at the forefront of our minds, and I’m sure Mr. Philips would concur, is that our

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faith rests on the shoulders of the Almighty, flawless, faultless Christ. Let God be true, and every man, including you and I and Mr. Philips, a liar. God’s Word is the word we build on, not the example of the flawed vessels which God has condescended to fill!

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One Desire

One Desire

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When I graduated high school, someone, very wisely, rather than giving me “10 Steps to a Successful Life,” or “The Future is Yours Graduate,” they gave me a little, tacky looking book by a guy named A.W. Tozer. The book: The Knowledge of the Holy. It turned my life upside down, and I have yet to recover from topsy-turviness. I have come to grips with the fact that holding to the historic, biblical, heroic Christian truths will make my viewpoints seem cockeyed to this world. Tozer, unlike most in his generation, was unwilling to have a mere mental ascendency to truth; he was concerned with the human being experiencing the majesty and glory of the thrice-holy God. [Read more…] about One Desire

A Great Mountain, and a Crumbling Statue

A Great Mountain, and a Crumbling Statue

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Limp-wrists are all the rage. Our modern Christian culture, with its skinny-jean clad worship leaders, hawaiian-shirted Pastors, and Great Mountaincigar-smoking small groups has become proficient in the art of ineffectuality. We have bought the bait that tolerance and acceptance is the most important expression of Christian love. We love by accommodating, cow-towing, and placating the culture. I remember hearing about a church that sent out surveys to their community asking: “What sort of church do you want?” Well, what’ll you know, they wanted a church that gets out in time for the game, allows dad to export his fatherly responsibility to a 28 year old youth pastor with a cool haircut, sermons that include clips from a movie about two dumb guys (one dumber than the other), and a great worship band–pyrotechnics and all.  [Read more…] about A Great Mountain, and a Crumbling Statue

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