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Archives for October 2011
1 & 2 Thessalonians: The Hope of Salvation
This is getting to be a week for recommending books. My friend, James Grant, recently released his first book, a commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians in the “Preaching the Word” series (edited by Kent Hughes): 1 & 2 Thessalonians: The Hope of Salvation. James is a pastor, and that’s what makes this commentary so […]
Rewards with a Mission
I love Crossway’s rewards program, Crossway Impact: Rewards with a Mission. Here’s the brief description: Crossway is excited to introduce a new kind of rewards program — one that makes sense for your budget, has great perks, and (curve ball) isn’t all about you. Crossway Impact is a program that rewards you and allows you […]
The Depth of Sin
Lloyd-Jones: We shall never have an adequate conception of the greatness of this salvation unless we realize something at any rate of what we were before this mighty power took hold of us, unless we realize what we would still be if God had not intervened in our lives and had rescued us. In other […]
Racism and the Utter Necessity of Understanding the Spirit of the Law
I watched the beginning of John Piper’s Bloodlines documentary the other day, and something Piper said really stands out to me. Segregation was referred to as “separate but equal” — but, as Piper points out, it was really just separate. There was nothing equal about it. It was discrimination, pure and simple. Claiming that you […]
A Summary of Vern Poythress' Article "Modern Spiritual Gifts as Analogous to Apostolic: Affirming Extraordinary Works of the Spirit Within Cessationist Theology"
Vern Poythress’ article “Modern Spiritual Gifts as Analogous to Apostolic: Affirming Extraordinary Works of the Spirit Within Cessationist Theology” is by far the most helpful, enlightening thing I have read on how to understand things like impressions, seeming modern-day prophecy, a sense that something is going to happen (and then it does), and other such […]