From the monthly archives:

March 2010

His name put upon us

March 31, 2010

“All those that are justified, God vouchsafes, in and for His only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God, have His name put upon them, receive the spirit [...]

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free audiobook worth listening to

March 30, 2010

I installed a free iPhone app called AudioBooks recently.
In the extensive list of books, I found a few gems. Here is one of them.
The recording is a LibriVox project.
A recommendation:
Turn off your music and listen to The Mortification of Sin by John Owen. It is excellent.
If you prefer reading to listening, go here.

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God Knows What He’s About

March 29, 2010

When God wants to drill a man
And thrill a man
And skill a man,
When God wants to mold a man
To play the noblest part;
When He yearns with all His heart
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall be amazed,
Watch His methods, watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects
Whom He royally [...]

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Sons And Daughters

March 28, 2010

“The Christian life is the life of sons and daughters; it is not the life of slaves. It is freedom, not bondage. Of course, we are slaves of God, of Christ, and of one another. We belong to God, to Christ, to one another, and we love to serve those to whom [...]

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An Absolutely Amazing Analogy

March 27, 2010

In Old Testament times, covenants were made in this way:

The two parties would cut an animal down the middle and lay the two halves down with a walkway between them.
The two parties would then walk between the two halves of the animal–showing their commitment and consent to be treated as the animal [...]

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God’s love: incarnation, initiation, propitiation

March 27, 2010

Notes from last Sunday’s sermon:
Have you merely gone from being a full-time pagan to a part-time dabbler in sin?
Your sin is so great that it took nothing less than the death of God’s Son to pay for it.
If you think that God is a loving grandfather and doesn’t really punish sin, here are some passages [...]

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an example of pursuing excellence

March 26, 2010

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra is an amazing project conducted among the poor of Venezuela. These young people have been offered a music education, and they have pursued excellence (as is evident in their recordings). Enjoy the following videos and look them up on YouTube* if you’re interested in seeing/hearing more.

*Browse YouTube with caution. While [...]

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three pieces

March 25, 2010

My life is full of music.
Just in the last couple of days, I’ve grown fond of three performances—each in a different style. I want to share them with you.
Complete in Thee is a song I have on a CD, but here is a singer who sings it as a one-man quintet. Listen to the words, [...]

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Losers

March 24, 2010

Feeling like a loser? Or ever felt like a loser? Or think you ever might feel like a loser?
Here’s an article for you. And a quote:
What are you to yourself? worthless? vile? empty?
What is Jesus to you? precious? lovely? all your salvation? all your desire?
What is sin to you? the most hateful thing in [...]

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Without the Gospel

March 23, 2010

Without the gospel everything is useless and vain; without the gospel we are not Christians; without the gospel all riches is poverty, all wisdom folly before God; strength is weakness, and all the justice of man is under the condemnation of God. But by the knowledge of the gospel we are [...]

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