Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; (Heb 5:8 KJV) This verse has provoked me to think a lot over the years. What does it mean that Christ learned obedience? How would suffering teach him obedience? Jesus did not need to learn to obey, as though he […]
Word for the Day
Happiness is the result of holiness… Thomas Boston. Human Nature In Its Fourfold State (p. 12). Kindle Edition.
Word for the Day
Do we any longer have a sense of honor? What does it mean when we make a solemn promise? I know of several abandoned spouses—wives or husbands of adulterers—who have lost custody of the children, possibly because being abandoned by a lying and cheating lout or whore has the tendency to make you angry, and […]
Christ, Our Burnt Offering Part 3
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. […]
Christ, Our Burnt Offering, part 2
And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord , ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the […]
You must be born again
No rebels were ever stouter against their prince than an unrenewed soul against the Spirit of God: not a moment without arms in his hand; he acts in defense of sin, and resistance of grace, and combats with the Spirit as his deadly enemy: ‘You always resist the Holy Ghost; as your fathers did, so […]
Word for the Day
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. 1st Thessalonians 4:1
What does it profit a man?
What the heart is to the body, the soul is to the man; and what health is to the heart, holiness is to the soul. The state of the whole body depends upon the soundness and vigor of the heart, and the everlasting state of the whole man upon the good or ill condition of […]
A Son is Given
It is by the exercise and discharge of the office of Christ, as the king, priest, and prophet of the church, that we are redeemed, sanctified, and saved…the redemption and salvation of the church do not depend merely on this–that God has given one to be king, priest, and prophet of the church, by the […]
Self deception
Men profess they know the truth; but they know it not in its proper order, in its harmony and use. It leads them not to Christ, it brings not Christ unto them; and so is lifeless and useless. Hence, ofttimes, none are more estranged from the life of God than such as have much notional […]