A sense of the excellency of Christ, or of his worthiness of being loved, is of great importance in religion. Without this we can never truly love him, nor prize any thing which pertains to
Your last two letters have occupied much of my attention. I confess I feel the force of the argument; and though there are difficulties in my mind which I scarcely know how to state in
The Darkness Does Not Win Kevin DeYoung states what seems obvious but we often forget, "Doesn’t it seem like every week we hear about wars and rumors of wars, about terrorism or mass shootings, about
When the sinner becomes thus besotted in the ways of sin, there are commonly a number of circumstances and considerations, besides his own attachment to it, which entangle his soul, and, if infinite mercy interpose
Of the work of the Holy Spirit The Scriptures clearly ascribe both repentance and faith wherever they exist to Divine influence.† Whence many have concluded that they cannot be duties required of sinners. If sinners
Produce something average "They once got two groups of people to make some pots out of clay. One group was given an hour to make as many pots as possible, while the other group used
Objections to the foregoing principles, from the doctrine of election, are generally united with those from particular redemption; and, indeed, they are so connected that the validity of the one stands or falls with that
It is here taken for granted that nothing but sin can be the cause of God’s inflicting punishment, and nothing can be sin which is not a breach of duty. “Go ye into all the
Waiting on God Means Releasing the Right to Control Your Life In this post Mark Vroegop writes, "Anger is an emotional, sinful response to try and solve something quickly so I can regain control. As
It is no uncommon thing to distinguish between a formal requisition and that which affords the ground or reason of that requisition. The goodness of God, for instance, though it is not a law or