What Exactly Is 'Sola Scriptura' Protecting us From? In this post, Micheal Kruger notes, "At the heart of Sola Scriptura, is the recognition that fallen humans are always looking to replace God’s authority with some other
Repentance, it is allowed, like all other spiritual exercises, has its counterfeit, and which is not spiritual; but neither is it that which God requires at the hands of either saints or sinners. What is
God Brings Us Bad to Give Us Best Here Joni Eareckson Tada writes, "When God lobs a hand grenade into life and rattles our faith to the core, we wonder how he’ll work the pieces
“A hearty choice of God’s appointed way of salvation” is the same thing as falling in with its grand designs. Now the grand designs of the salvation of Christ are the glory of God, the
The Scriptures both of the Old and New Testament abound with exhortations to hear the word of God, to hearken to his counsel, to wait on him, to seek his favour, &c., all which imply
The Spiritually Dangerous Spiral of Complaint Here Paul David Tripp opens this post with "Every parent has experienced it. You get up every morning with a commitment to provide what is best for the spiritual,
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”—Eccles. 1:15. The wise man inquires, “What is that good for the sons of men which they should do all
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
More particularly, The love of God is a spiritual exercise; for it has the promise of spiritual blessings. “All things work together for good to them that love God.” “He that dwelleth in love dwelleth
Serious Joy in Preaching "Reverence and awe produce a kind of serious joy that we only experience in the presence of our “consuming fire” God. Reverence and awe aren’t at odds with joy, but prerequisites