"NEVER AGAIN WILL I JUSTIFY THE STAB WOUNDS JUST BECAUSE I LOVED THE PERSON HOLDING THE KNIFE!"
"THIS YEAR, STEP SO FAR OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE THAT YOU FORGET HOW TO GET BACK IN IT!"
“Equality is not the same thing as equity, and this kind of distributive policy violates the very role God gave the government, namely, to protect people’s private property.”
— R.C. Sproul, What Is the Relationship between Church and State, 44. “Are we preparing ourselves to dwell eternally with our great God? We don’t prepare ourselves in order to earn our way into heaven. We prepare ourselves in light of the fact that Christ has already made the way for us into heaven and is now preparing a place for us.” — Waters
"A day is coming that is foreshadowed in the book of Esther, a day of deliverance when all that has been accomplished by Jesus for those who turn to Him will be seen to be true."
—Alistair Begg
“World history is full of examples of governments oppressing the church of Christ. We shouldn’t be all that surprised. We should resist where we are able, but we should also rest in the sovereignty of God. He will build His church, and His kingdom is forever.” — R.C. Sproul
“We need the last Adam to obey where the first Adam—and we in Adam—disobeyed. Christ obeyed in our place, and His obedience becomes ours through faith.” — Guy Prentiss Waters, Facing the Last Enemy, 37.
"Justification is contrasted with condemnation [Prov 17:15]. Since condemnation does not mean to make wicked, neither can justification mean to make righteous. Both rather refer to an official decree or declaration." - James Mongomery Boice
“If you don’t like the president of the United States, remember that the One who cast the deciding ballot in his election was almighty God. ” —
R.C. Sproul, What Is the Relationship between Church and State, 15. "Christian praise of God the Trinity is self-involving." –– Scott Swain, The Trinity, 16. “When God teaches us to number our days, he protects us from prideful self-deception and enables us to live with genuine, realistic gladness.” —Matthew McCullough, *Remember Death* "The deliverance in the book of Esther is partial and is temporary. The deliverance that Jesus brings is complete and eternal. Mordecai is the man of the moment. Jesus is the King of the ages." —Alistair Begg
"The resurrection doesn't simply mean there is a Christ. It means that Christ is alive forever and that He gives us peace with the Father and peace in ourselves, today and forever." —Alistair Begg
"The essential condition of receiving light from heaven is not our sophistication but our simplicity." —Alistair Begg
Pastor, if Jesus doesn’t shine brilliantly through tomorrow’s sermon, throw it away and start over.
Unrealistic expectations often lead to our greatest frustrations. That's why the best place for us to look is always Jesus. He is the answer to our every need. He is our one true source of satisfaction.
The more we pay attention to seemingly small, moment-by-moment instructions from God, the more our thinking will start to line up with His. Our minds will get in a new rhythm of seeing what He wants us to see so that we can do what He wants us to do.
"Justification is contrasted with condemnation [Prov 17:15]. Since condemnation does not mean to make wicked, neither can justification mean to make righteous. Both rather refer to an official decree or declaration." - James Mongomery Boice
"We never rest till the Comforter makes us lie down." — Charles Spurgeon
My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely. John Calvin
In God’s giving Christ to be our Redeemer, He gave the highest gift that it was possible for divine goodness to bestow. As there is not a greater God than himself to be conceived, so there is not a greater gift for this great God to present to his creatures. -Stephen Charnock
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