Scotty Smith points out that focussing on God’s gracious acceptance and delight in us is one of the best antidotes to complaining and resentfulness. He also points out, that even when we come to the point of view whereby we ourselves become convicted of our unsavoury behaviour toward God; in Christ, God has always been …
Ever tried tickling yourself? It just doesn’t work. Only someone else’s touch will do. You might think the same would be true with lies. Some else has to tell you the lie in order for you to be truly deceived. But it’s not the case. Humans can actually be smart enough to think of a …
Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 20 Chapter 12 – Of Adoption I. 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 …
Ray Ortlund observes that adding a qualifier to describe what sort of Christian you think you are can lead to a form of legalism that actually makes the qualifier more important than the Christian. Whenever we put a qualifier in front of the noun “Christian,” we might be inserting legalism. But we might not be. …
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