Tom Olsen provides seven reasons why singing matters for Christians. The first one is fairly definitive in itself. 1. When you sing, you obey. Singing isn’t an option in Scripture. It’s a command: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and …
Words from Sinclair Ferguson posted on the blog Tolle Lege. “Hebrews is all about persevering in sanctification. Without holiness, writes the author, ‘no one will see the Lord.’ We must therefore ‘strive’ for it (Hebrews 12:14). He uses vigorous language. His verb (διώκω, strive) appears regularly in the New Testament with the sense of ‘persecute.’ …
David Murray asks “Why do we take our individual, personality, character, gifts, or calling and make that the sum total of godliness for everyone else?” After numerous examples of what he means, he sums up: “Godliness should be measured not so much by what comes easiest to us but by the progress we’re making in …
The joys of advancing years include a more necessary interest in personal health. Stanley Gale observes that, by contrast, an individual’s spiritual health can be in jeopardy at any age, and that there are a number of commonly observable conditions that precede a breakdown in faith. From Gale’s post: What are the signs of spiritual …
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