Sinclair Ferguson, commenting on Mark 2:1-12 (Jesus’ healing of a paralytic who was lowered through a hole in the ceiling by four men): “Here Mark unveils what lies at the heart of the gospel: men need forgiveness; Jesus gives it. To the degree to which you see your own need of forgiveness is the measure …
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.’ …
A salvation that is eternal in scope, personal in application, and expresses the character of God. It is not wonder the Scriptures describe it as great. Sinclair Ferguson wonders how a salvation that embraces the past, present, and future could ever be taken for granted: So it is in the Gospel. God has a plan. …
Sinclair Ferguson on praying the prayer of faith: This, then, is the prayer of faith: to ask God to accomplish what He has promised in His Word. That promise is the only ground for our confidence in asking. Such confidence is not “worked up” from within our emotional life; rather, it is given and supported …
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