How concerned are we for the lost? Do we agonize painfully in prayer for their salvation. Do we declare the love of Christ for sinners? Doctrinal exactness is no substitute for preaching Jesus & him crucified. Without the love of Christ manifest in our lives & preaching – precision in theology will leave sinners cold & dead. I am all for doctrinal exactness and we should be very concerned for that – but let our hearts be fired with love from our doctrine for the sinner who is perishing. The lost husband or wife or child or friend. Pray about this – seek Christ about it – since he sought you and found you.
On What have You Set your Mind?
The mind set on the flesh - is death
The mind set on the Spirit - is life & peace
The flesh may give pleasure now – but its ways are the ways of death – it brings remorse & pain
The Spirit is life-giving & peace–rewarding
Choose life & peace
From Psalm 17
“When clothed in righteousness at last,
Thy glorious face I see,
When all this weary night is past,
And I awake with Thee,
To view the glories that abide,
Then – how I shall be satisfied”
Treading The High Places
This phrase is found in the last chapter of the remarkable prophecy made by Habakkuk and in the last verse. It is an appropriate expression of the ultimate triumph that the people of God shall experience since they serve a Sovereign God. There are two key verses (or series of verses) in Habakkuk that explicitly reflect the prophet’s dilemma and thanksgiving. Habakkuk 2:4 raises the question of how a man can be right before God. The answer is found in verse 4 – “the righteous shall live by faith.” This is, of course, simply a pointer to justification by faith as the sole means whereby any person is accepted before a holy and just God. This same verse is mentioned three times in the New Testament (Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38). The fact that any person can be said to be righteous is because of an imputed righteousness to him rather than an [Read more…]
Not Found Wanting
If you want Christ – you shall discover that he wants you.
C H Spurgeon (MTP Vol. 38, p. 425)