Fork in the road
How do you effectively set a long-term course for your life? I know of at least two different books in my library that address the issue … Continue reading Fork in the road
Tag: John MacArthur
march = bullmoose
BULLY! The following occurs in real time. (Not really.) I love to blog…whenever I get around to it. This post represents a brief (very brief) summary of my life over the last few months. I went skiing – first time on blades. One of my best friends got married and I got to attend. 🙂 My first niece was born – Miss Tabitha! 😀 (Her parents – great friends of mine who just celebrated their first anniversary! Time sure does fly – asked me to take her newborn portraits. It was a great honor.) I got to see The Civil … Continue reading march = bullmoose
slave of Christ. I’m not my own.
Being a slave not only meant belonging to someone else; it also meant being always available to obey that person in every way. The slave’s sole duty was to carry out the master’s wishes, and the faithful slave was eager to do so without hesitation or complaint. After all, “slaves know no law but their master’s word; they have no rights of their own; they are absolute possessions of their master; and they are bound to give their master unquestioning obedience.” Building on this imagery, the New Testament repeatedly calls believers to faithfully obey the Master. As one author explains: … Continue reading slave of Christ. I’m not my own.
Truth
from John MacArthur, August 17, 2010: …the true meaning of the Bible is not determined by how we feel about it. Its message is not vague or altogether mysterious. God didn’t give it to us as a mere suggestion, and we can’t capriciously decide to take it or leave it. God’s Word is bold, honest, and direct, cutting across the grain of popular culture. It penetrates hearts, illuminates minds, and transforms lives. Our circumstances and preferences don’t inform or liven up the Bible, dictate its meaning, or determine how it applies to our lives. It is eternal truth, living and … Continue reading Truth
This is war.
I just received a “new” book in the mail from JMac & Grace to You – Ashamed of the Gospel, 3rd edition. I think the premise of this book finds a great complement in the awesome Getty hymn, O Church Arise. ~~~ O Church Arise by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend O Church Arise and put your armor on Hear the call of Christ our Captain For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given With shield of faith and belt of truth We’ll stand against the devil’s lies An army bold … Continue reading This is war.
preach the gospel to yourself
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:4-7 ~~~ Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to … Continue reading preach the gospel to yourself
J. Michael Hansen 