Category: Bible Passages

God does not always work miracles and acts of providence for our deliverance from suffering

September 20, 2024

    Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of … More God does not always work miracles and acts of providence for our deliverance from suffering

Ryle: events may bring out grace in quarters where at present we do not expect it

September 20, 2024

Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. … More Ryle: events may bring out grace in quarters where at present we do not expect it

Sparks that sharpen

September 19, 2024

PROVERBS 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Matthew Westerholm wrote: we cannot study our way to sanctification. We must recognize that most of us know much more about the Christian life than we live. Proverbs 27:17 provides this clue: “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” We need … More Sparks that sharpen

Piper: The KEY to Joy

September 18, 2024

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. Hebrews 10:34 John Piper, in a sermon, “The Present Power of a Future Possession” So Hebrews 10:34 is saying that the key to the … More Piper: The KEY to Joy