Category: Psalms

Piper: All other blessings we enjoy should lead us to God himself as our final and fullest satisfaction.

March 24, 2011

John Piper writes in a Taste and See article: God commands us to delight in him. Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Romans 5:2, “Through him we have also obtained access by … More Piper: All other blessings we enjoy should lead us to God himself as our final and fullest satisfaction.

Paul’s solution to being ruined by small things is to get the really big things front and center.

March 22, 2011

John Piper on Romans 14, “Each One Should Be Fully Convinced in His Own Mind,” Huge Theological Truths to Provide the Right Framework for Disagreements Now admittedly this is not a very big deal. Good grief! Eating meat or not! But such things have led to bitter feelings, and break down of relationships, and split … More Paul’s solution to being ruined by small things is to get the really big things front and center.

Why Should God Bless You?

March 20, 2011

Coty Pinckney shares his insights on Psalm 67: So Psalm 67 and indeed all the Bible emphasizes that God blesses His people for the glory of His own name, so that His goodness, mercy, and love would be recognized and praised by men and angels. This is a fundamental biblical truth, but unfortunately we don’t hear … More Why Should God Bless You?

The Refiner’s Fire

March 19, 2011

The Bible tells us that a believer is like gold or silver that must be tried in a furnace to remove all the impurities in the metal. What is that process of refining silver? Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, have tested us;  you have tried us as silver is tried. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have … More The Refiner’s Fire

Spurgeon: The nearest place to the gate of heaven is the throne of the heavenly grace.

March 18, 2011

Psalm 65:2,5 O you who hear prayer,  to you shall all flesh come….. By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; Charles Spurgeon commented on this passage: Prevalence with God in wrestling prayer is sure to … More Spurgeon: The nearest place to the gate of heaven is the throne of the heavenly grace.

Reminder from Doug Moo: NT writers sometimes use the OT not to prove a point but to borrow its language and ethos.

March 17, 2011

Justin Taylor posted at “Between Two Worlds:” Andy Naselli reproduces this quote from Doug Moo’s Encountering the Book of Romans: A Theological Survey (Baker, 2002): One part of the solution is to recognize that New Testament writers sometimes use the Old Testament not to prove a point but to borrow its language and ethos. An illustration … More Reminder from Doug Moo: NT writers sometimes use the OT not to prove a point but to borrow its language and ethos.