Category: June

Jesus isn’t talking about conjuring up warm, fuzzy feelings for those who hate your guts.

June 22, 2011

Coty Pinckney comments on Luke 6:27-36, where Jesus tells us to love our enemies: Love your enemies. Jesus isn’t talking about conjuring up warm, fuzzy feelings for those who hate your guts. Instead, see how He elaborates on this command: “Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those … More Jesus isn’t talking about conjuring up warm, fuzzy feelings for those who hate your guts.

D. A. Carson: Religiously and theologically, Ahaz was a disaster.

June 21, 2011

Dr. D.A. Carson on 2 Kings 16 (from “The Love of God, Vol 1, Nov 3”)   THE BOOKS OF 1 AND 2 KINGS, though they follow the fortunes of both Judah and Israel (the southern and northern kingdoms, respectively, after the division that followed Solomon’s death), lay more emphasis on Israel, the northern ten tribes. More … More D. A. Carson: Religiously and theologically, Ahaz was a disaster.

You must go hard after Christ, or eventually surrender your claim to own him as the Lord of joy.

June 20, 2011

John Piper, in a sermon, “Going Hard After the Holy God” First, we must go hard after Christ in order to know him. Verses 7 and 8: “Whatever gain I had I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my … More You must go hard after Christ, or eventually surrender your claim to own him as the Lord of joy.

Great and Tender Mercies

June 20, 2011

Psalm 119:156 Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules. Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD. Two epithets he ascribes to God’s mercies; first, he calls them “great,” and then he calls them “tender” mercies. They are great in many respects: for continuance, they endure for ever; for largeness, they … More Great and Tender Mercies

2 Little Words Say Much

June 20, 2011

In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.  He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in … More 2 Little Words Say Much