What kind of sacrifice does God desire? I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 69:30-31 Here he puts dishonour upon mere outward offerings by speaking of the horns and hoofs, … More Horning, Hoofing or Thanking?
“But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it..” Deuteronomy 30:14 In this passage, there is a clear picture of Jesus Christ and the Gospel. It is like a compass needle that points to the North Pole. Deuteronomy and the rest of the … More Henry Law: Never take only superficial chaff from fields of such rich grain.
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.
J.C.Ryle on Matthew 27:51 …what a remarkable miracle occurred at the hour of our Lord’s death, in the very midst of the Jewish temple. We are told that “the veil of the temple was rent in two.” The curtain which separated the holy of holies from the rest of the temple, and through which the … More Veil Torn! Top to Bottom!
In Spurgeon’s introduction to his commentary on Psalm 69 in “The Treasury of David” A Psalm of David. If any enquire, “of whom speaketh the psalmist this? of himself, or of some other man?” we would reply, “of himself, and of some other man.” Who that other is, we need not be long in discovering; … More Seeing the footprints of Jesus in Psalm 69
From the ESV Online Study Bible: Mount Ebal is on the north side of Shechem (see 11:29 and note on 27:1–8). This ceremony occurs on the mountain of curse (see v. 13) to show that the law functions as a witness against Israel because of its inevitable sin. wield no iron tool. Israel’s altars were to be of … More Archeology and Mount Ebal
John Piper on Romans 13: And so the great question that Paul is dealing with now in Romans 12–16 is what does life look like for people who know that by faith alone all their sins are forgiven, and all their condemnation is removed, and all of God’s righteousness in Christ has become their righteousness—what … More Who is your focus? What is your fruit?
John Piper, in a sermon, “You Who Would Destroy the Temple and Build It in Three Days” But did Jesus really say he would destroy the temple and build it again in three days? On Thursday night of Holy Week Jesus was arrested about midnight in the garden of Gethsemane and taken to the house of … More What Jesus Really Said About the Temple
Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! —Psalm 68:34-35 Charles H. Spurgeon in the “Treasury of David”: Let us never by our doubts or … More Ascribe power to God…with delight!
You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that … More How should Bible-believing Christians align themselves in Mideast conflicts?
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