If Moses had an iPhone calendar app, the alarm would sound often. Today’s reading of Numbers 28-30 caused my head to spin a bit. I can hardly imagine keeping track of all the offerings required: daily, Sabbath, monthly and special holidays. Here’s some help from the notes section (Numbers 28-29) of the ESV Study Bible … More Sacrificial Calendar
Today, we come to Romans 7 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. We come to an important question, which can have some very practical consequences in our lives. Is Paul writing this description of his life and experience before he became a Christian? Or does it describe his present struggles as a Christian? You could find advocates of … More John Piper: God give us the honesty and candor and humility of the apostle Paul.
What is imminence? Wikipedia says, “Imminence is the quality of being imminent, i.e. about to happen.” In today’s passage from Matthew, we read of the second coming of Christ. No One Knows That Day and Hour 36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, [1] but the … More The Imminence of Jesus’ Second Coming
The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.” —Psalm 58:10-11 C. H. Spurgeon comments on these verses in The Treasury of David:” He … More Spurgeon: acquiesce in the judgments of God
So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall commission him in their sight. 20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, that all the congregation of the … More Moses Hands-off to Joshua
Romans 7:4: “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.” Dr. John Piper, in a sermon, “Dead to the Law, Serving … More Fruit on a vine or tinsel on a tree? John Piper on Romans 7:4
J.C. Ryle on Matthew 24: Finally, these verses teach us, that our Lord’s predictions will certainly be fulfilled. He says, “heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Our Lord knew well the natural unbelief of human nature. He knew that scoffers would arise in the last days, saying, where is … More J. C. Ryle: Let us beware of this infection, and believe to the saving of our souls.
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! —Psalm 57:9-11 Charles H. Spurgeon writes … More Spurgeon on Psalm 57:As the air surrounds all nature, so let thy praises gird the earth with a zone of song.
Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III, of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi: 1. There are some things that you don’t have to pray about. In answer to Balaam’s question, ‘Can I go and earn some big bucks from Balak by cursing Your people?’ God has said ‘No, you may not go with them, and no, you may … More J. Ligon Duncan III: Lessons from an ass
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But … More John Piper: do not jump to the conclusion that the battle is a charade
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