Category: September

How do you deal with stuff in the Bible that is “old, strange and foreign?”

September 14, 2010

John Piper, on coming to something in the Bible that is ” Old and Strange and Foreign to Me”(as in Hebrews 8 ) It’s almost inevitable that people who live in the modern world of computers and jets and television and antibiotics will read these verses with a sense of tremendous foreignness. That is not my world, … More How do you deal with stuff in the Bible that is “old, strange and foreign?”

Shadow has Become Reality!

September 14, 2010

John Piper, on Hebrews 8, in a sermon “Jesus:Mediator of a Better Covenant, Part 1” Remember from Hebrews 8:5 that the priests serve a copy and a shadow of heavenly things. The tabernacle and temple were a shadow; the official priesthood was a shadow; the animal sacrifices were a shadow; the feasts and dietary laws … More Shadow has Become Reality!

Ultimate Slander!

September 14, 2010

 J.C. Ryle on Luke 23:1-12  Let us observe, for one thing, in this passage, what false accusations were laid to our Lord Jesus Christ’s charge. We are told that the Jews accused Him of “subverting the nation, forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and stirring up the people.” In all this indictment, we know, there … More Ultimate Slander!

“life is wasted by driblets, and seasons of grace lost by little slumbers.”

September 13, 2010

A little sleep, a little slumber,  a little folding of the hands to rest,  and poverty will come upon you like a robber,  and want like an armed man. C. H. Spurgeon on Proverbs 24:33-34( From “Morning and Evening”) The worst of sluggards only ask for a little slumber; they would be indignant if they … More “life is wasted by driblets, and seasons of grace lost by little slumbers.”

God Opens Eyes and Ears

September 13, 2010

Isaiah 35: 5-6  Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;  then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. We are blind and deaf; our powers of perception are destroyed by sin. What a picture! All the great … More God Opens Eyes and Ears

Their Hour vs His Hour

September 11, 2010

J.C. Ryle comments on Luke 22:53- …the time during which evil is permitted to triumph is fixed and limited by God. We read that our Lord said to His enemies when they took Him, “This is your hour and the power of darkness.” The sovereignty of God over everything done upon earth is absolute and … More Their Hour vs His Hour