Tag: Bible study

J.C. Ryle on the Trinity: @ Creation, “let us make man.” @ Gospel, “let us save man.”

January 6, 2011

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3: 16-17 J.C. … More J.C. Ryle on the Trinity: @ Creation, “let us make man.” @ Gospel, “let us save man.”

God gets the praise

January 5, 2011

John Piper on Acts 3: Verse 8 says that “Leaping up the man stood and walked and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.” Now is that right? Should he have been praising God, or praising Jesus? It is right and there is a verse to show that it is. In … More God gets the praise

The test of how we handle success is usually greater than how we deal with crisis.

January 5, 2011

Pastor Steven J. Cole of Flagstaff Christian Fellowship comments on Genesis 14, a part of our reading for today: The test of how we handle success is usually greater than how we deal with crisis. According to Ezekiel 16:49, Sodom was very rich. So when the king of Sodom offered Abram the spoils of bat- … More The test of how we handle success is usually greater than how we deal with crisis.

“Pleading past mercies as a ground for present favour” (C.H.Spurgeon)

January 4, 2011

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! (Psalm 4:1 ESV) C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 3 in the Treasury of David: This is another instance of David’s common habit of pleading past mercies … More “Pleading past mercies as a ground for present favour” (C.H.Spurgeon)