Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion. Jude 11 John MacArthur explains: Korah rebelled against the Word of God. Whereas Cain ignored the God’s command, and Balaam sought to circumvent it, Korah blatantly rebelled against … More No need for a Mediator?
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Sovereign Sacrifice: Foreknown, Foretold, for Faith” What I want you to see in this verse is the connection between your faith, and Jesus’ foreknowledge. “I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.” [John 13:19] In … More Connection: our faith, Jesus’ foreknowledge
“How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.” Job 21:34 John Piper in a transcript from the radio program, “Ask Pastor John:” The big picture of Job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in God’s sight. He was leading … More These guys are mixing up truth and falsehood all over the place…
John Piper, on the prayer of Daniel in Daniel chapter 9: Look how the prayer comes to its climax in verses 18b–19: “We do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness but on the ground of thy great mercy. 19) O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, give heed and act; … More Appeal to God’s Zeal for the Glory of His Own Name
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: (Jude 1) John MacArthur says: Spurgeon, a famous English preacher of the 19th century, said, “The general call of the gospel is like the sheet lightning we sometimes see on a summer’s evening–beautiful, grand–but whoever heard of anybody being struck by … More Called?
J.C. Ryle on John 13:17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them… We are taught, for another thing, in these verses, the uselessness of religious knowledge if not accompanied by practice. We read, “If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.” It sounds as if our … More Content with a barren head-knowledge of duty?
Ray Stedman, in a sermon, “Why Doesn’t God Intervene?”: In Chapter 21 we get Job’s very reasoned reply. There are times when Job speaks rather testily, rather sharply, to his friends, and other times, perhaps when the pain is not as intense, he is able to speak more calmly and dispassionately. And here, in Chapter 21, you … More Job: Mock on.
Do your eyes glaze over and lose interest when you come to passages in the Bible that just make no sense to you? Today, we come to a confusing section of Daniel, who has a vision about a ram and a goat with horns. This little horn in chapter 8 is not the same little … More Horns and Hanukkah
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 4 Charles H. Spurgeon: No parents can say from their hearts, “We have no greater joy than to hear that our children walk in truth,” unless they are themselves walking in truth. No wolf prays for its … More Spurgeon: No wolf prays for its offspring to become a sheep.
John Piper, in a sermon, “Being Loved By Christ,” Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of the world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1 The Love of Christ for … More Being Loved by Christ
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