From Ray Ortlund’s blog, “Christ is Deeper Still”: Romans 6:1 There is a story about Tetzel, the Dominican monk who went around sixteenth-century Germany selling indulgences and scandalizing Martin Luther. He used to sing a little ditty: “As soon as your money falls into my casket, your soul leaps free from the fires of … More Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
In a sermon on Romans 6:1-14, “Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase?” Dr. John Piper said, He [Paul] plays his own worst adversary in Romans 6:1. He has just said in Romans 5:20, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.” Now he asks, “What shall we say then? Are we to … More Is grace too radical in Romans?
At the Desiring God 2008 National Conference, Mark Driscoll spoke on “How Sharp the Edge? Christ, Controversy, and Cutting Words”. Here are some of his comments. (These are notes taken during the session, not a manuscript.) Shoot the wolves. These are false teachers. Martin Luther says, “With the wolves you cannot be too severe. With the … More Woes to the Wolves
C.H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 55:6 “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest…” We are all too apt to utter this vain desire, for vain it is; no wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart. Inward grief … More Ever want to fly away? Escape?
Look closely at Numbers and you will see a beautiful portrait of Jesus Christ! In Chapter 19, we read: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come. 3 And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and … More Jesus Christ, Our Red Heifer and MUCH MORE
A reminder from “Count It All Joy,” that the Bible really IS all about Jesus, even Numbers! “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead.’” – Numbers 5:1-2 … More The Bible IS All About Jesus!
John Piper explains, Adam is a “type” of him who is to come. Adam is a type of Christ. What does “type” mean? The NIV says “pattern.” Adam was a pattern of Christ who was to come. He was an example, or a foreshadowing, or a prefiguring of Christ. Let me see if I can … More A Lesson in Compare and Contrast
John Piper listed 7 Biblical reasons to tithe in a sermon, “Toward the Tithe and Beyond,” 1. Honoring an Old Testament Principle 2. Honoring the Creator as Owner of All 3. The Antidote to Covetousness 4. Governing Ever-Expanding Spending 5. God’s Way of Bringing About Good Deeds 6. God’s Way of Providing for You 7. … More 7 Biblical Reasons to Tithe
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. C.H. Spurgeon said of Psalm 54:4- The psalmist was very confident, he felt so thoroughly that his heart was on the Lord’s side that he was sure God was on his side. To read the rest of the commentary on Psalm from the Treasury … More Behold, God is my helper!
Numbers 17:6-8 Moses spoke to the people of Israel. And all their chiefs gave him staffs, one for each chief, according to their fathers’ houses, twelve staffs. And the staff of Aaron was among their staffs. And Moses deposited the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony. On the next day Moses went into the … More The Budded Rod
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