C. H. Spurgeon with colorful comments on Psalm 25:1: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. It is but a mockery to uplift the hands and the eyes unless we also bring our souls into our devotions. True prayer may be described as the soul rising from earth to have fellowship with heaven; it … More Feel more like a burrowing mole than a soaring eagle?
John Piper comments on Exodus 3, a passage in our Bible reading plan today: The most common and the most important name for God in the Old Testament is a name that in our English versions never even gets translated. Whenever you see the word LORD in all capital letters, you know that this name … More The Meaning of Yahweh from Exodus 3
Pastor Steven Cole of Flagstaff, AZ concludes a sermon on our passage from Acts 15:22-41 with these comments. You may click this link to read the entire sermon. During 1977, millions of people lined up at museums across the United States to view the treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamen of Egypt. It is … More To concede or not to concede
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. —Matthew 10:29-31 ESV J.C. Ryle, with a reminder on God’s sovereignty: Nothing … More Ryle: No such thing in reality as chance, accident, or luck
Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that … More Clean hands and a pure heart?
Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings (Ex 3:7 ESV, emphasis added) God Knows The final clause is the most important – and also the hardest to translate. English translators have struggled … More What does it mean that God knows?
Justin Taylor posted this at his blog, Between Two Worlds, hosted at the Gospel Coalition: “The perfection of learning is to know God in such a way that, though you realize he is knowable, yet you know him as indescribable.” —Hilary of Poitiers, De trinitate, II, 7.
In our Bible reading plan, we have days at the end of each month that are intentionally left open. How can you fill your daily time in the Word? Catch up if you are behind Start fresh with us in February, even if you didn’t read with us in January Take some advice from C.S. Lewis, and … More Let your heart sing!
We have come to the 26th day of January, and our Bible reading plan has built in days for “catching up.” So, if you have fallen behind, or just would like to review, take the next few days to enjoy reading your Bible. On February 1 we will resume our regular readings and will be … More Encouragement to keep reading and seeing how the whole Bible points to Jesus
D.A Carson write in “For the Love of God, Volume 1, July 28” In Acts 15, it is critically important to understand what the dispute was about that called into existence what has since been labeled “the Jerusalem Council.” Some (Jewish) men traveled from Judea to Antioch and began teaching the believers there that even … More The Jerusalem Council, grace, and how the Bible is put together
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