Piper: Do not jump to the conclusion that the battle is a charade

What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!  Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves,  you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But … More Piper: Do not jump to the conclusion that the battle is a charade

March 9 Matthew 24:1-14

March 9 Matthew 24:1-14 (ESV) Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple 24:1 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone … More March 9 Matthew 24:1-14

March 9 Psalm 56

March 9 Psalm 56 (ESV) In God I Trust To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam [1] of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 56:1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, … More March 9 Psalm 56

March 9 Numbers 21-22

March 9 Numbers 21-22 (ESV) Arad Destroyed 21:1 When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. 2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my … More March 9 Numbers 21-22

J. C. Ryle: God often takes great pains with ungodly men.

    Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, Matthew 23:34, in our Bible reading plan today. J. C. Ryle comments: God often takes great pains with ungodly men. He sent … More J. C. Ryle: God often takes great pains with ungodly men.