Father over all, we confess that as nation we have pursued our own glory, and we have not pursued righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, or gentleness. We confess this failing to You with grief, and we ask You to restore us again. We pray that we would repent of our self-sufficiency, and that we would …
Understanding Bad Words
Here are the notes for a talk to the NSA student body . . . “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” …
The Apostolic Kick
“I was a pastor for about eleven years before I cam to understand the thoroughness of God’s grace in salvation. Up to that time, my teaching on the subject was a typical hodgepodge of confusion and evasion. As I look back at that time, I now find it interesting, if not somewhat curious, that no …
So Preach the Blood
“Evangelical preaching is the answer for all our church problems. It is the solvent of all heresies; and the drier and stonier the soil, the more solemn is the duty and responsibility of the preacher to sow the seed of the gospel” (Macartney, Preaching Without Notes, p. 27).
Perpilocutionism
An article by William Michael was recently brought to my attention, in which he is dismissively critical of what he calls the “Dorothy Sayers Movement.” Given the nature of his critique, I can’t really have a whole lot to say about it, about which more in a minute, but since I think he is talking …
They Still Don’t Know What It Is
“Each human being is headed for one of two destinations — wrath or salvation. All individuals are foreordained to one or the other, and this foreordination is accomplished without injustice to anyone. Unbelievers who retort that God’s foreordination is unjust take these wonderful doctrines of grace as an occasion to rail against God, thereby demonstrating …
Being Sincere Without Being Earnest
“A preacher can be sincere on the low ground of prudential ethics and morals, but he becomes earnest only when he seeks the salvation of the souls of his hearers” (Macartney, Preaching Without Notes, p. 23).
Their Raggedy Founder
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #36 “Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you” (1 Cor. 4:8). Paul is about to explain …
All Kindled Up
For those of you who are all Kindled up, this is to let you know that Canon has formatted a number of the family books so that you can now get them on Kindle. Take a look here.
Not the Solution At All
“If Paul is discussing national election through the chapter [Rom. 9], then the Word of God can be of ‘no effect,’ which Paul expressly denies. National election is the problem, not the solution” (Back to Basics, p. 35).