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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD… Jeremiah 9:23-24 Introduction Of all the possible [...]
Knowing Ourselves (part 4)
Saturday, October 27th, 2007Man Glorified A Glorious Victory The future that the hard-pressed and struggling saints have to look forward to is one characterized in every way by victory. On this earth, redeemed man is assaulted on every side: by persecution from without the Church, heresies springing up from within, the temptations and lies of the devil whispered in his [...]
Knowing Ourselves (part 3a)
Monday, October 15th, 2007Man Redeemed Loved When God purposed to redeem a people from the mass of fallen humanity, the sole and inexhaustible source of this surprising and undeserved grace was God’s free, unconditional love. We were not lovable in any way; but God, who is love itself, chose to show his amazing love in the vessels which he had [...]
Knowing Ourselves (part 3b)
Monday, October 15th, 2007Forgiven Our basic problem consists of this, first, that by our sin we have become indebted to the one we have wronged; and second, that since the one we have wronged is our Creator, the Almighty God of the universe, our sin debt is therefore infinite, and can never adequately be repaid. We are as dishonest [...]
Knowing Ourselves (part 2)
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Man Depraved The Fall Although God created man innocent, upright, good, and in his very image, yet man rebelled against the Word of God in the Garden of Eden, and plunged himself and all his race into a state of misery and hopelessness. The effects of this fall were catastrophic and widespread: the image of God in [...]
Knowing Ourselves (Part 1)
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? – Jeremiah 17:9 Introduction When Plato expressed the ultimate purpose and great imperative of philosophy with this command, “know yourself,” he had struck upon a valuable insight. If we would know our purpose in life, how we should relate to the world [...]
Dispensationalism – Categorized Scripture List
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Well, I was emboldened by the favorable reception of my categorized scripture list pertaining to the doctrines of grace to construct another such list, this one pertaining to Dispensationalism. I think both topics are sufficiently addressed by such an abundance of scriptures that a mere categorized list of pertinent passages must comprise a more convincing [...]
Doctrines of Grace – Categorized Scripture List
Sunday, May 27th, 2007God has recently given us the opportunity to discuss some theological issues with other Christians who believe differently than we do on a number of points, most notably the doctrines of grace. In such a circumstance, given the overwhelming supply of scriptural evidence that comes to bear on the topic, it seemed to me that [...]
Knowing Our God (part 2)
Sunday, October 2nd, 2005Study Notes from the Martin Institute of Bible & Mission Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, [...]
Knowing Our God (part 1)
Sunday, September 11th, 2005Study Notes from the Martin Institute of Bible & Mission Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, [...]
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