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Tag Archives: The cross
Help! God knows all about me: Some thoughts from Psalm 139
The Psalmist is certain that God knows everything about him, and he does not find that easy to accept. It is easy to identify with the Psalmist because we too find it hard when someone knows all about us, there … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, atonement, consummation, escaping from God, faith, God's knowledge, Jesus Christ, omniscience of God, prayer, Psalm 139, spirituality, The cross, theology, worship
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The Personal God of the Bible
Our culture tends to view God either as some remote being who presides over the universe or as a divine Santa Claus. Even a cursory glance at the Bible will reveal something very different and because I believe that the Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged consummation, Creation, faith, Genesis, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Personal god, sovereignty of God, The cross, Triune God
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Majestic. A Prayer
Lord as the Psalmist looked at creation he cried out, LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Lord like him when I look at creation I see how majestic you are. Lord when I look … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged assurance, atonement, Creation, faith, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, majestic, prayer, Psalm 8, The cross, theology
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The Weakness of Man and the Power of God
We often feel our own weakness and our inability to accomplish what we want to do. Sometimes when we feel like this we look at the awesome power and greatness of God and we feel that such a great God … Continue reading
Does The Law Restore Your Soul? How does Psalm 19 relate to Evangelical views of the Law
I was reading my Bible this morning and I came to Psalm 19 and its positive evaluation of the law ( if you are reading the Message, you will miss what the Psalmist really says). The Psalmist here and in … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged apostle paul, E.F Kevan, Evangelical, faith, God, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, Leviticus, London School of Theology, Psalm 19, revive the soul, servant of god, The cross, the Law, theology
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He will complete the good work he began in you.
When God in his grace has called us into his kingdom, he means us to stay in that kingdom and to grow in grace. Paul expressed it this way, 3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, eternal security, faith, final perseverance of the saints, God, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, nothing can separate us from the love of god, perseverance of the saints, sovereignty of God, The cross, The five points of Calvinism, theology
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You must be born again.
In John’s gospel Jesus teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit and along with the rest of the New Testament teaching we see that the work of the Spirit is central to conversion. No one has ever become … Continue reading
Posted in Reformed, Theology
Tagged calling, effectual calling, faith, God, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, Preaching, regeneration, sovereignty of God, The cross, The five points of Calvinism
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Jesus will save his people from their sins.
Having looked at God’s plan of electing some to eternal life before the foundation of the world, we now to look briefly at the intention of the atonement. For many it seems that the atonement is just a vague offering … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, atonement, faith, Jesus Christ, Predestination, sovereignty of God, The cross, The five points of Calvinism
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The Sinfulness of Humankind.
The doctrine of humankind’s sinfulness is not a popular one, one can understand this but it is important to stress that we can not understand God’s grace unless it is against this background. The essence of sin is rebellion against … Continue reading
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Tagged emotions, faith, genesis 3, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, rebellion, Redemption, sin, The cross, the fall, The five points of Calvinism, theology
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You Are Awesome: A Prayer of Praise
Lord when I stand on the beach and see the waves come crashing in, my heart cries out you are awesome. When I stand by the river and see the swans come swimming by, my heart cries out you are … Continue reading
Posted in AWESOME GOD, body of Christ, faith, grace, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, praise, Revival, Word of God
Tagged assurance, atonement, Church, faith, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, healing, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, prayer, Redemption, sovereignty of God, The cross, work of the holy spirit
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