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Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Five)

Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood:Venture on Him, venture wholly,Let no other trust intrude It's easy to forget or even overlook how incredible that first statement is. Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood: Maybe Job had a better understanding of this. In Job chapter nine, he laments...

Great Quotes: Humility

“There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.” ― Paul Washer “Thus there will be three effects of nearness to Jesus humility, happiness, and holiness.” — Charles H. Spurgeon "Humility is not simply feeling small and useless -- like an inferiority complex. It...

Great Quotes: The Holiness of God (Part Two)

Many Christians have what we might call a 'cultural holiness.' They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them...But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God. -- Jerry Bridges...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Four)

Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,Lost and ruined by the fall;If you tarry till you’re better,You will never come at all Scripture is very clear on our state before salvation. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power...

Great Quotes: Personal Holiness

“As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as truly as [the] brightness of a jewel, held in the sun's beams, is a participation or derivation of the sun's brightness, though immensely less in degree.”― Jonathan Edwards “The best course...

Journey Through The Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Three)

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,God’s free bounty glorify;True belief and true repentance,Every grace that brings you nigh In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said to those around him, “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR...

Great Quotes: The Holiness of God

We tend to have mixed feelings about the holy. There is a sense in which we are at the same time attracted to it and repulsed by it. Something draws us toward it, while at the same time we want to run away from it. We can’t seem to decide which way we want it....

Charles Spurgeon: The Counterfeit Christian

Recently I've been reading a good amount of Charles Spurgeon's writing. This week I came across an "illustration" in his book Flowers From A Puritan's Garden that I thought was too good not to share. In the book it's titled "The Bright Counterfeit." A counterfeit coin may look better and brighter than the true piece...

A Prayer for the Church

I ran across this prayer in a book titled Piercing Heaven, a book of Puritan prayers that were compiled and edited by Robert Elmer. I highly recommend reading the book, but for now I'll just share this prayer with you. It was written by Arthur Dent, a Puritan in the late sixteenth century. Most loving...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part One)

Hey, I’m back! So, let’s try to pick up where we left off, shall we? and begin hymn #5. This hymn is called “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” and was written by Joseph Hart, a Calvinistic minister during the eighteenth century. Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Joseph Hart Come, ye sinners, poor and...

Is Abortion a Theological Issue?

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A while back, I posted the conversation that I had with Dr. Larry Dixon concerning partnering with Catholics in the fight to end abortion. After that post, I went back to Dr. Dixon’s blog, where the conversation took place, and found that someone else had posted a comment in response....

Great Quotes: Prayer (Part One)

Prayer is the longing of the soul to hold communion with the Most High, the desire of the heart to obtain blessings at His hands. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon I had rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.  ~ Thomas Lye Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance,...

Dr. James White Made a Scary Prediction. 5 Years Later, It’s Coming True

This video was made by Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries and Todd Friel of Wretched, as they talked about what would happen to the church in five years. Now, here we are in 2021, just over five years later, and it's scary to see how it is coming true in our society...

Weekly Hymn #11: Immortal, Invisible

Immortal, Invisible by Walter Chalmers Smith Immortal, invisible God only wise In light inaccessible Hid from our eyes Most blessed, most glorious The Ancient of Days Almighty, victorious Thy great name we praise Unresting, unhasting And silent as light Nor wanting, nor wasting Thou rulest in might Thy justice, like mountains High soaring above Thy...

Weekly Hymn #8: Take My Life and Let It Be

Take My Life and Let It Be by Frances R. Havergal Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee Take my moments and my days Let them flow in ceaseless praise Let them flow in ceaseless praise Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love Take my...

Society’s Dilemma Defined (and the Only Solution to the Problem)

Photo © by Annsley Smoak Alas, sinful nation,            People weighed down with iniquity,            Offspring of evildoers,            Sons who act corruptly!            They have abandoned the LORD,            They have despised the Holy One of Israel,            They have turned away from Him.       Where will you be stricken again,            As you continue in your rebellion?      ...Your land is desolate,            Your cities are burned with fire...for all have sinned and...

The Death of Death in the Life of Christ

I was looking through some of my old projects recently and found this video that I made with Windows Video Editor and some photos I’d taken. https://youtu.be/xuPJimSw0zY How often do people pass by eternal things to pursue the pleasures and fleeting joys of this world, when in fact this world is temporary, and life fades...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part Five)

That word above all earthly powers No thanks to them abideth The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sideth Let goods and kindred go This mortal life also The body they may kill God’s truth abideth still His kingdom is forever! Scripture makes it clear in many places that God...

JTTH: Amazing Grace (Part Five)

The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures When we’ve been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun I’m going to try to get...

A Few Valuable Critiques of Racism, Social Justice, and #BlackLivesMatter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd1swytlzBg&t=39s There have been probably been billions of words written, typed, or said about the events of the past few weeks. Most of them are not very helpful; confusing at best and wrong at worst. However, some things that have been said and written are not only good and well-done, but biblical. They're so biblical,...

JTTH: Amazing Grace (Part Three)

Photo by Artem Sapegin on Unsplash ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! This second verse of Amazing Grace might seem a little strange to some. ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear? What is that supposed...

His Heart Beats

This might just be the best modern song I've heard concerning the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Introduction to the Journey Through the Hymns Series

This is the introduction to a new series I'll begin next week.

Did God Create the Coronavirus?

https://youtu.be/vv7F237WWZs I highly recommend watching this video by Justin Peters. He is very thorough and biblical in this as well as his other resources. More resources from Justin Peters can be found at justinpeters.org. Unless you live under a rock (a big rock) in the middle of a desert (a big desert), you've probably been...