One of the issues I struggled with deeply in the past is Calvinism... election... predestination, pick your term (but two are biblical for sure). I love the way Spurgeon addressed the question once about how he reconciled election and free will, simply stating that he didn't have to reconcile friends.
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I Like J. C. Ryle’s Thoughts on Redemption
March 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Five Great Books About Grace
November 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
It's been a while since I've done an article in the "great books series" but I thought I'd write one today after thumbing through a couple on my shelf on the subject of grace. Grace is a tough subject in terms of Christian theology because godly men and great scholars disagree on the intricacies of how we're to …
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You’re Fighting Hard… Is It Worth It?
August 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
One of the most common statements I hear from believers concerns the harshness of the spiritual battle we're involved in. It's a wrestling match... rather it's all out bloody warfare to deal with our arch-enemy, Satan, and the tenacity of our own sinful flesh. …
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Spurgeon on Loving the Brethren
April 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
One of my favorite websites is The Daily Spurgeon where my friend Nick spends a lot of valuable time culling the pages of Spurgeons sermons and works to offer up a daily couple of paragraphs from one of history's greatest preachers. Today, Spurgeon echoed something that has been on my mind lately about Loving …
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The Positivity of Spurgeon
February 20, 2009 1 Comment
I'm not an advocate of the "possibility thinking" or "positive thinking" theology when it comes to the depravity of man. It's wrong. But I do believe in positive thinking. I mean, think of the alternative! Or don't, stay positive. We often think of the classics as being more negative in tone, but I'm highly …
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Moleskine-Worthy Inspirational Quotes – #3
February 1, 2009 2 Comments
Here's the third installment. I've now moved to doing 2 pages from my moleskine instead of 1, so as not to overwhelm my subscribers.
The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. ~ Ken Blanchard
Let us count that it is evermore our highest honor and our greatest glory, to lay aside all …
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Spurgeon on How to Judge Your Pastor
December 20, 2008 Leave a Comment
I am inspired daily by @nickuva who runs the Daily Spurgeon web site. Today's devo is in reference to how to judge a Pastor...
May I beg you carefully to judge every preacher, not by his gifts, not by his elocutionary powers, not by his status in society, not by the respectability of his congregation, not by …
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Spurgeon on Preaching to the Will of the Listener
November 18, 2008 1 Comment
W. A. Criswell defined teaching (from the pulpit) as "instructing a man in the will and ways of the Lord," and preaching as "seeking to drive a man's will God-ward." There is a raging debate today over how much freedom people really have. A renewed fascination with Calvinism has brought this debate to the …
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Rejoice In the Lord… Always, Again I say Rejoice
October 8, 2008 Leave a Comment
One of my favorite daily news feeds comes from The Daily Spurgeon. Today's thought addressed something that Christians struggle with often. But usually, when someone comes to me with this question, they're already on the right track. It is "Can I enjoy the world around me, though it is perishing?"
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Free Will or Free Grace?
September 3, 2008 8 Comments
Calvinism. Predestination. Foreordination. Foreknowledge. Election. These are good, Bible words that have become the focus of a whole lot of debate. I used to be a Calvinist, but have come to define my own beliefs about God's sovereignty without referencing the famous theologian. I still struggle with the issue …
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