Wednesday, October 31, 2012

One thing

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The Protestant tendency to view salvation in terms of a series of consecutive ideas (justification, sanctification, glorification) fails to ...

Thought for today

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“Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salva...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

They go together

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Jesus’ death and resurrection should be regarded as being inseparably part of the one redemptive event. The cross without the resurrection i...

Finney on a Tuesday

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Sinners act as if they were afraid they should be saved. Often they seem to be trying to make their salvation as difficult as possible. For ...

Isaiah, again

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The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth. But see, there is ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Fall in Grand Marais

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This time of year, you really feel the remoteness and wildness of the area. The streets are pretty much empty--even on the weekends. But, th...

Some thoughts on a non-holiday

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From Joel (my son-in-law), on death and Halloween: I was really bothered today by the way Halloween makes light of death. I couldn't...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Union with Christ

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...union with Christ is union with the justified Messiah and the now Righteous One. Jesus by fact of his resurrection is the locus of right...

Isaiah on a Thursday

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In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted m...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Thoughts from Isaiah

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This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people: “Do not call conspiracy e...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

It sure is!

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There can be little doubt that the resurrection vindicates the message, person and death of Christ. The resurrection unambiguously announces...

Why do we do it?

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Stop trusting in human beings, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem? (Isaiah 2:22 TNIV)

Finney for a Tuesday

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While they [sinners] inwardly know He [God] is their real friend, yet they practically treat Him as their worst enemy. By no motives can the...
Monday, October 22, 2012

The place of the resurrection

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The problem is that Paul’s gospel knows of no divorce between the cross and the resurrection and their ensuing effect. The resurrection figu...

Thought for today

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See how the faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers! ...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Me, me, me!

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You are altogether committed to the pleasing of self. Jesus may plead with you--your friends may plead; heaven and hell may lift up their un...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

How big was that?

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"the righteousness of God, at least in Rom. 1.17, introduces the entire package of salvation including justification, redemption, propi...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

No doubt about it

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All summer long I've been meaning to do it and yesterday I finally did it. Ever since we moved here back in July, I've been meaning ...

Wealth

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Those who love money never have enough; those who love wealth are never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. As goods i...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Your daily Finney

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You are altogether committed to the pleasing of self. Jesus may plead with you--your friends may plead; heaven and hell may lift up their un...