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“And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.” Acts 7.22 A gift of common grace We make a mistake as Christians if we hold the view that all non-Christian culture is worthless and should be avoided. This is simply not…
Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a…
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Luke 12.27 Two cheers for PBS Susie and I are PBS fans and supporters. Not big supporters, mind you, but…
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! Psalm 148.1, 2 The goal of common grace As we saw in Psalm 104, as well as in the poem, “Pied Beauty,” the common grace of…
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19.1-3 A neglected discipline I suppose I could muster several convincing arguments for…
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil…
“Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” Acts 14.17 The doctrine of common grace We have been considering the Biblical teaching concerning the doctrine of common grace.
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. Psalm 104.13 So loved The basis for common grace – grace that reaches to every nook and cranny and creature in the creation – is nothing other than the love of God.
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil…
Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37.4, 5 The spiritual life In this series we have been trying to understand, access, and…
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6.2 One-anothering God has established the spiritual life so that one way we depend on Him and demonstrate His love to the world is by depending on one another in the Body of Christ.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139.23, 24 Define, depend, demonstrate Having defined the life of faith, and now beginning to depend on the Lord…
...let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus... Hebrews 12.1, 2 Number our days The spiritual life is life in Jesus Christ, our risen and reigning Savior and…
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord... Philippians 3.7, 8 The spiritual life We are grouping the various dynamics of the spiritual life under three…
One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. Psalm 27.4 The Christian’s calling The Christian’s calling is to…