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Live a Resurrection-life

Posted on May 6, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

Horatius Bonar: “It was henceforth with a risen Master that the disciples had to do. It was a risen Christ who was their companion on the way to Emmaus; it was a risen Christ who entered the upper chamber with ‘Peace be to you’ on His lips; it was a risen Christ who appeared to […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: horatius bonar, jesus christ, life, poetry, resurrection

A mother’s holy prayer

Posted on May 4, 2011 Posted by Tony Romero

With Mother’s Day around the corner, we wanted to share this little snippet with you: Oh! what power is lodged in a mother’s hand—what eloquence in her prayer, and what pathos in her tear! She can lead her child to the very gate of Paradis—and pour into the golden censer waved by the Angel before […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: mother's day, mothers, parenting, prayer

Spurgeon on the Deadly Foe of Sin

Posted on April 27, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

From a sermon on Deuteronomy 7:20— Courage, courage! He has not brought you out of Egypt that you may be destroyed. What would the heathen say concerning your God, if after all you should fall and perish? You shall win the day, you shall have every inch of the promised land, only be ye strong […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: book of deuteronomy, charles spurgeon, courage, deadly force, dying to self, forgiveness, sin, spiritual warfare

“Joys that earth cannot afford”

Posted on April 15, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

God, the Father of Your people, You have called us to be one; Grant us grace to walk together In the joy of Christ, Your Son. Challenged by Your Word and Spirit, Blest with gifts from heav’n above, As one body we will serve You, And bear witness to Your love. In the garden hear […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: 2 corinthians, earth, gospel, hymn, john newton, joy, salvation

“Soldiers of the cross, have faith…” (Spurgeon)

Posted on April 13, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

Charles H. Spurgeon: “Hard and stern hath been the battle up to this point. We have had to win every inch of ground by sheer push of pike. Effort after effort has been put forth by the church of God under the guidance of her heavenly leader, and none has been in vain. Hitherto the […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: army of god, canaanites, cross, faith, isaiah, soldiers, spurgeon

"Destroy the love of sin in me"

Posted on April 6, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

O Thou who hast our sorrows borne, Help us to look on Thee and mourn, On Thee whom we have slain, Have pierced a thousand thousand times, And by reiterated crimes Renewed Thy mortal pain. Vouchsafe us eyes of faith to see The Man transfixed on Calvary, To know Thee, who Thou art, The one […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: affliction, grief, hymn, iniquity, isaiah, john wesley, salvation, sorrows borne

“You Are My God, My Life, My Holy Delight”

Posted on April 1, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

“You, my God, are supreme, utmost in goodness, mightiest and all-powerful, most merciful and most just. You are the most hidden from us and yet the most present amongst us, the most beautiful and yet the most strong, ever enduring and yet we cannot comprehend You. You are unchangeable and yet You change all things. […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: augustine of hippo, confessions, god, love, omnipotence, psalm

Elisabeth Elliot on Discipleship

Posted on March 23, 2011 Posted by Peggy Estrada

Elisabeth Elliot explains that the word “disciple” simply means learner. And learning to understand the way of the Cross is difficult. It requires self-abandonment, sacrifice, and trust in the One worth learning from. As a child of twelve, she recalls reading a prayer written by Betty Scott Stam, a missionary to China.  It was at […]

Filed Under: Links, Quotes Tagged With: betty scott stam, disciples, elisabeth elliot, matthew 16, prayer

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Posted on March 18, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

The most famous sermon in American history Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. It’s the most famous sermon in American history. Just ask your high school student. The sermon is included in most English or History curriculum. In this famous homily, Jonathan Edwards sought to eradicate all false views of hell and leave […]

Filed Under: Quotes, Theology Tagged With: acts of the apostles, deuteronomy, hebrews, hell, jonathan edwards, repentance, salvation, sermon

Our “humble theology”

Posted on March 17, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

I love this first paragraph in Michael Horton’s new systematic theology titled, The Christian Faith: In 1949, the English playwright and novelist Dorothy Sayers observed the common antipathy in her day toward doctrine: “‘Dull dogma,’ they call it.” According to Sayers, however Christianity is the most interesting story ever told. “And the dogma is the […]

Filed Under: Quotes, Theology Tagged With: 2 timothy, dorothy sayers, humble theology, michael horton, the christian faith

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