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"Destroy the love of sin in me"

Posted on April 6, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

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 Chris Poblete

“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 Chris Poblete

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: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: acts of the apostles, deuteronomy, hebrews, hell, jonathan edwards, repentance, salvation, sermon

Our "humble theology"

Posted on March 17, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

I love this first paragraph in Michael Horton’s new systematic theology titled, The Christian Faith: In 1949, the English playwright and novelist Dorthy 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: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: 2 timothy, dorthy sayers, humble theology, michael horton, the christian faith

“The gospel calls us back again and again”

Posted on March 14, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Lesslie Newbigin, a Church of Scotland missionary to India, tells us what gospel mission is all about: “The logic of mission is this: the true meaning of the human story has been disclosed. Because it is the truth, it must be shared universally. It cannot be private opinion. When we share it will all peoples, […]

Filed Under: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: church of scotland, evangelism, gospel, india, lesslie newbigin, missionary

The Great Humility of God

Posted on March 11, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Augustine of Hippo: “The pride of man, which is the chief hindrance against his cleaving to God, can be confuted and healed through the great humility of God. Man learns how far he has gone away from God and what it is worth to Him as a pain to cure him, when he returns through […]

Filed Under: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: augustine of hippo, crucifixion, death of christ, obedience, philippians

“Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor”

Posted on March 7, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

“Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.”—1 Peter 2:7, KJV Charles H. Spurgeon reminds us that every single believer, in some form or fashion, is called to the mission field: “If Jesus is precious to you, you will not be able to keep your good news to yourself. You will be whispering it into […]

Filed Under: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: 1 peter, call to ministry, charles spurgeon, evangelism, great commission, missionary

Two Cities

Posted on March 4, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430): Mankind is divided into two sorts: such as live according to man, and such as live according to God. These we call the two cities…. The Heavenly City outshines Rome. There, instead of victory, is truth. From St. Augustine’s classic work, The City of God What about you? What […]

Filed Under: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: augustine of hippo, citizenship, heavenly city, holiness, holy, rome, set apart, two cities

Desiring a Real Union with Christ

Posted on March 2, 2011 Posted by Tony Romero

From an old classic titled, The Women in the Word: There are many who follow Christ and work for Him, but have more of the spirit of service, more of the Spirit of bondmen, than that of real union with Him; many who work because they feel they ought, or because it is expected of […]

Filed Under: Misc., Quotes Tagged With: antique book, kingdom of god, psalm, women in the word, work of christ

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