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We Have No Good Beyond God

Posted on February 26, 2015 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

(The following is adapted from our F.E. Marsh commentaries) The believer in Christ must always say, along with the Psalmist, “I have no good apart from you” (Psalm 16:2 ESV). Consider the way this fleshes out in the following truths: 1. In ourselves there is no good thing… “For I know that in me (that […]

Filed Under: F.E. Marsh Tagged With: f.e. marsh, goodness of God, grace

Spurgeon: Stand Before the Blazing Throne

Posted on August 27, 2014 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

In Proverbs 1, the voice of Wisdom cries out: “…whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.” (Proverbs 1:33) On this verse, Charles Spurgeon writes: Attempt to multiply [your own heinous sin] by the multitude of the redeemed, “a number which no man can number,” and you will […]

Filed Under: Charles H. Spurgeon Tagged With: grace, proverbs, spurgeon, throne

Logs, Splinters, and Specks: Seeing people through the lens of God’s grace

Posted on June 18, 2014 Posted by Dave Jenkins

One of the great challenges of the Christian life is to see ourselves as we really are and then to assess where we are in our growth in grace. Rather than taking honest stock of our current spiritual position, we would rather point out faults in those around us. Perhaps, we believe that doing so […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: grace, humility, hypocrisy, log in eye, pride, sin, speck in eye

Spurgeon: The God Who Blots Out Sin

Posted on February 10, 2014 Posted by Chris Poblete

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.” (Isaiah 44:22) THE INSTRUCTIVE SIMILITUDE Attentively observe THE INSTRUCTIVE SIMILITUDE: our sins are like a cloud. As clouds are of many shapes and shades, so are our transgressions. As clouds obscure […]

Filed Under: Charles H. Spurgeon Tagged With: grace, sin, spurgeon

Interview with Corrie ten Boom

Posted on February 22, 2011 Posted by Chris Poblete

Corrie ten Boom (1892 – 1983) was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor famous for helping many Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. In this video interview, ten Boom shares the story of God’s grace and miraculous provision while she and her family were arrested and held captive by the Nazis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpBur2friWk&feature=related Corrie ten […]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: christian, corrie ten boom, grace, holocaust survivor, nazis, world war 2

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