Freedom from Quiet Time Guilt “At one time or another, every sincere believer feels a deep sense of failure and the accompanying feelings of guilt and shame because he or she has failed to set aside a separate time for Bible study and prayer.” HT Bob Hayton. (tags: bible prayer worship) “I recommend them all highly, without reservation. (And you know how rare it is for me to give anything an unqualified recommendation.)” Phil Johnson on the T4G sessions, which... Read more
In a sermon entitled Building Our Lives on the Bible Piper stresses the vital place of building our lives on the Bible – it seemed appropriate to share this quote with you as we have been looking at the place of doctrine and Scripture, thanks to the T4G statement challenge. “We are a people of the Book. We know God through the Book. We meet Christ in the Book. We see the cross in the Book. Our faith and love... Read more
Unanswered Bible Questions and Do I REALLY Need to Know? “The Bible is, in a specific sense, a very pragmatic book. That is, it’s written with its actual or potential readers in mind. Put negatively, it is not written for the benefit of beings who will never read it.” (tags: bible pyromaniacs) Making Ministers of Lay People “Something is seriously wrong in a church where the staff does all the “ministry” and the people are made to feel comfortable as... Read more
“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of... Read more
I don’t know how I missed what this guy has been up to, but I wanted to feature Mathew Sims over here. Perhaps his blog wasn’t featuring on Google Blogsearch it is now. He is fairly STORMING ahead in a romp through the T4G statement, and is an inspiration to the rest of us sluggards like me about what is possible! If you are looking for inspiration as you join the free Christian book challenge, then look no further than... Read more
New Attitude session 2 Mark Dever on the Bible (tags: SGM dever) God is our refuge Sunday’s message at Jubilee was on Ps 46 and is well worth a listen. (tags: sermon) Read more
Well, so far the Doctor is doing quite well in joining my challenge to blog through the Together for the Gospel Statement. Last week he explored the importance of doctrine itself. Today he addresses the same issues raised in the first article of the statement we are examining together, which addresses the authority of Scripture. He argues that in considering whether the Bible is authoritative, we must come to grips with some big questions. Lloyd-Jones puts it this way: Can... Read more
Thanks to the other Dave, for a hilarious post and picture of Mr Pask. I thought I would share this here simply to get my own back on my good friend. Sadly Dave P. knows the truth about how shallow I am – for years now, almost every time we have a conversation, at least once he will stop me and say, “Adrian, I know already – I read that on your blog!” Still, this weekend I at least managed... Read more
Well, time flies. I can’t believe it is now two weeks since I launched my challenge to blog through the T4G statement and I STILL haven’t posted my own first post! I get the feeling that this is all going to take awhile. Still, I do think the document is worthy of an extended examination so it’s not too late for you to hop aboard. It is not as though I have forgotten T4G, however, as a quick look at... Read more
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