(considering) 8:28
Implications of the Sovereignty of God
Category: repentance
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As anybody reading this has noticed, I’ve taken a week off of writing here for some reason or other. At the beginning of the break, I didn’t know why I was doing it, only that I should. In that time I’ve spent some time looking into my own motivations for things, which could easilly be…
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Recently I’ve been frequently faced with the fact that some people face a death in their own faith. Before I start ranting about it, I should point out that everybody has some form of faith, whether it’s faith in the overall meaning of the universe, or the ability of their own intellect to accurately understand…
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The Bible Study I attend in St. John’s is continuing to look into the Word of God, guided by a John Piper book, “When I Don’t Desire God” (available online by clicking on he link). Last week, they went through Chapter 4 of the book, Joy in God is a Gift of God: Doing Ourselves…
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Calvinism: Mark Dever continues to ask where all these Calvinists came from. Geo-politics: Phillip Yancey, quoting eminent theolgian Lamin Sanneh, points out (no doubt contraversially) guilt and projection concerning Christian history. Harry Potter: I’m almost glad I’m nowhere near a book store tonight. Books: Here’s an interview with Dave Harvey, who wrote “When Sinners Say…
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I think people seriously misunderstand what salvation is. I was talking about this before, where God saves us from high interest rates, and the necessity of going to the doctor for the ingrown toenail rather than saving us from sin. But then, that’s only part of the situation. The central problem we humans have is…
(considering) 8:28 