We sometimes get lost; but God is never lost. We are often confused by our circumstances; God never is. We have doubts about his purposes; God knows what he is doing. His promises never fail. God may seem slow to us, but he is always moving
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“The Self-revealing of the Word is in every dimension—above, in creation; below, in the Incarnation; in the depth, in Hades; in the breadth, throughout the world. All things have been filled with the knowledge of God.”
― On the Incarnation
― On the Incarnation
“It never occurred to Paul that a gospel might be true for one man and not for another; the blight of pragmatism had never fallen upon his soul. Paul was convinced of the objective truth of the gospel message, and devotion to that truth was the great passion of his life. Christianity for Paul was not only a life, but also a doctrine, and logically the doctrine came first.”
― Christianity and Liberalism
― Christianity and Liberalism
“the evangelical Christian is not true to his profession if he leaves his Christianity behind him on Monday morning.”
― Christianity and Liberalism
― Christianity and Liberalism
“Hebrews is instructive again in this context. Its summons to draw near in full assurance of faith is coupled with the exhortation not to neglect worship and fellowship.37 The ministry of God’s Word; the mutual instruction believers give one another through singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; the encouragement believers give each other as they stir one another up to love and good works—all these are, as divine ordinances, ways of promoting in us an increase of assurance that we really are Christ’s, since we love him, we love his Word, and we love his people. The neglect of them correspondingly tends to hinder and diminish assurance.”
― The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters
― The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters
“God sees as clearly in the dark as in the day; he knows what he is doing and where he is going. He can even weave the dark threads of man’s evil deeds, tragedies, and disasters into his purposes and use them for his glory.”
― The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: Daily Devotions for Advent
― The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: Daily Devotions for Advent
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