"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
The title to this post is taken from a sermon preached by Jonathan Edwards to his congregation in 1734, that he titled “A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God, Shown to be Both Scriptural and Rational Doctrine”. It is both an exposition of and commentary on the
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In my previous post I looked at the proposition put forth by Pastor Brian Borgman and attested to by other Christian theologians such as Jonathan Edwards and John Piper, that the Bible reveals that all creation exists for and all of human/Biblical history centers around the revelation of the glory of God, the outshining of
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The Bible reveals that mankind, beginning with Adam and Eve, was created, body and soul, in the image and likeness of God, in perfect conformity to the glory of His righteous nature and character in our inner man, while manifesting the beauty and excellencies of His infinitely glorious being in our physical bodies. As such,
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Most businesses, organizations and individual contractors have what are referred to as a “mission statement”, which are essentially written statements of purpose – of why they exist, who they serve, and the expected outcome of their service. They are typically written to inspire in the consumer or customer, confidence in their utilization of said services.
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In Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46 and John 18:1-11 we see Jesus in what is referred to as the Garden of Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives, a place we are told He came frequently to pray. He has just spent the evening celebrating the Jewish Passover with His eleven closest friends on earth,
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Isaiah 53 is the prophecy of what is commonly referred to as the suffering servant – the Holy one of God who in Isaiah 49:5-7 is foretold as the one who will redeem Israel from its exile from God and bring the light of the glory of God (of the infinite perfections of His being)
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I have addressed over the past few posts, mankind’s desperate and dire condition as sinners before a Holy God, subject to God’s justice, objects of His righteous judgement and wrath for our rejection of His purpose for and rule over our lives. I have written of what the Bible has to say of the destructiveness
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The late Dan Cummings, beloved pastor of Five Points Community Church in Auburn Hills Michigan, which I first started to attend back in 2006, preached a sermon on the glory of God’s “transcendent mercy.” In this sermon he asked this series of searching questions: “Do I feel the eternal weight and misery of my sin?
If you are reading this, it is not too late!!!! Over 2000 years ago it was too late for me! ☹ I went through my short life in your world, believing that I was a good man, at least better than most. I was thought of by others as a good husband and father, a
What was the most wonderful gift you received as a kid? Mine was a Lionel Satellite Train I received for Christmas when I was about ten or eleven years old. It was an electric train having five cars, one of which was a satellite launcher that when the train started up, air blowing up from
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