Hope in a Hostile World

Saved only by the grace of God

[Christian Watchman @WallWatchman1]

The fear of man is strong, the opposition of this evil world is mighty, the lusts of the flesh rage horribly, the fear of death is terrible, the devil is a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour; but Jesus is stronger than them all. -@JCRyle

[Christian Watchman @WallWatchman1]

Give me a candle and a Bible and shut me up in a dark dungeon, and I will tell you everything that the whole world is doing. @JCRyle

[Christian Watchman @WallWatchman1]

I am more convinced as I grow older, that to keep our eyes fixed on the 2nd coming of Christ is the secret of Christian peace. -@JCRyle

[Tabletalk Magazine @Tabletalk]

This is the character of a true servant of Christ. He endeavors to follow Christ in thought, word, and work. —George Whitefield

[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

The commandment to not eat from the tree was not given to the serpent or to Eve, but to Adam. It was Adam’s responsibility to protect Eve and ensure that she didn’t eat its fruit.
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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

It’s one thing for Adam to know his sin, guilt and shame but another to blame Eve and, ultimately, God for the cause of his sin.
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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Proverbs 28:13-14 - Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Genesis 3:12 - The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

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[Christian Watchman @WallWatchman1]

The Pharaohs, the Herods, the Neros, have labored in vain to put down the church. The true Church outlives them all. @JCRyle

[Ligonier Ministries @Ligonier]

If God executed immediate justice against every sin, none of us would live to see another day. Watch today as @RCSproul reminds us that even the smallest sin is treason against our holy King. https://t.co/89RBszABv3

[Matthew Henry @matthew_henry_1]

The artist that made the clock, can account for the motions of every wheel. #Psalms33

[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

God’s calling to Adam was not for the purposes of finding him but to give him the opportunity to admit his nakedness; his shame.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Heaping up sin against God anaesthetises the conscience, allowing nakedness to be paraded before a congratulatory world. It is no longer man who hides but God who is hidden, pushed out and denied.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

So commonplace is sin today that man is no longer conscious of the root cause of fear, or that he is hiding. His alienation from God is such that he no longer fears God or makes any attempt to hide.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Reverent fear drives us away from sin to God; anxiety and dread fermented from sin drives us away from God.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Adam bore the responsibility for the cosmic treason, and feared the presence of God in the garden.

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Genesis 3:10 - And he (Adam) said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”

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[Hope in a Hostile World @HopeHostisWorld]

Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
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