“God just doesn’t throw a life preserver to a drowning person. He goes to the bottom of the sea, and pulls a corpse from the bottom of the sea, takes him up on the bank, breathes into him the breath of life and makes him alive.” - R.C. Sproul
“My buddy’s told me this morning … my victory’s secure on the cross.”
Powerful words from 2024 #Masters champion Scottie Scheffler after his win on Sunday.
Timothy J. Keller, husband, father, grandfather, mentor, friend, pastor, and scholar died this morning at home. Dad waited until he was alone with Mom. She kissed him on the forehead and he breathed his last breath. We take comfort in some of his last words...
@GregAtkinson@BadSermons @andrew_sluder Precisely. “God doesn’t bless outside of his word”. Then I’d counter with why he isn’t reading off of Hebrew and Greek scrolls and ask as to why he isn’t fluent in Judean Aramaic.
KJV only is of the strangest IFB rules imaginable. ESV is so much closer to the original language.
@DavidSvendsen@MattWalshBlog Yes - and it’s probably one of the if not the most responsible elements for the ethical decay of society. When the home falls apart, the nation follows suit.
@crainey1984 My goodness.
Reminds me of what John Wesley said - “Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”
Good works are not the end goal of the Christian.
To love God, and be loved by God is the end goal of the Christian. If both of those are true, and understood to the core, the inevitable result will be good works.
My works are not for my salvation, they are a result of my salvation. Manufactured fruit does not lead to heart change. However, a genuine heart change does lead to overflowing into a life of good works by the power of The Holy Spirit.