No, the Bible does not call Christians to constant self-examination over whether they’re still Christians.
“Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith” (2 Cor 13:5) was an exhortation to a church entertaining a false gospel (see 11:3-4) – it’s a call to reject false teaching and hold fast to the gospel.
Only when our roots are sunk deeply into the soil of the divine indicatives will be able grow in the joy of obedience to the rigorous and vigorous divine imperatives that follow.
- Sinclair Ferguson
God, indeed, has done great things for us, but all that which is done for us is not thank worthy to ourselves; it was all done without us.
- Jeremiah Burroughs
As God imputes that which the first Adam did to his posterity for condemnation, so that which the second Adam did He imputes to the posterity of that second Adam for life and reconciliation.
- Jeremiah Burroughs
Christ is looked upon by God the Father as the Head of the 2nd covenant, and so we are looked on in Him as covenanters, and as joined together in one body in Him....
Our preps of the week is a team as Churchill County football is off to a historic start while seeking its first state title since 2019. The Greenwave are 5-0 and have outscored its opponents, 222-6. https://t.co/w2qz5RpbFu
Proud of this moment for my hometown. Two NFL players in the same year. Thank you @Doogieben and @tommybmc29 for carrying on the great tradition of Greenwave Football.
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... may think he is truly honoring God by emphasizing God's grace, but he is also glorifying the self, implying that God is not really worth of our obedience.
- Jared Wilson
The legalist may think he is truly honoring God by emphasizing God's law, but he is actually glorifying the righteousness of self. He's implying that the law is actually manageable by sinners who will always stand guilty in the light of it. And the antinomian...
The antidote to both antinomian and legalistic drifts from the gospel is knowing that people change be grace, not by law, and knowing that our ultimate validation is found not in our performance, but in Christ's.
- Jared Wilson 'Lest We Drift'
About an ill-defined gospel and conflating the law/gospel.
At our churches, we enjoy gospel community in our gospel groups where we have gospel conversations over gospel nachos about gospel issues.
- Jared Wilson
Great experience to speak at the Nike Coach of the Year clinic in Las Vegas. First class event. Was a honor to meet the head coach of my Alma Mater @csquared_9 and talk ball.
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