God makes seven absolute “I am he” statements in the Old Testament (Deut 32:39; Isa 41:4; 43:10, 13; 46:4; 48:12; 52:6).
Jesus makes seven absolute “I am he” statements in John’s Gospel (4:26; 6:20; 8:24, 26, 58; 13:19; 18:5).
Somebody praise him.
Where can we find the presence of God? According to Sibbes in two places:
"And because there is a presence of God and of Christ in the word and sacraments—a sweet presence, the godly soul, he droops and fails if he be kept from these"- Sibbes
-The Apostles' Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 the 3 persons:
I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
-The Nicene Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 the 3 persons:
begotten, proceeding.
-The Athanasius Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 possible errors about the 3 persons (one God, 3 persons).
Top three podcasts most useful/enjoyable to me in my pastoral ministry the last few years:
1. Pastors Talk (Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever)
2. The Everyday Pastor (Matt Smethurst and Lig Duncan)
3. Room for Nuance (Sean DeMars)
Such great men, and solid content.
Top three podcasts most useful/enjoyable to me in my pastoral ministry the last few years:
1. Pastors Talk (Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever)
2. The Everyday Pastor (Matt Smethurst and Lig Duncan)
3. Room for Nuance (Sean DeMars)
Such great men, and solid content.
Nothing but heaven, or rather Christ in heaven itself, will content the child of God. In the mean time, his presence in the congregation makes their souls, as it were, heaven.
-Richard Sibbes
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What did Jesus mean when he cried out, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
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The Trinity was not ruptured at the cross. Father, Son, and Spirit were united in the act of atonement.
Keeping this in view guards against many theological errors!
The more the free grace and love of God in Christ alone is made known to the church, the more Spirit there is; and again back again, the more Spirit the more knowledge of Christ; for there is a reciprocal going of these two, the knowledge of Christ and the Spirit. Sibbes
It were a good strife amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.- Richard Sibbes.
Human beings are not justified by the commandments that teach us to live well, but only through faith in Jesus Christ... not by the law of works, but by the law of faith, not by the letter, but by the Spirit, not by the merits of actions, but gratuitously by grace. - Augustine