Sin is the only primary object of his [God’s] displeasure. He is not displeased with the nature of man as man, for that was derived from Him; but with the nature of man as sinful, which is from the sinner himself.
—Charnock, Discourse XI
(6/6) Yet Chrysostom recognized that the greatest power was not in his 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 as a preacher, but in that which he preached, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥. He regularly exhorted his people to see for themselves what God said and was confident that power was accessible to them.
As attacks on Dispensationalism increase, make sure you understand what its main beliefs are. Check out this video on 10 Strategic Emphases of Dispensational Theology (created last year)
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Spurgeon on what Judas should have done in the garden.
“The first word he spake to Judas, when the traitor had polluted his cheek with a kiss, was this—‘FRIEND’! FRIEND!! Note that! (1/4)
Deathbed reflections are worth our consideration, yet we must also remember they are only **penultimate;** the ultimate reflection comes after one has passed—standing before the Lord.
I found a woman who worked for 10+ years as an “end-of-life” nurse.
She asked 100s of patients the biggest regrets they had on their deathbed.
Oddly enough…they all had similar answers.
Here were the top 5 most common:
(So you don’t make the same mistakes)