Christ takes the garbage!

Originally posted on iChristian:
Christ takes the garbage!(Charles Spurgeon, “The Meek and Lowly One”)Jewelers can only prepare and polish the choicest diamonds. But Jesus Christ polishes a common pebble, and makes a jewel of it!Jewelers make their precious treasures, out of precious materials.Christ makes His precious things, out of dross!He always begins with bad material. Christ takes .…

The State of Theology

What do Americans believe about God, salvation, ethics, and the Bible? Ligonier Ministries and LifeWay Research partnered to find out. These are the fundamental convictions that shape our society. {I found the results disturbing in that it continues to show the decline in beliefs of fundamental biblical truths among many nearly a majority claiming to be “evangelical believers” … More The State of Theology

We see hands and feet and side, all pouring forth crimson streams of precious blood!

Originally posted on iChristian:
We see hands and feet and side, all pouring forth crimson streams of precious blood!(Charles Spurgeon)“The precious blood of Christ!” 1 Peter 1:19Standing at the foot of the cross, we see hands and feet and side, all pouring forth crimson streams of precious blood! Christ’s blood is precious because of its redeeming and atoning efficacy. By…

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 32; 34 Deuteronomy 34:5-6 (ESV) So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord,6 and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. Perhaps the best way to impress doctrine upon our hearts and … More The Death of Moses

Beware of Apostasy

Deuteronomy 13“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams…says, ‘Let us go after other gods’…you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams”(vv. 1–3). Advanced technology has brought many benefits in the form of easier travel and communications. It is now relatively easy for those of us in the … More Beware of Apostasy