The above quote comes from one of Edwards’s sermons; God’s Sovereignty in the Salvation of Men (Romans 9:18) found here: ACTS 4 Main Text Verses (1-12) As Edwards explains, Romans 9:18 clearly shows God will have mercy upon (chose) whom He will and likewise, harden the hearts of whom He chooses. WHY? that is a … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/15/2022
With all the turmoil in the world right now (War in Ukraine, rising fuel and food prices and shortages) I thought it a good time to remember that God, that is the one true God of the Bible is all-powerful and in control. Job 42:2, Psalm 115:3, Jeremiah 32:27, Luke 1:37 omnipotentia: omnipotence, having all power … More Sunday Sermon Series – 03/13/2022
1 Corinthians 13 CONTEXT: Paul closes Chapter 12 by saying in effect Spiritual gifts are great and all but there is something much more valuable than that. Here in Chapter 13, we find out he is referring to Love. Not the ordinary love tossed about by folks who think they “love each other” but the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/12/2022
Once again I heard some “Christian” college folks joking about a local Seminary near us saying something to the effect, ‘wonder how all those guys at the cemetery are doing in classes today.’ Of course, I could not help myself so I went over to the table and asked them if they had ever read … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/11/2022
In yesterday’s 03/10/2022 devotional and Tuesday’s 03/08/2022, we dealt with the subject of suffering. In that context of which I noted two things, first, all God’s chosen saints will suffer, and second something I termed universal suffering (natural disasters). Here is a short audio clip from R.C. Sproul on the subject. The Lord does not … More Why Does God Allow Disasters?
On Saturday last’s post, I thought I had ended the “Prayer Series” after 50 posts. That post spoke of Great Martyrs for the Faith of the past, Foxes Book of Martyrs, and Matthew Henry’s Method of Prayer for Martyrs. Then today this quote from George Whitefield came across my computer and I had been hooked … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/07/2022
Prayer Series XLVII We continue with excerpts from Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:2-4 The Petitions (continued) But deliver us from evil. Deliver us from his power, his snares, his arts, his temptations. Albert Barnes Deliver us from Satan, and from all the evils he sends . . . snares, crafty practices, deceivings . … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/02/2022
What is “Christian Patriotism?” Does it mean being loyal to the Bible and God alone? If we listen to many on the left and their insistence that “separation of church and state” is a Constitutional fact (it is not of course) then the answer would be yes. The Bible however is clear and should be … More Christian Patriotism
The Chesapeake Bay, the world’s largest bay, continually confuses evolutionists, but not so Atlantic sturgeons, who periodically spawn in that bay’s tributary rivers.1 Why? Erroneous assumptions about Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), compounded by the “latest therefore greatest” fallacy, are at least partly to blame. READ MORE > > >
Prayer Series XLV We continue with excerpts from Reformed Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:2-4 The Petitions (continued) And lead us not into temptation And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Temptation is anything . . . that . . . has a force or efficacy to draw the mind and … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/28/2022
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