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Archive for August, 2008

Putting God’s jigsaw puzzle together correctly – Part 2

Biblical ways to accurately know God from Scripture without requiring all of the pieces from Him
Biblical Way #2: Remember the Author (2 Tim 3:16-17).
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read these verses or repeated them from memory. I think we like to go to these verses a lot to prove the [...]

August 31st, 2008
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Putting God’s jigsaw puzzle together correctly – Part 1

Biblical ways to accurately know God from Scripture without requiring all of the pieces from Him
Biblical Way #1: God tells us that we are to study His Word diligently (2 Tim 2:15).
It is easy to read the Carson quotes or Deut 29:29 and take the way out that says, “A clumsy handler of the [...]

August 28th, 2008
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The Attributes of God – A.W. Pink

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A.W. Pink – Attributes of God online version
This is a phenomenal book about several of the attributes of God. I think I’ve put some of my favorite quotes on this blog already and the depth of this book has truly blown me away. This was the third or fourth time I’ve read this [...]

August 24th, 2008
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The Jigsaw Puzzle from God…

A month or two ago I read “A Call to Spiritual Reformation” by D.A. Carson. At that time I noticed a couple of statements that he made that really impacted my approach to Scripture. I briefly mention one in my books and quotes sidebar, but the other one has changed my approach to [...]

August 24th, 2008
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A Leader’s Responsibilities

I’m reading D.A. Carson’s “The Cross and Christian Ministry” and a quote that basically summarizes one of his main points in Chapter 4 really stood out to me. It’s on page 111.
The Christian Leader today not only must teach the gospel, but also must teach how the gospel works out in daily life and [...]

August 3rd, 2008
Topic: Book Reviews & Commentary, Quotes Tags: , , , ,

A 300 year old quote…

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.
Samuel Johnson, Taxation No Tyranny

August 2nd, 2008
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Are you destroying your church?

I was reading “The Cross and Christian Ministry” by D.A. Carson last night and he listed off a lot of different ways to destroy a church and that list really reminded me that each of us are responsible for the ministry of our church. This morning, I examined this list and took to heart [...]

August 2nd, 2008
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