Jonathan Edwards

*RESOLUTIONS
"Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God's help, I do humbly entreat him, by his grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ's sake.

Remember to read over these Resolutions once a week.

17. Resolved, That I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die."
(*Taken from "The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume One", Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., Sixth Printing--June 2007.)

Thursday, November 26, 2009

The New Gospel vs The Old Gospel

Kevin DeYoung posted an article on his blog entitled "The Gospel Old and New." Below is a short excerpt taken from the article. This was a very helpful post and I recommend taking time to read it. Click here to read.
"This is no small issue. And it is not just a matter of emphasis. The New Gospel will not sustain the church. It cannot change the heart. And it does not save. It is crucial, therefore, that our evangelical schools, camps, conferences, publishing houses, and churches can discern the new gospel from the old."

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Monthly Focus From Monergism.com

The monthly focus this month from Monergism.com is the Sufficiency of Christ. Below are two quotes dealing with the sufficiency of Christ from the website. Click here to check out Monergism's monthly focus:
The [Roman Catholic] Council of Trent anathematizes anyone who says you can be saved without the grace of God. The Reformers, however, never claimed Rome believed you can be saved apart from grace. That wasn't the debate. The debate of the Reformation was never, ever about the necessity of grace, it was always about the sufficiency of grace. That remains the issue today in so many contexts. ---James White
Grace is not like a box of candy that you can send back if you don't want it. Grace is divine favor, an attitude of God's own heart. We cannot stop him from loving us, if he chooses to do so. Nor can we stop him from giving us blessings of salvation: regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, glorification. His purpose in us will certainly be fulfilled, Phil. 1:6, Eph. 1:11. ---John Frame

Saturday, November 14, 2009

"No Day Without Its Line" From Challies.com

Below is an excerpt from a post at Challies.com. Click here to read.
A little while ago I read Warren Wiersbe’s book 50 People Every Christian Should Know. Just the other day I was tidying up my bookcases and noticed a toothpick sticking out of the book. I opened it to the page marked by the toothpick and found a quote I guess I must have been hoping to come back to. Turns out it’s a good one. It comes from a chapter devoted to Alexander Whyte.
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Matt Chandler on Hebrews 11

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Texas, preached a convicting message from Hebrews 11 a few days ago at Southern Seminary's chapel service. Click here to watch.