I listened to a podcast recently on Augustus Toplady, and on its completion I thought it would be interesting to pull out a book I bought a long time ago, but has been collecting dust on a bookshelf. The Complete Works of Augustus Toplady, published in 1987, but, from the flyleaf “Printed verbatim from the…
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Proper and Ethical
I love this clip from a 2015 episode of the CBS cop show Blue Bloods. Tom Selleck’s character, Police Commissioner Reagan, has this to say: “Something is not proper simply because it is permissible, nor is it it ethical because it is legal.” It’s almost as though he were quoting from one of Paul’s epistles,…
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Declaring our dependence on Him who holds all power
“He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens — far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.” (Ephesians 1:20-21, HCSB) Our nation is…
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On a Christian response
From Paul to Titus (Titus 3:1-2): “To slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness.” From C H Spurgeon to us: Kindness and gentleness are two of the ornaments of our faith. I would that some professed Christians would understand that unholy contentiousness is not after the mind of Christ.…
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Take delight in the Lord
While reading this morning from Psalm 37, I came on this note by Charles Spurgeon on verse 4. I think it’s worth sharing. “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” The worldly person says, “I thought religion was all self-denial; I never imagined that in loving God we could…
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Blessed are the meek
“… in biblical language the word (meek) is used most often to indicate a subservient and trusting attitude before God, and this makes meekness generally a vertical virtue rather than a horizontal one. It is the characteristic that makes a man bow low before God in order that he may stand high before other men;…
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Words to live by today
Marks of the True Christian: “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.…
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Really? You want me to do what when?
Ever get upset when someone makes a demand on your time that upsets your plans? Tonight’s small group lesson addresses that, among many other things. “…in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4. I think…
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Addicted to sin – empowered to overcome
The editor of this book of devotions based on George Whitefield’s writings chose Matthew 4:17 as the scripture for this. At first glance it seemed out of place, until I read it in context. It immediately follows Jesus’ temptation to sin by Satan in the wilderness, and His victory over that temptation. All of a…
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Know yourself
I will venture to affirm that if your souls prosper you will grow downwards. What is that? Why, you will grow in the knowledge of yourselves … the knowledge of ourselves is the first thing God implants: “Lord, let me know myself,” was a prayer that one of the fathers put up for 16 years…
