Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
We hunger and thirst after those things which we consider to be most important – those things which will fulfill a need. This statement of our Lord must be viewed in the context of the other Beatitudes. Remembering that these are the [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Those Who Hunger and Thirst
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Meek
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
What does it mean to be meek? Meek does not mean timid or scared. It does not mean that we let others run over us. Both Moses (Numbers 12:3) and Jesus (2 Corinthians 10:1) were called meek, and they were anything but timid. Meekness is power [...]
Reading
Posted in General on August 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Covenant, by Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.
I’m just finishing this one. While all the papers are good, Rick Philllips’ Covenant Confusion is worth the price of the book. I will probably be posting a few quotes soon.
On Being Presbyterian, by Sean Michael Lucas
I’m getting ready to start this one. Several people have recommended [...]
Covenant and Law
Posted in Covenant on August 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
God gave the law to his chosen people, Israel, but not as a means of entering into covenant with them. He had made it clear that only on the basis of Christ’s work could that happen after the fall. The law was and is simply a written expression of his will for his people, corporately [...]
I Won’t Get Involved
Posted in General on August 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I started this blog, I said it would be a place for me to post some of my class handouts from Sunday School and the bible study that I teach. I also said I would not be spending a lot of time discussing the Federal Vision. I just want to reiterate that right now.
For [...]
