Behold Your God – This website talks about a new 12 week church study course that is soon to be released. There is also information on a conference in Memphis, TN that takes place in January.
Ripping the Heart out of Sunday School – Tony Reinke looks at why we attend Church on Sundays.
The Kingdom is Now – R C Sproul, Jr. takes a look at the ‘already, not yet’ aspect of the kingdom of God.
9.5 Theses on Martin Luther Against the Self-Indulgences of the Modern Church – In light of many Reformation 500 posts happening this week, Carl Trueman tries to bring us back to the true Martin Luther and how the modern Church should view him.
Heretics Are Usually Nice Guys – Jared Wilson looks at a message by John Piper from 2006 that is very true
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4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. – Eph. 1:4
God’s eternal election is the basis both of our calling and of all the benefits that we receive from him… The timing of our election shows that it had to be free and could not have depended on any works of ours. …
Holiness and blamelessness are the fruits of election…. Those who are not elect retain their natural disposition, which cannot change except by divine intervention…. This verse is also a reminder that there is no room of licentiousness among the elect, because holiness of life is tied to the grace of election… Nor does this mean that we attain perfection in this life. We have the goal set before us, but we do not reach it until our race is done. Why do some people think of predestination as a useless and even poisonous doctrine? No doctrine is more useful, as long as it is handled properly, as Paul does here. It reveals the infinite goodness of God and gives us our knowledge of his mercy…. Election is the ultimate proof that we cannot claim any righteousness for ourselves. – John Calvin
Rated R For Reformed 