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The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he [Jesus] holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. – Hebrews 7:23-24 There is a depth to these verses that is often missed. The basic truth is clear, in the Old Testament, though there was only […]
Read More Death and the High PriestAs a Christian are you bored? There should be some things that bore you, but are you bored by the right things?
Read More Boredom, Self-Denial, and the Christian LifeIt was just reported that Michael Jackson has died after going into cardiac arrest. During this time our hearts, as Christians, go out to the family and his children. To reflect on such an event as a believer is sobering to say the least. To reflect on the death of anyone would do the same, […]
Read More Michael Jackson Has Died (A Christian Reflection)From Calvin’s Institutes… “Whatever be the kind of tribulation with which we are afflicted, we should always consider the end of it to be, that we may be trained to despise the present, and thereby stimulated to aspire to the future life. For since God well knows how strongly we are inclined by nature to […]
Read More Is The Love of the World Driving You or Your Church?This is a brief video about the life of William Carey and what he accomplished. For more information I recommend this free mp3 lecture given By Timothy George of Beeson Seminary.
Read More The Life of William Carey in Less Than Ten Minutes“There brake He the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle.” –Psalm 76:3 Our Redeemer’s glorious cry of “It is finished,” was the death-knell of all the adversaries of His people, the breaking of “the bow and the battle.” Behold the hero of Golgotha using His cross as an anvil, […]
Read More The Mighty Breaker – Charles SpurgeonWhat was God’s purpose in adding frustration to our labors after the fall?
Read More Work , Frustration, and Our Rest In ChristIt is that time again. Thanksgiving has past, and many have already frantically begun to prepare for Christmas. The sales are on, the shoppers are swarming, and the decorations are going up. The preparation has begun, but none of it can compare to the preparation that took place for that first Christmas. In order to […]
Read More In Preparation for ChristmasWhat picture is painted by Jesus healing the woman with and issue of blood?
Read More An Issue of BloodOur Lord had no need to undertake the bearing of the cross except to attest and prove his obedience to the Father. But as for us, there are many reasons why we must pass our lives under a continual cross… We readily esteem our virtue above its due measure. And we do not doubt, whatever […]
Read More Affliction and the Restraint of Arrogance – John Calvin
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