"It is a costly and a suffering thing to come up against the religious system that has ' settled down ' here. It is far more costly than coming up against the naked world itself. The religious system can be more ruthless and cruel and bitter; it can be actuated by all those mean things, contemptible things, prejudices and suspicious things that you will not even find in decent people i...Learn More
While listening to a series on Rethinking Eschatology by Dr. Noel Woodroffe I was impacted by his definition of government with respect to the church in its interaction with the world.
“Government is the power and ability to cause a divine impact on human and Satanic systems in the earth to cause the eternal purposes of God to proceed toward the finish according to God’s predetermi...Learn More
In perusing Jim Fowler's site I happened upon this wonderful quote from John Murray.
"Union with Christ is the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation. ...There is no truth, therefore, more suited to impart confidence and strength, comfort and joy in the Lord than this one of union with Christ." (John Murray,Redemption: Accomplished and Applied. pg. 170,171)Learn More
G. H. Pember is one of my favorite 19th cent. authors. His style of writing is expressive and his subject matter is fascinating. Here is a quote from the book Earth's Earliest Ages, which you can preview ...
Learn MoreI am opening a new category called "Quotes" to share some of my favorites as well as new ones I find along the journey. This first one came form a blog post by Alan Hirsch, who I know little of but found his blog interesting. He has written three books, none of which I have read, that look quite interesting an...
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