How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My […]
Baptism
Westminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of faith says this about baptism: Chapter 28 – Of Baptism. Section 1.) Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible Church; but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of […]
Examine Me
A Psalm of David. Vindicate me, O Lord, For I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth. I have […]
Do Not Be Wise…
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of […]
How I Attend To Extra-Biblical Material
I majored in philosophy in college. I had learned that psychology was really just applied philosophy and so I decided to jump right to the source and study the thought behind the behavior. The original plan was to study psychology, then theology, and then go back to psychology at the doctoral level. But I shifted […]
When God is Sufficient, Other gods Are Not
When your relationship with your wife is really really good; she’s the bee’s knees, the most beautiful woman in the world, the one you want to rush home after work to visit, the last thing you want to do is to look around at other women in a lusty way. When what you have at […]
Psalm 119 — More quotes from David Powlison
Here are some more quotes from Dr. Powlison’s article on Psalm 119. Besides reading Psalm 119 over and over again, I highly encourage your purchasing David’s article, Powlison, D. (2004). Suffering and Psalm 119. The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Number 4, Fall 2004. “Raw, unsmelted honesty is always perverted by the insanity of sin. Should […]
Know God
How do you read the Bible for your own benefit, but also with an aim to bless and encourage others? The first thing I try to do is to remember that Bible study isn’t an academic exercise. It shouldn’t be something I do because I need to read my Bible every day or I’ll go to Hell […]
Paul’s Ministry to Jewish Christians
I was asked my opinion of a blog post by a Biblical counselor who was talking about reconciliation, trust building, and repentance. The main point of the post was that forgiveness can happen immediately, but sometimes reconciliation and rebuilt trust takes a bit longer, and sometimes trust is never regained at all. I generally agree […]