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CASTING YOUR CARES By Pastor Scott Henry
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:6-7). The word "casting" in our text is used of throwing a covering on something. An example would be a...
4 GREAT REASONS TO READ THE BOOK OF ROMANS By Tim Challies
Many Christians have declared Romans to be the finest book of the Bible, the high peak of Scripture. J.I. Packer echoes many pastors and theologians when he says, “All roads in the Bible lead to Romans, and all views afforded by the Bible are seen most clearly from...
PRIDE AND HUMILITY By Pastor Scott Henry
“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." (Proverbs 8:13) It’s a horrible fact, whether we admit it or not, that PRIDE is the most common sin which permeates the sinful human nature. We are all born...
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION By Pastor Scott Henry
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses for reform on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Luther’s students then took the 95 theses, made copies and distributed them throughout Germany, and this was the catalyst that sparked the Protestant...
HOW CAN A SINNER BE RIGHT WITH GOD? By Pastor Scott Henry
“What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for...
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR CHURCH MEMBERS REGARDING YOUR PASTOR By Joel Beeke
Don’t idolize your pastor. Don’t expect him to be able to do what only God can do. Don’t make a savior of him. Don’t criticize your pastor, unless he departs from the truth, and then do it with tears. And please don’t expect perfection. He is a mere man—a weak, sinful...
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR PASTORS By Dr. Joel Beeke
Give priority to your personal communion with God. Put your own soul first: your maintaining communion with God is a prerequisite for being an effective pastor to your people. “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath...
FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SANCTIFICATION AND GOOD WORKS: HOW DOES SANCTIFICATION DIFFER FROM JUSTIFICATION? By Pastor Kevin DeYoung
Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of posts in the Reformed blogosphere related to sanctification and good works. I won’t attempt to survey all the relevant posts, but the main ones include: John Piper’s Foreword to Tom Schreiner’s new book where Piper...
GOD’S WONDROUS WORD by Pastor Scott Henry
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). The Word of God comes not from the mind of men, "for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will,...
HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS VIEW WORLD HISTORY? By Dr. R.C. SPROUL
“What goes around, comes around.” This American idiom suggests a view of history that has more in common with ancient Greek philosophy than with the Judeo-Christian understanding of history. The grand difference between the ancient view of history and that found in...