Picking up where I left off in Part 1 of this look at George Whitefield, I’d like to point out how Whitefield kept a strict account of his daily actions.
Whether we write down the specifics or not, a daily reckoning before the Lord is absolutely necessary for the Christian life. Daily confession of our sins, […]
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Reverend Horton believes that Osteen tells only half the story of the Bible, focusing on the good news without talking about sin, suffering and redemption.And Rev. Horton goes even further. He levels the harshest charge of all, calling the Osteen method of teaching heresy.
“It is certainly heresy, I believe, to say that God is our […]
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Posted in Christian Living on Oct 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
By God’s providence a friend of mine lent me a book earlier this year: John Flavel’s Keeping the Heart. Without a doubt this is one of the very best Christian books I have ever read, and hope to post a full, thorough review of it here on my blog one day. But just to frank: […]
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Posted in Christian Living on Oct 10th, 2007 4 Comments »
A favorite little book of mine is John Calvin’s Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life. Devotional, easy to read, and yet profoundly deep, I find myself returning to this little book again and again.
To give you a glimpse of what the book is like, consider a few of Calvin’s words. I’m sure there will […]
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Posted in Calvinism on Oct 6th, 2007 3 Comments »
The invitation by our Lord Jesus above is one of the most beautiful and comforting statements in all of scripture. Here is an open invitation from the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to ‘find rest for your souls’!
I think that besides such verses as ‘God is love’ and John 3:16, the verse above […]
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