Posted in Theology, Puritans on Aug 4th, 2008 3 Comments »
“…many more…men…would scorn to be thought evil, in practice despise any time spent on Theological study as a fruitless waste of time…
“The chief spring of sloth is indwelling sin, ever itching for the pursuit of pleasure. Any mind that is enslaved to lust, desire, and wantonness is unable to give serious attention to our subject […]
Posted in Administrative, Puritans on Aug 1st, 2008 6 Comments »
In my last post, I attempted to argue that spiritual growth is a slow process, that visible growth or even the effect of the Word is not always immediately evident to us, and the two areas which I considered were when we preach to others and when we sit under preaching of others.
By God’s providence, […]
Posted in Christian Living, Puritans on Jul 21st, 2008 12 Comments »
Do you ever look over at the guy in your church who shows up about one Sunday a month and inwardly wonder if he is *truly* a believer? What about that friend who professes Christ, who seems to just love all the world has to offer, but who stays away from gross […]
Posted in Administrative, Puritans on Jul 10th, 2008 5 Comments »
False teachers. Scripture warns us repeatedly of them, and we see evidence of their work all around, but besides the obvious examples (Benny Hinn, etc.), how do we spot them?
I find it a bit disconcerting that false teachers are sometimes difficult to identify. The errors are sometimes so incredibly subtle, that […]
Posted in Christian Living, Christian Culture, Puritans on Jul 2nd, 2008 7 Comments »
What is mercy from God? What is punishment or judgment? If you’re like many, you probably just automatically assume that good things in life (financial stability, friends, family, health, happiness) are a sure sign of mercy from God, and that He’s somewhat pleased with you in blessing you with these things. But have we assumed […]
Posted in Christian Living, Prayer, Puritans on Jun 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
“…we should pray that we may learn to be thankful to Him for those mercies we have received from Him. For if God should bestow mercies upon us unasked we would forget them…What we win with prayer, we wear with thankfulness. And what we get without prayer, we spend and use without any lifting up […]
Posted in Christian Living, Trials/Sufferings, Christian Culture, Puritans on May 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
I often times find it hard to escape poor theology surrounding God’s love/favor. It just seems to be ingrained in our heads (and in our culture) that material blessings always equal God’s favor towards us.
Take the excerpt below for an example. In the book A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness, the Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs states:
“For example, suppose […]
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