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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Books from Paw-Paw
My wife’s Paw-Paw calls himself a junkologist. For the past several years, he has gained a reputation in middle Tennessee for hauling off whatever people call him to come and get – everything from exercise equipment to sport coats to … Continue reading
Life as a Church in One Verse
It would be hard to find a better description of what life together in the local church ought to look like than Paul’s imperative in Galatians 6:2: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” This side … Continue reading
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Tagged Galatians, Life as a Church, Martin Luther
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A New Hymn on the Priesthood of Christ
I’ll close the week with a new hymn on the priesthood of Christ, written earlier this year by my friend Justin Wainscott. You can find more original and historic hymns, as well as many other thought-provoking quotes and thoughts at … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Theology
Tagged Christology, Hymn, Justin Wainscott, Theology, Work of Christ
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Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus
As the week draws to a close, I’d like to consider a few hymns of the church that speak to Christ’s heavenly prayer ministry. I found this beautiful song in a 1955 Presbyterian Hymnal that found its way to me … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Theology
Tagged Christology, Devotion to Christ, Exaltation of Christ, Hymns, Resurrection, Theology, Worship
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John Bunyan: Christ a Complete Savior
“. . . but to be saved and brought to glory, to be carried through this dangerous world, from my first moving after Christ till I set my foot within the gates of paradise, this is the work of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Christology, John Bunyan, Salvation, Theology, Work of Christ
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What would we know about the Holy Spirit if Galatians were our only Bible?
I found this post from Pastor Ray Ortlund to be very thought-provoking earlier this year. He posed the question, “What if Philippians were our only Bible?” He proceeded to give an impressive list of truths about God and the Christian … Continue reading
J.P. Boyce on Christ’s Priestly Intercession
Here is another brief entry on Christ’s priestly intercession by a nineteenth-century Southern Baptist theologian. Like Dagg, Boyce does not presume to explain exactly how Christ’s intercession for his people works. He does, however, affirm that it is not simply … Continue reading
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Tagged Christology, J.P. Boyce, Theology, Work of Christ
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J.L. Dagg On Christ’s Priestly Intercession
“A part of the priest’s office consisted in making intercession for the people. The high priest did this in a special manner, when he went into the holy of holies. Jesus interceded, when he prayed for Peter that his faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Christology, J.L. Dagg, Theology, Work of Christ
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Berkhof on Christ’s Intercession for Us
“It is a consoling thought that Christ is praying for us, even when we are negligent in our prayer life; that he is presenting to the Father those spiritual needs which were not present to our minds and which we … Continue reading
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Tagged Christology, Louis Berkhof, Resurrection, Theology
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The Heavenly Prayer Ministry of Christ
Enon Baptist, a sister church, is holding a unique series of revival meetings during the month of November. They have set aside forty days to focus on prayer in the life of their church, and have asked several local pastors … Continue reading
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Tagged Devotion to Christ, Preaching, Trinity
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With Christ on the Ancient Paths 