lloyd-jones on j. edwards
Indeed I am tempted, perhaps foolishly, to compare the Puritans to the Alps, Luther and Calvin to the Himalayas, and Jonathan Edwards to Mount Everest! He has always seemed to me to be the man most like the apostle Paul. Of course, Whitefield was a great and might preacher as was Daniel Rowland but so … Read more
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It is right to feel we should like to know we are forgiven; it is right to feel we should like to be delivered from that sin – all that is perfectly legitimate – but if those things come before desiring to know God, then our whole attitude is very wrong and faulty. Could it … Read more
Guilt Laden
Our only hope, our only confidence, the only firm promise that we have is your mercy. Confessions, St. Augustine
But it was also a despair which was a necessary prelude to, and element in, the joy of faith. The ‘Pensées’ of Pascal, T.S. Eliot It is recognized in Christian theology–and indeed on a lower plane it is recognized by all men in affairs of daily life–that free-will of the natural effort and ability of … Read more
Teach me to surrender…
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love. What does that mean? What it means for me: a study of the life of Christ. Love here describes itself as a child born in straw poverty, the most vulnerable situation of all, without honor. … Read more
Dare to be a sinner
I’m at the Art Center library right now waiting for my brother to end class, and any ounce of artistic pride I once had has now evaporated. But I’m seeing that artistic expression is pleasing. I guess that’s what it means to appreciate art. I haven’t been home since August, and though it hasn’t been … Read more
Are we of any use?
Simplicity. The best kinds of relationships are those that are simple. Simple. Why are we friends? Because we got through this hard time in our lives together. Why do you love me? Because I’m your mom. Just a couple undeniable, unchangeable facts. I remember having a conversation earlier this year about complicated faith and simple … Read more
We are not natural men…
We must not think of ourselves as ordinary people. We are not natural men; we are born again. God has given His Holy Spirit, and He is the spirit “of power and of love and of a sound mind”. Therefore to those who are particularly prone to spiritual depression through timorous fear of the future, … Read more
Well, stop looking at yourself…
Today, as it’s been so far this week, was beautiful up in Berkeley. It was a clear warm autumn day. I had to return some library books, so I took a stroll down Benvenue towards Ashby and took a few pictures. After seeing some Cezzanne and Pissaro paintings, I figured I’d try taking different types … Read more
