Friday, June 19th, 2009
Been listening to the Tim Keller audios from The Prodigal God. He talks about a new community and how when we turn away from God, we are actually breaking fellowship and community. There’s a nice twist to the well known parable by looking at it from the point of view of community/family/society…
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
To all those for whom Christ purchased redemption, he certainly and effectually applies and communicates it. He makes intercession for them and reveals to them, in and by the Word, the mysteries of salvation. He effectually persuades them by his Spirit to believe and obey, and governs their hearts by his Word and Spirit. He overcomes all their enemies by his almighty power and wisdom in such a manner, and by such ways, as are most agreeable to his wonderful and unsearchable administration.
In concluding chapter 8 of the westminster confession of faith, in which we confess Christ as mediator…
We learn that those whom Christ worked to save by His life, death, and resurrection will most certainly be saved and will never be lost. In our struggles, in our failures, when we fall, when we reject Christ, when we stumble, when we sin, we have an advocate. We have Christ who continually pursues us, we have Christ who fights for us, we have Christ who sends his Spirit to give us life, to give us the necessary faith in Christ, to strengthen us, to empower us, to remind us of the truth, and to persuade us to obey….
Because we are in union with Christ, we have a constant reminder that He will not leave us nor forsake us. It is in this union that we will experience our personal weakness and his power, and strength, and love.
It is in love that Christ redeemed us, and it is in love that Christ pursues us to the end…
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