Weekly Article (Page 27)

In Ligonier’s TableTalk magazine this week in an article entitled, ‘How Much Should I Study Doctrine?’ we are introduced to Jen Wilkin, author of ‘Women of the Word.’ She relates how doctrine became important to her and the struggles along the way.

“… whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Cor 10:31) So often our prayers focus on our good rather than on the glory of God, but by focusing on the glory of God we actually discover our good.

‘Life is a dirty trick, a short journey from nothingness to nothingness.’ Ernest Hemmingway Kirk Coban, of the band Nirvana, found his dairies upon his death in 1994, they found he had written ‘I am a stain. I am so ugly. I hate myself. I want to die.’

“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matthew 21:9) Hosanna is a word used in some songs of praise, particularly on ‘Palm Sunday.’ It is of Hebrew origin and was part of the shout of the multitudes as Jesus entered Jerusalem: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of…

Several times during his public ministry Jesus spoke words of forgiveness and peace, and in the upper room he referred to the communion cup as his “blood of the covenant . . . poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:28). Thus he linked our forgiveness with his death.

How do you counsel young Christians about growing in holiness? First, I explain to them that if they have been saved through Christ they are already positionally holy in Him and so what they must now do is live out what they already are in Christ. I remind them that the Holy Spirit has provided…

Holiness – God’s first priority [cont’d] “Be holy as I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16; Lev 11:44, 45) Are the Ten Commandments important in setting before us the way of holiness? Yes, the law plays a major role in cultivating holiness in us. The law is like a fence to corral us into God’s pathways. I was preaching once in Fort Macleod, Alberta, and when I woke up in the…

Holiness – God’s first priority “Be holy as I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16; Lev 11:44, 45) How are we meant to understand a believer’s growth in holiness? Some preachers in fundamentalist churches describe holiness in terms of women forgoing make-up, low-cut dresses and jeans and they say that men should stop drinking, gambling and swearing. Is that what it means to be…