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A Censorious Spirit

Censorious

Instead of rushing to the worst possible conclusions about others, we ought to consider our own failings and sinfulness. This is such a challenging yet richly rewarding goal for us to pursue. The more we focus on our own hearts and motives, the less we will sinfully judge others in the body of Christ. The more we see our own sinfulness and need for the Savior, the more we ...

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Destroying Ministerial Reputations

Hammer

In recent weeks we have seen the unmasking of vindictive and underhanded attempts of pastors seeking to destroy the reputations and ministries of fellow pastors. In short, each occasion has reminded us that it is altogether possible for ministers of the gospel to harbor bitterness toward those with whom they have had disagreements, seek the destruction of their colleagues'...

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A Tribute to a Father

Art Batzig

My dad wasn't just physically strong. Dad had the strongest intellect, will, emotions, wisdom, and intuition. I have been meditating on why it’s so hard for a son to lose a father. Chief among the reasons is the fact that I have lost the first and foremost influential spiritual leader in my life. Dad placed his greatest energy into being a strong spiritual leader for our...

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Dangers of Theological Controversy

danger

Debate in theological matters is necessary in a fallen world. God commands believers to "contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints" (Jude 3). We are to be zealous for the defense and propagation of the whole counsel of God for His own glory and the building up of His people. Ministers and local church members, in many Reformed churches, take vows to "stu...

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Not-So-Great Expectations

EXPECTATIONS

We all have expectations about how others should act––some of them are biblically justified and some are merely the product of our own sinful hearts. Even when our expectations of others find biblical support, we sometimes (probably more often than not) hold them with unrealistic rigor. Those who respond in anger or frustration, when their expectations have not been me...

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The Gospel Grace of Humility

Humility

Scripture everywhere commends the grace of a humble heart and sets out the many benefits that flow from it (e.g., Psalm 18:27; 25:9; 147:6; 149:4; Proverbs 3:34; 11:2; 16:19; 29:23; Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; 14:11; 18:14; 1 Peter 3:8; 5:5–6; James 4:6–7, 10). When we consider all that we are by nature and all that we have in Christ by grace, we find that we have every ...

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When the Church is Tried. . .

Tried

The Scriptures encourage us to give serious consideration to the inevitability of trials, the divinely appointed remedies of overcoming them, and the outcome of God’s blessing His church after the trials....

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The Transfigured Son

TRANSFIGURED

The revelation of the glory of God, reflecting off the face of Moses, was an accompanying sign of the divine source of the message that God gave him on the mountain. The emanating glory from the face of the Lord Jesus Christ was not a reflected glory. Jesus is the very revelation of the glory of God in the flesh. The glory reflecting off the face of Moses served as a marke...

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The Better Offering

Cain and Abel

We dare not come into the presence of God––as Cain did––self-righteously, half-heartedly, and with the least we can offer to Him. Rather, we are to come in brokenness over our sins, acknowledging that the Lord has provided a better sacrifice for us––namely, the sacrifice of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29)....

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Three Gospel Graces

3 Gospel Graces

Christ did not come to break a bruised reed. He did not come into this world to quench a smoldering wick (Is. 412:3; Matt. 12L20). Jesus came into this world to redeem a people who are weak, sinful, wayward, unrighteous, and lost. He came to bear us up in his own arms and bring us home to the Father (Luke 15). He is full of compassion and tender-kindness to those he came t...

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