2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 “…because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Why are men condemned of God to an eternal damnation?…
Correction or Judgment
When God afflicts His children in correction, He has specific aims. His purpose in the correction is to purge His children of their sin and bring them to a state of greater happiness and holiness of life. It is for their good! To the child of God, every affliction is a correction. God never sends random or unnecessary…
Doing Much, Accomplishing Little
“But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.” Luke 10:41-42 “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty…
Fellowship Conference New England
After enjoying the Fellowship Conference hosted by our church, Providence Chapel, in Denton, Texas for the past 8 years, I will finally be making the northward trek to Portland, Maine for the 2019 Fellowship Conference New England. This “sister conference” is hosted by our church plant, Redeeming Grace Fellowship, in Portland, Maine and I very…
False Assurance
In speaking of the sinner “whose portion is in this life” (Psalm 17:14), John Owen says this: “This is their consolation: a crackling of thorns under the pot, a sudden flash and blaze, that begins but to perish.So that both adversity and prosperity slayeth them; and whether they are laughing or weeping, they are still…
Jesus Really Wants Fellowship with His People
I imagine most of my readers are probably familiar with the account of Jesus meeting the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. In Luke 24:15, we see that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them as they journeyed. And then we read this… Luke 24:25-32 “And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘O foolish…
Whose Portion is in This Life
In speaking of the sinner “whose portion is in this life” (Psalm 17:14), John Owen says this: “This is their consolation: a crackling of thorns under the pot, a sudden flash and blaze, that begins but to perish.So that both adversity and prosperity slayeth them; and whether they are laughing or weeping, they are still…
Fictitious Strength
We are novel writers, each of us, weaving imaginative tales of our own feats of strength. With great regularity we live as if these novels we write were actually non-fiction works. Yes, sometimes we fall prey to actually believing we are alright on our own and can actually accomplish something worthwhile apart from the empowerment…
The Good Shepherd Protects His Sheep
As Jeremiah Burroughs said, “We are not our own carvers,” meaning that we are not the determiners or our days. Yet how sweetly King Jesus condescends and helps us to rest in His ways and His will. What a comfort in knowing He will build His church and His will, will be done. Yes, God…
Knowing Is for Living
“Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.” James 1:21-22 So many throughout American evangelicalism know so much and yet practice so little. We can fall into the trap…