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Wow. This is awesome. I never really thought of it this way before. The Judge not only declares us pardoned because our fines and judgements were paid by the Judges own Son, but then the Judge sets us up so we can continue to walk in truth and light and no longer in our old wicked ways, but then the Judge even adopts us into His own family, making us heirs with His Son of all His vast fortune and treasures. We go from being freed prisoners from death row to being princes and princesses in the kingdom of the greatest King in all existence. Incredible!
We go into some depth about these things in the full episode, but we are happy to answer any question you may have. But there is a lot of truth in that quote from Murray. Is there a specific truth or theme we could focus on for you?
Thank you. Even though it should be obvious, I have not considered this often enough from the other practical points of obeying it other than personal aspects. With what can also change our character, but in the opposite, as bad company corrupts good morals, then I should seek the best company, God's people, those who are growing and striving to grow in Christ, and encouraging and coming along side one another to do so as well.
"turning from being a believer to a repenter"... I would say that this is my deepest quest at this point in life...and also going from being a repenter to an obeyer, a server, a prayer and a worshiper, a submitter and a pursuer of the Kingdom of God! I/We desperately need this deeper teaching within the Body of Christ these days John and Acey! I/We need to be pastorally guided and supported in this manner of life.
My grief and my question is what can I do to be rid of my heart? I am such a hypocrite, a phony! I attend church , Sunday school, three times a week I go to prayer meetings, and I read and pray daily here at home. And yet, I see a lifetime of a sinful heart "ever before me" as David says. I yearn for, I cry for a new heart, free from rebellion, free from judgment and criticism of others, free from selfishness and laziness in the pursuit of God, free from unbelief that God is even there or that He loves and forgives me... so much in my heart is completely contrary to what I perceive is a truly Godly man. It's horrible! I seem to live in the state of "O wretched man that I am!..." without being able to move experientially into a state of living in the reality of having a new heart, a heart of flesh, a loving softened heart that says I am in Christ and I reflect His presence in me. If you could hear my prayers, you would think that I am a crazy man - begging God for transformation. This is the crux of the matter for me; this is why I am in a church, yet I don't see others suffering through this kind of agonizing struggle to enter into the Kingdom or a place of newness of mind and heart. SO then it makes me feel like I am uniquely unable to enter into the state of being in Christ for which I yearn. This is perhaps the result of sinning so grievously and so seriously against God throughout my life, even in the years post-having desired to serve Him and surrender to Him with absolute surrender.
Sp how do I become a "better, kinder, moral man"? How does my wicked heart, prone to sin, prone to rebellion, prone to turn from God become a loving, kind, compliant, Godly heart? This is my quest! And how can my wicked heart approach the throne of God to pray in an effective, fervent manner so that my prayers may be in allignment with God's will - so that His will may come to pass?
There are several sets we have found helpful for our own souls: Hendrickson commentaries for a more technical side. Welwyn for more devotional. Those are great for every book, but then there are book-specific commentaries that are wonderful. If you see a commentary on Banner of Truth, Cumberland Valley Bible Book Store, or REformation Heritage Books, they are going to be good.
Thanks, Brother John for this encouragement. I am one of those overly introspective types, always questioning, always doubting my faith... and it robs me of the joy of salvation. I need to constantly remind myself of the promises in scripture and hope in the one who keeps those promises.
It is NOT Judgment! Never was in this verse It was always Justice So IF a man truly knows the True Lord, then he will give God glory by doing the things that God delights in. Which is 1) loving kindness 2) Justice 3) Righteousness And then by doing these things We give glory to God AND THEN HE WILL DELIGHT IN US FOR DOING THIS THAT IS THE HEART OF OUR GOD! Only God is the Judge And doesn’t want us to be as Him to Judge Because we can never ever be as Him to know the inner ways of men’s thoughts and desires. Yes we can judge by the fruits of the spirit to know if we should be involved in a marriage with someone, or to trust someone in work or the business of God’s work But to be just, because we know God’s ways of being just, means we give God glory and we delight Him and won’t be judged by Him
two great communicators... each in his own way. always a treat to see Jeremy Walker on here. what a monumental thing he is doing with putting together this massive new hymnbook and his philosophy about it. And John Snyder's remarks at the end were a convincing "balance" to Jeremy Walker's premise And although I would almost always prefer solid old hymns set to minor key Celtic music...I still look forward to this new hymnbook.
Fun fact: The first or original hymns were the psalms. What's today translated "Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs" are the Psalter for the Biblical and historic church, as is today for several denominations. Be blessed!
We have a perfect position in Christ. There are two kinds of sanctification positional and progressive. That's why Paul says we are complete in Christ, in the heavenlies.
I want to cry out “What about the one,the ones I loved so much, are they with Him or they still suffering but now in hell”. There can be no comfort if they are in hell. Grief is not just the unbearable loss it is the unbearable thought of those so dear now being hurled into hell. I can find no comfort except they be in glory with my beloved Lord. I know not of this.❤️🦋🇦🇺
My earnest prayer for Sinclair Ferguson is that he forgets about man made Reformed Theology, and allows himself to be guided, in faith, by the Word of God, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us that God is Spirit and those who worship him, must do so in Spirit and in Truth. That Spirit is the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and that Truth, is God's own Word, the Holy Bible. Reformed Theology has a tendency to quench the Spirit and distort the Word. Therefore, it is an extremely dangerous way of interpreting the Bible.
Exactly he’d be unjust. But it also says he remembers our sins no more because of Jesus. The Bible also says people will receive what was done in the body. So I think that our bodies are what remembers unless we receive the gift of his stripes healing us, and the chastisement of our peace upon him, and he becomes our sanctification
A beautiful verse from modern day scripture: “Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.” -Doctrine & Covenants 58:42
I ask evangelists to back up everything they think and more importantly everything they say and do to back it up with Scripture as to profess the name of Jesus and at the same time distort the Word of God is grievous. God is able to forget. "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more" is a verse from the Bible, Isaiah 43:25. It appears in the King James Version (KJV) and the New Living Translation (NLT). Meaning The verse is interpreted as God's promise to forgive sins and not remember them.
"I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more" is a verse from the Bible, Isaiah 43:25. It appears in the King James Version (KJV) and the New Living Translation (NLT). Meaning The verse is interpreted as God's promise to forgive sins and not remember them.
The sin is terrible but of the heart is changed, if someone has truly seen that error and changes, repents, the sin can be forgiven because God knows the end result is greater than the sin
