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Linking to noteworthy articles from other blogs and websites.

T4G Made Me Look Like A Girlyman by Carl Trueman

My ministerial friends… have now dubbed me simply ‘the Anti-Celebrity Celebrity.’ Some are born hypocrites; I have found hypocrisy thrust upon me.

Three Times in History “Person” has been Redefined – Courtesy of HereIBlog

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Sister… Show Mercy! by Dan Phillips

What are your clothes saying about you, sister? What are they supposed to say to your brothers? “Hey, look at this?” … While it may be true that I’m the one holding the matches, you won’t help me if you pile twigs all around my feet and douse them with lighter fluid.

When you are so “biblical” that you are unChristian by Erik Raymond

…too often these hard core Biblicists simply assume the gospel. Jesus is not emphasized as the means and motivation for righteousness. Instead Christianity becomes a laboratory to apply biblical principles. Sanctification is rooted in a striving to do and be better. Slowly but surely Jesus, his dying and doing for sinners, gets benched for my living and doing for God..

’Ifs’ Kill by Tullian Tchividjian

“Neither do I condemn you” creates an unconditional context within which “go and sin no more” is not an “if.” The only “if” the gospel knows is this: “if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous” (1 John 2.1).

Alistair Begg on the Death of Christ Courtesy of BibleMesh

Five Misdiagnosed Symptoms by Jim Stitzinger

1. Remorse misdiagnosed as repentance
2. Selfish ambition misdiagnosed as God’s direction
3. Rebellion misdiagnosed as Spiritual drought
4. Attendance misdiagnosed as Holiness
5. Discipline misdiagnosed as Persecution

New Translation of Bible Omits ‘Jesus Christ’ Courtesy of The Christian Post

The first verse of John, which in the NIV reads “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” becomes “Before time itself was measured, the Voice was speaking. The Voice was and is God.”

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]]> http://tando.org/archives/1870/feed 0 Daily Devotional http://tando.org/archives/1802 http://tando.org/archives/1802#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:23:06 +0000 Dave Miller http://tando.org/?p=1802 Earlier this week, I received my daily devotional from Truth For Life via email. It is based upon “Morning and Evening,” by C.H. Spurgeon, and is updated by Alistair Begg.

These words are a good reminder for all believers that even though our works contribute nothing to our salvation, good works are the proof of true faith. (Romans 3:28, James 2:26)

If you are Christ’s, let me advise you to do four things.

  • You belong to Jesus; then obey Him; let His word be your law; let His wish be your will.
  • You belong to the Beloved; then love Him; let your heart embrace Him; let your whole soul be filled with Him.
  • You belong to the Son of God; then trust him; rest on nothing or no one but on Him.
  • You belong to the King of kings; then be decided for Him. Thus even without being marked with a sign everyone will know to whom you belong.
Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by C.H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c) 2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written permission.

To further synopsize: Trust and Obey Jesus by Loving Him and Dedicating yourself to Him.

]]> http://tando.org/archives/1802/feed 0 Various Quotatious http://tando.org/archives/507 http://tando.org/archives/507#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:32:32 +0000 Dave Miller http://tando.org/?p=507 Some wonderful quotations from some Godly men:

When you see that saving faith is a being satisfied in all that God is for you in Jesus, then the good fight of faith (as Paul calls it in 1 Timothy 6:12) becomes a fight for JOY! A fight for Joy in Christ, not television. [...]]]> Some wonderful quotations from some Godly men:

When you see that saving faith is a being satisfied in all that God is for you in Jesus, then the good fight of faith (as Paul calls it in 1 Timothy 6:12) becomes a fight for JOY! A fight for Joy in Christ, not television. In Christ, not sex. In Christ, not money. In Christ, not fame. There’s the battle. And it is to be fought every day as we put to death what is earthly in us and all of our cravings for this world and they rise up again and again and they must be killed with this truth. Put to death what is earthly in you. (Colossians 3:2) Die every day to the things that will destroy your Joy. That changes everything. – John Piper

The only foundation and basis upon which those of us who have been called through the teaching of the bible by the enabling of the spirit to mediate the rule of Christ’s headship among his people is as we have the bible preached to ourselves. And unless it comes in power to us, it cannot come in power through us. Therefore, no man can exhort you to submit to the headship of Christ with any sense of realistic integrity unless that man himself has been so beset upon by the necessity of his bowing to the headship of Christ. So it is not some monarchy that God has established, where with Kings and popes and princes he has established some hierarchical structure, and in the midst of that you have the proletariat in Colossae or Cleveland or Corinth and they are called upon to do what the leaders say. No. It is that together we bow beneath He who is the supreme one and the all sufficient one and He who alone is the head of the Church. So who is in charge around here?  Christ!  – Alistair Begg

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. – John Calvin

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. – Augustine

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will. – Jonathan Edwards


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