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Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood:Venture on Him, venture wholly,Let no other trust intrude It's easy to forget or even overlook how incredible that first statement is. Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood: Maybe Job had a better understanding of this. In Job chapter nine, he laments... Continue Reading →
“As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as truly as [the] brightness of a jewel, held in the sun's beams, is a participation or derivation of the sun's brightness, though immensely less in degree.”― Jonathan Edwards “The best course... Continue Reading →
Recently I've been reading a good amount of Charles Spurgeon's writing. This week I came across an "illustration" in his book Flowers From A Puritan's Garden that I thought was too good not to share. In the book it's titled "The Bright Counterfeit." A counterfeit coin may look better and brighter than the true piece... Continue Reading →
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Have you noticed a trend in these great hymns of the faith? Such as that most of them begin with a declaration of man's radical depravity? Look at the way the first verse of this hymn portrays humanity: poor, needy, wounded, weak, sick, sore,... Continue Reading →
Hey, I’m back! So, let’s try to pick up where we left off, shall we? and begin hymn #5. This hymn is called “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” and was written by Joseph Hart, a Calvinistic minister during the eighteenth century. Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Joseph Hart Come, ye sinners, poor and... Continue Reading →
Photo © by Annsley Smoak Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him. Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? ...Your land is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire...for all have sinned and... Continue Reading →
I was looking through some of my old projects recently and found this video that I made with Windows Video Editor and some photos I’d taken. https://youtu.be/xuPJimSw0zY How often do people pass by eternal things to pursue the pleasures and fleeting joys of this world, when in fact this world is temporary, and life fades... Continue Reading →
My Lord, I Did Not Choose You Joseph Conder My Lord, I did not choose you For that could never be My heart would still refuse You Had You not chosen me You took the sin that stained me You cleansed me, made me new Of old You have ordained me That I should live... Continue Reading →
Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder by John Newton Let us love and sing and wonder Let us praise our Savior’s name! He has hushed the law’s loud thunder He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame He has washed us with His blood He has brought us nigh to God Let us love the Lord... Continue Reading →
Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come ‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home When we hear the phrase “amazing grace,” we often think of saving grace, the grace that God displays when He saves sinners and brings us out of the domain of darkness... Continue Reading →
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