There is hope in forgiveness
John PiperTag: hope forgiveness
We are more than a collection of appetites - we are of God.
John PiperIt has to do with seeing God. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).
John PiperTag: purity beatitudes
But we also need stories. Great stories.
John PiperTag: stories
Taken as a whole, the story of Ruth is one of those signs. It was written to give us encouragement and hope that all the perplexing turns in our lives are going somewhere good. They do not lead off a cliff. In all the setbacks of our lives as believers, God is plotting for our joy.
John PiperTag: ruth
Our lives become trivial. And our capacity for magnificent causes and great worship dies.
John PiperEvery good thing in the Christian life grows in the soil of humility. Without humility, every virtue and every grace withers. That’s why Calvin said humility is first, second, and third in the Christian faith.
John PiperTag: christianity
The world will brin its condemnation. They may even put their sword behind it. But we know that the highest courst has already ruled in our favor. 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' (Romans 8:31) No one successfully If they reject us, he accepts us. If they hate us, he loves us. If they imprison us, he sets our spirits free. If they afflict us, he refines us by the fire. If they kill us, he makes it a passage to paradise. They cannot defeat us. Christ has died. Christ has risen. We are alive in him. And in him there is no condemnation. We are forgiven, and we are righteous. 'And the righteous are bold as a lion.' (Proverbs 28:1)
John PiperTag: christianity religion
The only answer in these modern times, as in all other times, is the blood of Christ. When our conscience rises up and condemns us, where will we turn? We turn to Christ. We turn to the suffering and death of Christ—the blood of Christ. This is the only cleansing agent in the universe that can give the conscience relief in life and peace in death.
John PiperTag: christianity religion
Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free.
John PiperTag: christianity religion
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