How Do You Spell Disciple? S U B M I S S I O N

Father,

I am willing to receive what you give, to lack what you withhold, to relinquish what you take, to suffer what you inflict, to be what you require for your glory.

Sincerely and by your grace,

Your Loving Child

Know How to Use the Tools!

We are all theologians. 

The question: are we good ones or bad ones?

The Gospel of Grace

A primary purpose or design giving credence for the existence of my blog is to expose my readers to a variety of spiritually beneficial topics, books, articles, thoughts, and people.

Today, I felt compelled to expose my readers to a wonderful, yet important prayer from The Valley of Vision, from The Banner of Truth Trust, edited by Arthur Bennett, p. 76.

I trust that this prayer will be a great blessing to you today and that you will make it a regular prayer of yours.

O God of Grace,

Thou hast imputed my sin to my substitute,

and hast imputed his righteousness to my soul,

clothing me with a bridegroom’s robe,

decking me with jewels of holiness.

But in my Christian walk I am still in rags;

my best prayers are stained with sin;

my peniential tears are so much impurity;

my confessions of wrong are so many aggravations of sin;

my receiving the Spirit is tinctured with selfishness.

I need to repent of my repentance;

I need my tears to be washed;

I have no robe to bring to cover my sins,

no loom to weave my own righteousness;

I am always standing clothed in filthy garments,

and by grace am always receiving change of raiment,

for thou dost always justify the ungodly;

I am always going into the far country,

and always returning home as a prodigal,

always saying, Father, forgive me,

and thou art always bringing forth the best robe.

Every morning let me wear it,

every evening return in it,

go out to the day’s work in it,

be married in it,

be wound in death in it,

stand before the great white throne in it,

enter heaven in it shining as the sun.

Grant me never to lose sight of

the exceeding sinfulness of sins,

the exceeding righteousness of salvation,

the exceeding glory of Christ,

the exceeding beauty of holiness,

the exceeding wonder of grace.

The Answer to the Most Asked Question

Over the last forty (40) years I have written a number of quotes, comments, pithy sayings, and poems in the fly-leafs of my bibles. Each Tuesday I am going to share those various entries from my bibles with you. I hope they will be as much of blessing to you as they have been to me. Sometimes I will be able to give credit where credit is due and sometimes I won’t be able to credit the source. I apologize for this to each one who contributed these gems over the last forty (40) years.

TODAY'S TREASURE:

The chief end of man is to glorify 
God and to enjoy him forever.

Danger Will Robinson Danger!

Warning! Warning! Warning, Will Robinson!

Spoiler Alert:  The following post contains language that might be offensive to certain segments of our society that have been sanitized and excused of their culpability, including guilt, shame, and the ability to blush by special interest groups, societal watch-dogs, and/or self-appointed busybodies or do-gooders.

It is heavily suggested by the owner of this blog and author of this post for the following sinners to leave the room and do not read this post: 

• The sexually immoral
• All Idolaters
• Those controlled by their sensuality
• Those who use drugs in connection with magical arts and idolatry
• Those who like to fight or create strife
• The angry
• The jealous
• Those who cause dissensions
• Those who are controlled by envy
• Those who are drunks
• Those who participate in orgies
• Those who do things like those things previously listed 

Why?

“Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21, ESV) [Emphasis mine]

Awww, but if you chose to stick around here is the good news:

“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11, ESV) [Emphasis mine]

That is the good news of the gospel! I, the owner of this blog and the author of this post was born into the group that did such things and would not inherit the kingdom of God. I was once one of those who practiced such things that would prevent me from inheriting the kingdom of God.

BUT I was washed by the blood of the lamb! I was set apart for our Holy God and I was declared to be just in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

How about you? Have you been washed, sanctified, and justified? Will you inherit the kingdom of God? Or will you be refused entrance to the kingdom of God?

Saturday's With the Doctor #8

What Is Your Church Attracting?

The glory of the gospel is that when the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it.

 

More Than a Thousand Words Worth...

“…shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you, not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” 

(1 Peter 5:2-3, ESV)