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Saturday, June 20, 2009 J.A. Matteson “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.” Revelation [..more..] Tuesday, March 2, 2010 “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Mark 8:34 Self-determination constitutes the foundational bitter fruit of the Adamic nature and left unbridled it is the ruin of men. Here in the Lord’s injunction lies the central issue by [..more..] THE LORD’S WISDOM 01.21.10 J.A. Matteson “…And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.” Luke 17:14 Two observations may be made with regard to this text; that the Lord tests the faith of His people, and that thankfulness for His grace revealed in response to obedience is pleasing to Him. First, testing [..more..] PERILOUS PATTERNS Unlike the ceremonial and dietary laws the moral Law of God is permanent and will be the plumb line by which the sons of Adam will be judged. The Apostle briefly outlines representative behavior patterns that typify the fallen depraved [..more..] AN EXEMPLARY STANDARD Consider Him who has endured such hostility…that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:3 The Lord Jesus Christ is the quintessential example of perfect single-minded devotion to God. The Lord began and concluded His earthly ministry displaying an unshakable resolve to faithfully discharge His Father’s will, irrespective of how men [..more..] Flee “Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 20:7 As a pilgrim you are an ordinary individual, but one who has been miraculously translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light, a soul that by grace has been regenerated and converted to life in the Beloved. [..more..] ERRANT PARTICULARS For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s sovereign purposes and means with regard to salvation are problematic to human inclinations and reasoning. The sons of Adam by nature establish errant particulars on how things ought to be with regard to the [..more..] Thursday, January 28, 2010 TRUTH 1: “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God!’” (Psalm 14:1) How do you think God might consider you, as a wise person or a fool? TRUTH 2: As a righteous judge God [..more..] Thursday, January 14, 2010 “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the LORD, “who take counsel, but not of Me, who devise plans, but not of My Spirit that they may add sin to sin.” As the people of God we are spiritually distracted in our day and the consequence of our [..more..] THE UNCHANGING MESSAGE OF THE CROSS “Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.” Galatians 6:12 Grace is antithetical to works. Justification by faith has been and will remain a stumbling block [..more..]
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