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An odd combination of Reformed theology posts, Bob Dylan out takes, gluten-free recipes, thoughts of mine, and anything else I find interesting on the interwebs. I hope you enjoy.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Will you pray for laborers in 2018? | Gentle Reformation

How John Piper’s Seashells Swept Over a Generation

400 Free eBooks Listed Alphabetically by Author | Monergism

Looking For a Few Fat Men - Tim Challies

You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul | Smart News | Smithsonian

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Alistair Begg Remembers R.C. Sproul

Quote from the Gospel Coalition

"Don't get cute at Christmas. Your people need regular meat and potatoes, not the newest eggnog recipe. Stay away from props and video clips. Put to death the Star Wars tie-in you've been really excited about. Don't worry about preaching the same truths and the same themes. They don't remember last year's sermon anyway. Go ahead and tell them the old, old story one more time."
- The Gospel Coalition

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Is God a Figment of Our Imagination? On Certainty, Scepticism and the Limits of Proof – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Quote from Tim Challies

" I encourage us all to exercise discernment, even when reading Christian books, and perhaps especially when reading Christian books. You know just because it's published by a Christian publisher, just because it's sold in a Christian book store, that does not mean that it's good or that it's reliable or that it's consistent with scripture.

Christian, we need to know the Bible. We need to so know the truth of the Bible. We need to carefully evaluate every book we read, in light of its perfect and unchanging truths. A book is good only to the degree that it aligns with the perfect, infallible, inerrant, sufficient Word of God, the Bible.
- Tim Challies

5 Most Ridiculous Books to Ever Become Christian Bestsellers - Tim Challies

New: Theistic Evolution and a sale on Theology titles.

The 9 Worst Kinds Of Hilariously Trendy Church Names

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Canons Of Dort, The - Chapel Library

Core Christianity | Why Following Your Heart Can't Make You Happy

The 12 Best Quotes from The Emotionally Healthy Leader”

Books — Quest For Godliness

Brick by Brick, Part 3

Truth: The Sphere of Existence

Monday, December 11, 2017

Lottery Winner Says Winning “Has Ruined My Life” - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries

Sanctification

Pyromaniacs: The Problem for Arminians

Platt: Why "Accepting Jesus In Your Heart" Is Superstitious & Unbiblical | Verge Network

I Shall Not Die But Live and Tell - Tim Challies

Why Seminary? Exhibit C: John MacArthur | The Cripplegate

What Does the X in Xmas Mean?

Quotes



Thursday, December 7, 2017

Bob Dylan: 8 Videos from “Trouble No More – A Musical Film” | All Dylan - A Bob Dylan blog

From Wire newsletter


A Pernicious Loop
. . . he himself gives to all mankind
life and breath and everything—Acts 17:25
There are few more powerful (and potentially harmful) forces at work in the lives of men than the When/Then lie. It goes like this: when we get that job, that promotion, that house, that "number" in the bank account . . . then everything'll be great. Things will settle down then. We'll have peace and joy and security then. The lie wouldn't be so bad, but for the behavior we rationalize and excuse with it, hoping it is true: neglecting people we're meant to love; disregarding people we're meant to serve; ignoring people we're meant to rescue; treating badly and taking advantage of people we are meant to encourage and support.

Our enemy, the "father of lies" (John 8:44), created a clever one with the When/Then lie—it's an infinite loop. You see, whatever "something" follows When is never as good as we think it'll be. And so, any given "something," when it's achieved, is quickly replaced by a bigger, better one.

There's freedom available to us, though—freedom to enjoy the abundant blessings we've already been given; freedom to access true peace and true joy and true security, right now—if we're willing to reject the lie and, instead, embrace the promises of our King, Jesus Christ. He's promised that our Father God will provide everything we need in any given moment (Matthew 6:25-34). His provision just might not look how we think or hope it will (Isaiah 55:8).
Okay, so what do we do?

Write down the When/Then lies you've believed. Be specific with both the Whens and the Thens. Now, with brothers in community or directly to God, pray against any power they've held over your life. Then, pray in the opposite: declare your gratitude for how God's provided for you already—and for how he always will.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Engage Magazine: Coffee Cup Doctrine: God's Wrath

Quotes from Scott Sauls

"What's on the inside – whatever has always been there – will come out under pressure."

"When God gives us success for a time, when he chooses to put the wind at our backs – by all means we should enjoy the experience. But we musn't hang our hats on it . . . because earthly success, in all its forms, comes to us as a gift from God and is also fleeting."
              - Scott Sauls

The Beauty of Music | Young Calvinists

The Essence of Apologetics - How to Communicate in Apologetics - bethinking.org

Why the Reformation Still Matter by Michael Reeves and Tim Chester

Hermeneutics, Preaching, and the Problem of Biblical Illiteracy - Servants of Grace

Leaders in the Home

» Time to Cut the Emotional Umbilical Cord

Monday, November 27, 2017

Friday, November 3, 2017

Faith Statement

Complentarianst - God designed man and woman for specific roles to compliment and to be a help mate to each other

Reformed saved by grace alone, not by any works of man

Cessationist- the gifts of tounges ceased after the Apostlistic age bended
There are no more Apostles alive.

5 points of Calvinism
Total Depravity
Unconditional Love
Limited Atonement
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints

Monergism - We do not add anything to our salvation, but it is all God's work. As opposed to synergism, which states that we need to cooperate with God in our salvation.

Natural man in his sinful state is depraved and corrupted completely. Every word, deed, thought, and motive is tainted by sin.

Christ's substitutionary and complete atoning death and resurrection did not merely make possible my salvation, but accomplished it. Thus "It is finished."

Infralapsarian

Premillennialism

Five Solas
Scripture Alone - The only Foundation
Christ Alone - The Only Mediator
Grace Alone - The Only Method
Faith Alone - The Only Means
Glory to God Alone - The only Ambition


Believe in the story of Creation as written in Genesis 1

Believe in innerancy of Scripture.

Belief in "traditional" marriage between one man and one woman for life, as defined in the Bible

Believe in Doctrine of Imputation, in which Adam's sin was imputed to mankind
The elect's sin was imputed to Christ on the cross, and Jesus' righteousness was imputed to the elect, which is called Imputed Righteousness.

Reject: Synergism - in which we in any way have to cooperate with God for our salvation. It shows Christ's substitutionary atonement was not enough on it's own.

Reject: Armenianism - in which man can resist the will of God and has free will to usurp God's infinite will, thus making man more powerful than God. It is saying Christ's death and resurrection made salvation possible but not complete.

Reject: Pelagianism - the belief that original sin did not taint human nature, and that mortal will is still capable of choosing God on his own, without special divine aid.

Books | Lutheran Press

God promises you

"God promises you and me his presence. I don't always feel his presence. But God's promises do NOT depend upon my feelings: they rest upon his integrity. I may fail in my promises, but He does not break his."
- R C Sproul - Enjoying God