Christian Living
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A Despised Birthright
(1) Esau’s character; (2) Esau’s circumstance; (3) Esau’s choice; (4) Esau’s carelessness...
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The Indwelling Spirit
The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, meticulously edited with a 110- page memoir by Alexander Grosart, was published by James Nichol of Edinburgh in the 1860s and reprinted by the Banner of Truth Trust. Sibbes’s most famous work, The Bruised Reed, which has done so much good in healing troubled...
Christian Living
Examples of Victorious Death
God gives dying grace to His people for death’s hour. Some of His people die with little fanfare. They depart this life quietly, serenely, with barely a sigh. For others, the king of terrors is more violent, but Jesus brings them through in the end and gives them the victory....
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What can we do when our sin puts us in impossible situations?
Today, on Doctrine for Life, Dr. Joel Beeke reveals God’s mercy toward Abraham’s foolishness in the land of Egypt in the second part of his sermon on Genesis 12:17....
Christian Living
Men of Prayer
Finally, the Puritans saturated all their evangelistic efforts in prayer. They were “men of the closet” first of all. They were great preachers only because they were also great petitioners who wrestled with God for divine blessing upon their preaching. Richard Baxter said, “Prayer must carry on our work as...
Christian Living
During Family Worship
During family worship, aim for the following: 1. Brevity. As Richard Cecil said, “Let family worship be short, savory, simple, tender, heavenly.” Family worship that is too long makes children restless and may provoke them to wrath. If you worship twice a day, try ten minutes in the morning and...
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The Place of the Law in the Christian Life
As seen above, the Law’s end is in Christ’s work, but the Law is not abolished, nor does the experience of God’s grace detract from the authority and permanence of the Law of God. So, how did the Puritans work out the implications of this in Christian experience? First, the...
Christian Living
The Bible in the Suitcase
A group of young people were visiting their minister and his wife one evening. The conversation was about praying in front of strangers. “What do you think of this?” asked a young woman. “Let’s say, there are two men on a business trip. They share a hotel room and one...
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Circumcision as a Covenant Sign
(1) Its summons; (2) Its symbolism; (3) Its supplanter; (4) Its support...
