Wayne Grudem defines means of grace within the church as “activities within the fellowship of the church that God uses to give more grace to Christians.” Grudem believes there are also personal means of grace such as personal prayer, worship, Bible study and personal faith. But in chapter 48 of his Systematic Theology, as part [...]
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Means of Grace According to Wayne Grudem
Posted: March 27, 2012 in Spiritual DisciplinesTags: Means of Grace, Wayne Grudem
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Worshiping with Mary’s Heart and Serving with Martha’s Hands, Part 2
Posted: February 22, 2012 in Christ, LIfe of Christ, Spiritual DisciplinesTags: medes and persians, Warren Wiersbe
I. Laboring and Learning Out of Balance (verses 38-40a) II. Laboring and Learning Out of Balance Result in Complaining (v. 40b) A. Martha complains about Jesus (v. 40c) You have to say Martha is no respecter of persons: “Don’t you care, Jesus?” Of course He cares, Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51) [...]
Worshiping with Mary’s Heart and Serving with Martha’s Hands, Part 1
Posted: February 20, 2012 in Christ, LIfe of Christ, Spiritual DisciplinesTags: A. W. Tozer, Charles Spurgeon, Donald S. Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Mark Driscoll, mary and martha, sibling rivalry, Stephen Davey, Susanna Wesley, things to do list
An elementary teacher was helping one of her kindergarten students get his cowboy boots on before leaving for home. He had asked her for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and pushing, the boots just did not want to fit all the way – they seemed too small. She persisted and [...]
A Hot Cup of Tea and Meditation
Posted: February 15, 2012 in Spiritual DisciplinesTags: donald s whitney, Donald S. Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, psalm 1, psalm 119, spiritual discipline, spiritual disciplines for the christian life, Thomas Watson
Here are some more old and new thoughts on meditation as I have continued to think on this subject. Donald S. Whitney uses the analogy of preparing a hot cup of tea to illustrate meditation: You are the cup of hot water and the intake of Scripture is represented by the tea bag. Hearing God’s [...]
Meditation: The Secret of Jonathan Edwards’ Influence
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Spiritual DisciplinesTags: Donald S. Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Jonathan Edwards, Meditation, Thomas Manton
It is easy for us who are bombarded with information not to meditate or process all the input to which we are exposed. We are inundated with news from our car radios, emails at work, texts and tweets from friends, web-site surfing, and podcasts and TV in the evenings. And don’t forget all the cell [...]
We have many Marthas, but where are the Marys?
Posted: February 7, 2012 in Book Reviews, Spiritual DisciplinesTags: B. B. Warfield, prayer closet, religious exercises, spiritual disciplines, The Religious Life of Theological Students, theological students
B. B. Warfield warned busy theological students in his The Religious Life of a Theological Student, “There is no mistake more terrible than to suppose that activity in Christian work can take the place of depth of Christian affections” (The Religious Life of a Theological Student /The Master’s Perspective on Pastoral Ministry, page 27). “Activity, [...]
Review: The Religious Life of Theological Students by Benjamin B. Warfield, Part 1
Posted: February 4, 2012 in Book Reviews, Spiritual DisciplinesTags: B. B. Warfield, Cotton Mather, J. Gresham Machen, Princeton Theological Seminary, The Religious Life of Theological Students, Westminster Seminary
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) was professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1887-1921. Warfield is considered the last of the great Princeton theologians before the split in 1929 that formed Westminster Seminary under the leadership of J. Gresham Machen. I am reviewing a message he delivered to pastoral students at the Autumn Conference of Princeton Theological Seminary on October 4, [...]
