“Believers will receive nothing, practice nothing, recognize nothing, in the worship of Christ but only that which he has appointed. God never allowed the will of the creature to decide how best to worship God.”
John Owen
Author Archives: Steve Pruitt
Abominably Sinful
“Never was sin seen to be more abominably sinful that when the punishment of it fell upon the Son of God. When God made his Son to be sin for us, he showed how utterly impossible it was for him to let the least sin go unpunished.”
John Owen
A Table Prepared
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5 (ESV) Continue reading
Merely Heroic
“The infinite value of each human soul is not a Christian doctrine. God did not die for man because of some value He perceived in him. The value of each human soul considered simply in itself, out of relation to God, is zero. As St. Paul writes, to have died for valuable men would have been not divine but merely heroic; but God died for sinners. He loved us not because we were lovable, but because He is Love.”
C.S. Lewis
Rod and Staff
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 (ESV)
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Shadow of Death
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 (ESV)
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Paths of Righteousness
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3 (ESV) Continue reading
Restores My Soul
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3 (ESV) Continue reading