Do You Love Others?
Love is the defining characteristic of a Christian. Love for God and love for others are the two fountains from which all other duties flow, and are the underlying motivations for all true Christian practice. Several verses attest to this fact, but a few key texts should suffice. In John 15:12-13, Christ gives His disciples the commandment that they [...]
Thoughts on Studying for the Right Reasons
In the introduction to Marriage to a Difficult Man, John Piper writes, Edwards made it plain in his preaching and in his living that he believed great thoughts about God without great love towards people are sure evidences of hypocrisy and the pathway to hell. For Edwards there was no separating high views of God [...]
Let Gunner Preach at You
My good friend David “Gunner” Gundersen is an excellent writer. This is because he is an excellent thinker–and the reason he is such a solid thinker is because he writes so often (see the pattern?). I encourage you to read one of his latest posts about how we can tend to fall into the temptation to despise preaching if [...]
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