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"There was a presence in the room that couldn't have been anybody but Jesus.
I truly had a born-again experience, if you want to call it that....
It was a physical thing. I felt it all over me. I felt my whole body tremble."
Bob Dylan.
I truly had a born-again experience, if you want to call it that....
It was a physical thing. I felt it all over me. I felt my whole body tremble."
Bob Dylan.
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Life of Trials :)
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The national anthem of hell is "I Did It My Way."
Peter Kreeft
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From subtle love of softening things,
From easy choices, weakenings--
Not thus are spirits fortified,
Not this way went the Crucified==
From all that dims Thy Calvary,
O Lamb of God, deliver me.
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I know not what difficulties, or trials, or temptations,
may be before me this day. Prepare me whether for
duty or for conflict. Knowing the treachery of the
heart, I desire this morning, and each morning, to
receive fresh supplies of Your grace.
may be before me this day. Prepare me whether for
duty or for conflict. Knowing the treachery of the
heart, I desire this morning, and each morning, to
receive fresh supplies of Your grace.
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2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
13. Hold the form of sound words. Some explain it thus: ?Let thy doctrine be, as it were, a pattern which others may imitate.? I do not approve of that view. Equally removed from Paul’s meaning is Chrysostom’s exposition, that Timothy should have at hand the image of virtues engraven on his heart by Paul’s doctrine. I rather think that Paul commands Timothy to hold fast the doctrine which he had learned, not only as to substance, but as to the very form of expression; for
— the word which Paul employs on this occasion — denotes a lively picture of objects, as if they were actually placed before the eyes. Paul knew how ready men are to depart or fall off from pure doctrine. For this reason he earnestly cautions Timothy not to turn aside from that form of teaching which he had received, and to regulate his manner of teaching by the rule which had been laid down; not that we ought to be very scrupulous about words, but because to misrepresent doctrine, even in the smallest degree, is exceedingly injurious.
–– John Calvin, from his commentary on 2 Timothy
13. Hold the form of sound words. Some explain it thus: ?Let thy doctrine be, as it were, a pattern which others may imitate.? I do not approve of that view. Equally removed from Paul’s meaning is Chrysostom’s exposition, that Timothy should have at hand the image of virtues engraven on his heart by Paul’s doctrine. I rather think that Paul commands Timothy to hold fast the doctrine which he had learned, not only as to substance, but as to the very form of expression; for
–– John Calvin, from his commentary on 2 Timothy
Could it be that our modern paraphrases and simplified versions of the Bible and Confessions will, in the end, have the exact opposite effect from what we hoped for? What form will we use for the next generation?
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I hold that the words of Scripture were intended to have one definite sense, and adhere rigidly to it…To say the words do mean a thing merely because they can be tortured into meaning it is a most dishonorable and dangerous way of handling Scripture. J.C. Ryle
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"From liberality, which says everybody is right,
From the charity which forbids us to say anybody is wrong,
From the peace which is bought at the expense of truth. . .
May the Good Lord deliver us!"
Bishop J. C. Ryle - late 1800's
From the charity which forbids us to say anybody is wrong,
From the peace which is bought at the expense of truth. . .
May the Good Lord deliver us!"
Bishop J. C. Ryle - late 1800's
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Not only does authentic worship begin with a true vision of the living God, but second, authentic worship leads to a confession of sin, both individual and corporate. We see it directly in this passage: "And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke." What did Isaiah do? He said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips. For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." Isaiah was "undone," when he had seen the true and living God, when he saw God in his holiness.
Albert Mohler
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Hackett said:
[SIZE=+1]Fire and Ice[/SIZE]
Poem lyrics of Fire And Ice by Robert Frost.
Some say the world will end in fire;
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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Ron Paul for President!
"Dear Lord, the gods have been good to me. As an offering, I present these milk and cookies. If you wish me to eat them instead, please give me no sign whatsoever ... thy will be done."... (munch munch munch) - Homer Simpson (that cracks me up)
"As a young novice Luther had been abnormally worried about his salvation. At length he had arrived at te consoling theory that man is justified soley by trust in God. Good works are unnecessary. Thus Luther shifted the burden of salvation from the individual's shoulders to Christ's alone." History of the Catholic Church by Neill and Schmandt p 310-11.
"What the writers are referring to is the fact that New Agers want it both ways: if God is above human knowledge and ideas, then we are unable meaningfully and consistently to apply any predicates to God at all. New Agers insist that God is above human knowledge, yet they continue to speak of he/she/it as though they know what they're talking about." Worldviews in Conflictby Ronald Nash pg 142.
"As a young novice Luther had been abnormally worried about his salvation. At length he had arrived at te consoling theory that man is justified soley by trust in God. Good works are unnecessary. Thus Luther shifted the burden of salvation from the individual's shoulders to Christ's alone." History of the Catholic Church by Neill and Schmandt p 310-11.
"What the writers are referring to is the fact that New Agers want it both ways: if God is above human knowledge and ideas, then we are unable meaningfully and consistently to apply any predicates to God at all. New Agers insist that God is above human knowledge, yet they continue to speak of he/she/it as though they know what they're talking about." Worldviews in Conflictby Ronald Nash pg 142.
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