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Outrage and Grief Toward Sin

When we studied John 11:1-44, and we considered Jesus' outrage and grief over sin and its consequences, namely death. Jesus, though he knew no sin, knew the effects of sin. Though he was sinless, he saw how full of sin this world was. It is his holiness and righteousness that fuels his outrage against sin and it is seeing its consequence in death and sorrow that fuels his ...

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Repentance and Mercy

On Tuesdays, I am reading through Sinclair Ferguson's The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction with another brother in the church. This past week we talked about chapters 8 and 9, but I was particularly encouraged by chapter 8, "True Repentance." One of the things that struck me, as it has before, is how wonderful God's mercy is. In the course of identifying elements i...

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You Know He Forgives Us, Right?

In his book Holiness by Grace, Dr. Bryan Chapell wrote, "The tears of confession and the joy of pardon are required to produce the gratitude that empowers the Christian life" (p.35). I've only just started reading Dr. Chapell's book, but I expect it to be a good one by what I've read so far. Many years ago a dear friend taught me the principle that Dr. Chapell propounds, ...

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God's Kindness Leads us to Repentance

During our initial study of the book of Judges, we spent a little bit of time reflecting on the subject of repentance. The people of Israel in the opening of Judges 2 appear to be broken, but as Sir Richard Baker once said, "Other things may be worse for breaking, yet a heart is never at the best until it is broken." A true brokenness, which may even include weeping, may v...

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