Showing posts with label NT - Luke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NT - Luke. Show all posts
Monday, September 22, 2014

What Do You Rejoice In?

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D. A. Carson: THE STORY IS TOLD of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, one of the most influential preachers of the twentieth century. When he was dyin...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

A Unified Salvation History on Display in the Gospels

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"Even a cursory survey indicates that each of the Gospels is firmly yet distinctively embedded in Israel's story through its respec...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

They Never Know a Moment's Peace

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Commenting on Isa. 57:20 in a sermon on Mt. 5:5-7 and Lk. 6:20-21, Calvin remarks: Only those blinded by vanity, lies, and prejudice will ...
Monday, June 30, 2014

How the Early Church Multiplied

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Acts 9:31 states one of a handful of summary statements that Luke provides periodically throughout the book of Acts. And I just wish to poin...
Friday, May 23, 2014

The Apostolic Proclamation

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A good friend and I have been noting for years the centrality of the resurrection in apostolic preaching (particularly in Acts). And yet Eva...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Far Too Easily Pleased

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C. S. Lewis: The New Testament has lots to say about self-denial, but not about self-denial as an end in itself. We are told to deny ourse...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Sons of Abraham from All Eternity

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It is well known and often pointed out that Luke 19:10 states the great theme (or at least one of the great themes) of Luke's account of...
Monday, June 17, 2013

The Synoptic Problem, Questioning Q, and Satan

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Peter Leithart: If the view of the church fathers explains the gospels, and does so fairly simply, why do scholars have to invent a compli...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

God's Father-Love in the School of Prayer

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A good lesson in the school of prayer: The knowledge of God's Father-love is the first and simplest, but also the last and highest les...
Monday, September 3, 2012

Dear Father, Deliver Us From All Evil

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A Lutheran prayer for God's protection from all evil: Dear Father, give us our daily bread, good seasons, and health. Protect us from ...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Meekness Is not Weakness

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"Meekness is not weakness, but is what you get when a powerful wild horse has been tamed (all the same power, but now under control)....
Friday, November 25, 2011

The Voice and Presence of Christ in His People

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Consider John Owen's teaching on the voice of Christ in his apostles: "The epistles of the apostles are no less Christ's sermon...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Calvinism Everywhere, Part 34

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A striking recounting of Saul's death is retold in 1 Chronicles 10. Striking, because we're told two truths side by side: that Saul ...
Friday, December 24, 2010

What is Necessary for a Good Prayer

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Martin Luther was a man who knew how to pray. And so it is good to listen to his counsel on this matter. It is especially good for those of ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Marriage as Manifest Glory

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Some years back, I believe in 2004, Doug Wilson preached 40 sermons on marriage.  Well, my wife Em and I have been listening to some of thos...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Hallowed Be Your Name

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Luther's 1519 exposition of the Lord's Prayer in volume 42 of his writings is wonderful stuff.  For the exegete and biblical theolog...