They are best but doubtful signs -- if our people crowd to hear the word -- if they love our persons -- admire our discourses -- and are brought to a general confession of sinfulness, or to a temporary interest in our message. Nor must we on the other hand too hastily conclude upon their … Continue reading Symptoms of Success Are Frequently Mistaken
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Self-Righteousness Can Feed Upon Doctrines, As Well As Upon Works
“There is a principle of self, which disposes us to despise those who differ from us; and we are often under its influence, when we think we are only shewing a becoming zeal in the cause of God. I readily believe that the leading points of Arminianism spring from, and are nourished by, the pride … Continue reading Self-Righteousness Can Feed Upon Doctrines, As Well As Upon Works
Imagine that the Pandemic Swept Through and that all Public Assemblies Were Banned for Reasons of Public Health and Safety.
In 2007, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne ended their essential ministry book The Trellis and the Vine with the following thought experiment: As we write, the first worrying signs of a swine-flu pandemic are making headlines around the world. Imagine that the pandemic swept through your part of the world, and that all public assemblies of … Continue reading Imagine that the Pandemic Swept Through and that all Public Assemblies Were Banned for Reasons of Public Health and Safety.
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