“For this is a rebellious people, false sons,
Sons who refuse to listen
To the instruction of the Lord;
Who say to the seers, ‘You must not see visions’;
And to the prophets, ‘You must not prophesy to us what is right,
Speak to us pleasant words, prophesy illusions.
Get out of the way, turn aside from the path,
Let us hear no [...]
Archive for May, 2009
The Mentality of False Sons
Posted in Reality on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Psalm 126 pt. 1: “A Song”
Posted in Israelology, eschatology, foundations on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
‘The Lord has done great things for them.’
The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad.” (v. 1-3)
Charles Spurgeon noted that Psalm 126 is [...]
Mercy: The Mainstay of Sonship
Posted in foundations on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him…” -Dan. 9.9
The mercifulness of God is so contrary to the revenge-driven nature of humanity, that if we see Him rightly in light of the Gospel message, we are overcome by His kindness and shocked to the core with how delightful [...]
Peccator Justus! Thoughts from the Final Words of Karl Barth
Posted in Gospel of the Kingdom, Pastoral, Reality, fellowship, foundations on May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Peccator Justus!
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” -1 Tim. 1.15
The phrase “peccator justus” is Latin for, “justified sinner.” I am not a Latin expert, or anything close to one actually, but the two words are reverberating [...]
