Extreme Poverty and Extreme Generosity
I have read through the book of 2 Corinthians several times over the years, but the other day I noticed something remarkable as I read through the first few verse of chapter 8. “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and … Continue reading Extreme Poverty and Extreme Generosity
He who did not spare his own Son…..how will he not also graciously give us all things?
“He spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all; how shall he not with him freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32). How is it imaginable that God should withhold, after this, spirituals or temporals, from his people? How shall he not call them effectually, justify them freely, sanctify them thoroughly, and glorify them eternally? How shall he not clothe them, … Continue reading He who did not spare his own Son…..how will he not also graciously give us all things?
Reading less could be reading more
I came across this quote in John Piper’s book, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, which I found to be very thought provoking: “I [do not] want to give the impression that I think there is virtue in reading many books. In fact one of my greatest complaints in seminary was that professors trained students in bad habits of superficial reading because they assigned too many … Continue reading Reading less could be reading more