Yesterday, I was going to through our church hymnbook and I came across a song by the great hymn writer Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley. Check out the lyrics to this song. To say the least, songs like this are foreign to us in our modern Christian world. Soldiers of Christ, Arise Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on, Strong in the … Continue reading The Battle Belongs to the Lord

Great God of wonders! All Thy ways Are matchless, godlike, and divine; But the fair glories of Thy grace More God-like and unrivalled shine: Who is a pardoning God like Thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? Angels and men, resign your claim, To pity, mercy, love, and grace; These glories crown Jehovah’s name With an incomparable blaze: Who is a pardoning God … Continue reading Great God of Wonders!

So it is that when we succeed in cloaking the holiness of God, in focusing on his love to the exclusion of his wrath, we unsettle the whole moral universe. We create a God who may be patient, kindly, and compassionate but who is without the will to resist what is wrong, without the will to judge it, and without the power to destroy it. … Continue reading David Wells on the Taming of God’s Holiness