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A believer’s devotion and hope
The following two excerpts are from F.W. Krummacher’s “David: King of Israel” in the part of chapter 12 of 2 Samuel when the LORD chastises David. I appreciated the singular purpose of glorifying the LORD in this first quote, where Krummacher is expounding on verse 14, “given occasion for the
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Momentous Confrontation
If the first impression following an experiential acquaintance with the King of kings is an acute sense of estrangement, the second would be confrontation. Again in the words of the 19th century German pastor, F.W. Krummacher, The Lord calls you by name, and while the relation in which you have
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Personal acquaintance with the King
Experiential religion is knowing the Triune God personally. It is described by F.W. Krummacher in his sermons on the life of David in the sermon on David calling Mephibosheth to himself in 2 Samuel 9. Krummacher writes, Until that time he [the sinner awakened out of his death-sleep]] knew Him
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What defines our congregation?
This is such a challenging question to answer, what is the essence of who we are? Some churches strive to be known for inclusion, some for social activism, others for the broad impact on culture…we desire to be known as a congregation which experiences the God of truth and the
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Apologetics not after the manner of men
It is easy to try to “out-reason” or “out-argue” unbelievers with the Gospel truths. Yet, such an approach to people who are spiritually blind and morally enslaved will be futile in our own strength. The following is an application Friedrich Krummacher makes from 2 Samuel 5 to our interactions with
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Opposers of God
But, on the contrary, woe to them who, under the banner of the “prince of this world,” oppose the interests of the kingdom of heaven, while at the same time, though unconsciously and against their will, they are compelled to do it service. These will one day find associating itself
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The ugliness of war
From Friedrich Krummacher, a German pastor in the 1800’s we find the following excerpt on the atrocity of war, There will be no end to wars and rumors of wars in the world till the longed-for time arrives, when according the prophecy of Zechariah, “there shall be upon the bells
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Our righteousness = filthy rags!
Augustus Toplady wrote the hymn “Rock of Ages” which contains this verse Nothing in my hands I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace: Foul, I to the fountain fly, Wash me, Savior, or I die. Christ teaches
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God’s Way of Salvation
In thinking about the Spirit’s work in peoples’ hearts when confronting them about the way of salvation, Dutch-reformed pastor Gerard Wijsse wrote, Already from the very outset, the natural man rebels against the way which is pleasing to God when he asks the question which has arisen in all of
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“The Standing Course of Errorists”
From the pen of Samuel Miller regarding the growth and development of false teaching and heresy, When heresy rises in an evangelical body, it is never frank and open. It always begins by skulking, and assuming a disguise. Its advocates, when together, boast of great improvements, and congratulate one another