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Jesus’ title ‘Son of Man’
I’ve been enjoying a monograph entitled “The Son of Man as the Son of God“ by Seyoon Kim which looks at the meaning and significance of Daniel 17:13-14 for Jesus’ self-designation as the Son of Man. A summary statement is found on page 36, With “the ‘Son of Man'” then Jesus
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The Solid Granite Rock
It is vital to firmly ground the Christian faith in the objective realities of God’s work and yet these must be subjectively appropriated by individual people. J.G. Vos wrote a fine booklet (“Ashamed of the tents of Shem?”) on the promotion of the Psalms (and the singing of them!) in
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God’s enemies overcome
I am reading a defense of singing the Psalms, written by J.G. Vos. He makes excellent points for the retaining of the Psalms and their appropriation for worship in the church of Jesus Christ. The first point Vos makes is the historicity of God’s dealings and how redemption is always
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Ezekiel 33:11
“I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked!” (Ezekiel 33:11) What a glorious declaration from God that death and destruction need not be inevitable. There is a way of life, a restoration of hope that is certain and it begins with God. We must know that God is
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From night of sorrow to morning of joy
Ezekiel 33 has drawn my attention recently and so I would like to share, in two posts, insights gleaned from Patrick Fairbairn’s The Vision’s of Ezekiel. The calamity, so often foretold and warned against, has come; and he must now address himself to the more agreeable task of reviving the hopes
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The purpose of world history
We think of history in human-centered categories and for our small schemes. The glory of the Christian truth is the enlarging and unifying understanding of and goal for world history it provides. Dutch-reformed theologian, Herman Bavinck wrote concerning this in his book The Sacrifice of Praise which are meditations for preparing
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“Beyond all human union”
Charles Spurgeon provided a gem of a thought in this morning’s (July 22) morning meditation in Morning and Evening based on Jeremiah 3:14, “I am married unto you.” First he sets forth the wondrous fulfillment of the marriage reality in the eternal union between Christ and His people. …for in
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“The impulse of their hearts”
Every true Christian will confess the truth. This is not merely their calling by god but also the “impulse of their hearts”! Herman Bavinck has written wondrously about the biblical truth and doctrines – not merely to be admired intellectually but to be confessed publicly! Confession is not a burden
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No perfect church unity here below
The reality of church disunity, division, schism is unmistakable and can be a blight on the Name and cause of Christ. A legitimate question we must consider is “what degree of unity among churches should we strive for in this world?” The puritan, Richard Baxter, addresses this question in the
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A common sentiment about doing good
Well meaning Christians can focus their efforts on the spiritual concerns of their own heart. Richard Baxter addresses this nicely in the following excerpt, One, and the better, is some religious people who think that their business is only with God and their own hearts, and that if they could