John Bunyan, in The Pilgrim’s Progress captures Christian’s response to the revelations of Interpreter’s house in a simple way, “Yea, and they put me in hope and fear.” To which, Interpreter responds, “Well, keep all things so in thy mind that they my be as a goad in thy sides,
Continue readingI have been reading through John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress again and have enjoyed footnotes by a Rev. Mason that set forth the beauty of salvation by Christ and His righteousness imputed freely to believers. Please read the three quotations below and be edified! Mr. Worldly-wiseman prefers morality to Christ the
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingIf 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
Continue readingExperiential 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
Continue readingThis 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
Continue readingIt 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
Continue readingBut, 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
Continue readingFrom 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
Continue readingAugustus 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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