- We lost a paradise by sin,
and have gained a heaven by the cross.
Stephen Charnock (1628-80)
Until sin be bitter,
Christ will not be sweet.
Thomas Watson (1668)
The cross once seen
is death to every vice.
William Cowper (1835)
The tear of repentance is shed by the eye of faith, and faith, as it weeps, stands beneath the cross.
Horatius Bonar? (1880s)
Let them that will, repent, that Christ may do for them.
I believe what Christ hath done for me, that I may repent.
Thomas Boston (1720s)
A discovery of Christ
in the light of the Spirit,
wastes, weakens and withers
the body of sin.
Ebenezer Erskine (1730s)
If you will remember Christ's love, you will be lifted up from your crookedness, and made straight.
C.H. Spurgeon (1890)
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Category Archives: The nature of grace
The cross of Christ is God’s warning and invitation to all.
Just last month, on March 16th, a coroner in West London issued a serious warning to all smartphone users. Don’t charge your phone when you are in the bath. The warning was issued after 32 year old Richard Bull, tragically … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Mamba, Gibbetting, Good Friday, Richard Bull, The cross of Christ
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Amos, the earthquake, the wrath of God and the cross
The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake. Amos 1:1 The prophecy of Amos, the shepherd prophet, who lived 800 years before Christ, opens with a unique contextual … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of grace, The nature of the giver
Tagged Amos 1, earthquakes, The Cross, wrath, wrath of God
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Why it pleased the Father to bruise the Son
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him. Isaiah 53:10 Stephen Charnock considers God’s pleasure in bruising the Son and how the forgiveness of the sinner is a geater pleasure to God than the cost and the pain of the … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Stephen Charnock, substitutionary atonement
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Economics according to Jesus #3 – debt cancellation
Debt and Jubilee Yesterday I blogged on the total UK savings pot. But where there are savers there must also be borrowers and debt is an issue which needs to be addressed. UK private borrowing (mortages, car loans, credit cards … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Eisenstein, debt, debt cancellation, Rolling Jubilee, the gospel, The Guardian
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Economics according to Jesus #2 – total savings and generosity
Piles of cash and generosity Yesterday I posted on the paradox of thrift, which is the economic phenomenon of an increase in the savings ratio of the average person during recession (an attitude which exacerbates the effect of the economic … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, generosity, Jesus, the gospel, UK economy
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Economics according to Jesus #1 – worry and the saving ratio
A high savings ratio and worry about tomorrow. Economic news has become part of daily life since the start of the 2008 global fanacial crisis. Economics is a complex subject and national governments everywhere are trying to kickstart economies, avoid … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, Jesus, Matthew 6, money, paradox fo thrift, savings, savings rates, savings ratio
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If I were curator of the Natural History Museum
One of the many things we did in London at half term was to visit the Natural History Museum. It was a fantastic family outing. Over three hours grumble-free time with lots of “look at this daddy, this is amazing”, as the … Continue reading
