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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.
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Tag Archives: Christian Focus
10 marks of Christ upon which faith leans
What is Christian faith? Faith is heart-felt, dependent trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Here’s Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 marks of Christ upon which faith leans: Faith lives and leans upon the name of Christ; for “his name … Continue reading
Preacher, what do you depend on?
I often feel inadequate as a preacher. I don’t know if this is because of being dyslexic in a word ministry. It is very easy to convince myself that non-dyslexic preachers must have it much easier than me. In some … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Focus, Expository Preaching, inadequacy, Mentor, R.A. Finlayson, Reformed theology
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True Revival
During the summer, I came across a helpful description of what happens when true revival is seen in the church. In his book A Mighty Fortress (Christian Focus 2003), T.M. Moore cites the work of John H. Armstrong who has … Continue reading
Edward Fisher: The Marrow of Modern Divinity
For the past four years I have been on the look out for The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher. It was not available in print or on-line but it has now been published in both media. Christian Focus … Continue reading
Bedtime benedictions for my kids
I’ve been blessing my kids at bedtime for over a year using the “Father’s blessings for his children” packs from Bethlehem Baptist church. My kids love being blessed and will remind me if I forget, “can I have a blessing … Continue reading
Why Christ’s love is better than wine #1
I’ve started reading CH Spurgeon’s sermons on Song of Solomon and really loved his first meditation on why Christ’s love is better than wine. These are the first Spurgeon sermons I remember reading. His work is not expository but what … Continue reading
Antinomian, neonomian or pure gospel?
As a lapsed neonomian and a Scotsman, this extract from Joel Beeke’s introduction to The Beauties of Ebenezer Erskine, has given me the appetite to read on. Beeke writes: The beauties of Ebernezer Erkine offers the best portions of his … Continue reading
Transforming Grace 