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Tag Archives: love of God
Grasping the threefold love of God
Reading John M. Frame’s Doctrine of God I came across the following extract from Francis Turretin’s, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, III.8,5 on God’s love. A threefold love of God is commonly held; or rather there are three degrees of one … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of grace
Tagged Election, Elenctic Theology, Francis Turretin, God's love, justification, love of God, sanctification, Turretin
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Bruce Milne on the Garden and Gospel
I’m reading Bruce Milne’s The Message of Heaven and Hell in preparation for my next MMTC lecture, personal eschatology. Eschatology is like making sense of a good crime novel, we don’t get it right unless we understand what happened in … Continue reading
Posted in Grace in Eden
Tagged Adam and Eve, Bruce Milne, covenant of grace, EMA, grace of God, heaven, hell, love of God, Preaching
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10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love #10
Here’s the 10th and final abridged extract from Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 point sermon on 10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love: 10. God in Christ is our God (to crown all). He makes a grant … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of the giver
Tagged Ebenezer Erskine, God of love, God's poeple, love of God
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More Erskine like Piper
Here’s more classic Ebenezer Erskine with overtures of John Piper’s passionate theology (the full sermon is called God in Christ, a God of love). For a similar post, see Has Piper ever read Erskine? Is it so, that a God … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of the giver
Tagged Christian Hedonism, Ebenezer Erskine, faith, good works, Hope, humility, John Piper, love of God, Patience, praise, Prayer, zeal
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I do not think I can preach tonight
I love this opening line of Charles Spurgeon’s sermon on Song of Solomon 1:4, The memory of Christ’s love: I Do not think I can preach tonight. I feel so weary, and worn, and ill. Still, I can talk to … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Preaching
Tagged Charles Spurgeon, love of God, Preaching, Spurgeon
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10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love #1
Here’s abridged extracts from Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 point sermon on 10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love: 1. GOD in Christ is a reconciled God, a God of peace, that has received the atonement : … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of the giver
Tagged Christ, Ebenezer Erskine, God is love, Grace, love of God, pardon, Peace, promises of God, reconciliation, throne of grace
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Transforming Grace 