- 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
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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.
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Thomas Boston (1720s)
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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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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
Posted in The nature of grace
Tagged forgiveness, Stephen Charnock, substitutionary atonement
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Why did God not simply decide to restore fallen man?
I’ve been reading Stephen Charnock (1628-1680 & assistant minister to Thomas Watson at Bishopsgate Street) on the knowledge of Christ Crucified. Charnock asks, why didn’t God simply restore man after the fall: Suppose God might have pardoned sin, and recovered … Continue reading
Co-dependency as a route to ministry burnout #2
In one of three illustrations on sacrificial love, the love which lies at the heart of God and which led to Christ’s death for sinners, Tim Keller shows what it means to be crucified by loving those who are in … Continue reading
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Tagged co-dependency, love, ministry bunout, sacrificial love, substitutionary atonement, Tim Keller
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Substitutionary atonement for kids
We were on the second of our “big words that end in SHUN” yesterday, substitution. If you’ve thought that the thought of teaching substitutionary atonement to kids is a little daunting, you’re no different to me, until I realised that … Continue reading
Christian Vision for Men – Men and Motives #3 Codelife
Christian Vision for Men is launching a new initiative called “Codelife“. This is a set of twelve aspirational values taken from the bible. As I heard the 12 codes explained at a CVM seminar last Saturday it occurred to me … Continue reading
Acts 20:28 and priorities in ministry
In Acts 20:27-28 the Apostle Paul establishes priorities in ministry, which are to ensure that the whole will of God is proclaimed and ministers are innocent of the blood of all men (Acts 20:27): Keep watch over yourselves and all … Continue reading
The wonder of substitutionary atonement: Ebenezer Erkine
Here’s a wonderful little post-Easter series of thoughts on Christ’s death from 18th century Scottish preacher Ebenezer Erskine: Let faith fasten upon the suretyship of Christ, or his substitution in our room and stead. He gave bond, may faith say, … Continue reading
