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3.27.2007

God spoke to john piper

I was amazed to read about God's recent conversation with John Piper. You can read about it here.

3.19.2007

do you know Him?

Tim Maughan read portions of the text in this video last night at the sunday six service. It's a powerful message and well done on this video. Enjoy!

3.16.2007

a must read

It's been a little while since I wrote, in part because I spent some time in Colorado doing a wedding and in San Diego at a conference.

I came across this article regarding the death of John Piper's father. It is a must read. May it bless you and cause you to live for the mission of Christ.

3.05.2007

God's sovereignty over salvation

I am currently helping teach a theology overview class on Sunday nights, and last night we studied the doctrine of salvation. The Bible quite clearly teaches that God is in charge of salvation and is ultimately responsible for any individual surrendering to Jesus (Acts 13:48; Rom. 8:28-30; Eph. 1:3-6). Nonetheless, many debate it.

I made the following statement last night, which may surprise you: "All Christians instinctively believe in God’s sovereignty over salvation."

I take this point from J.I. Packer who, in Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God, says that there are two evidences that prove this point. 1) All Christians thank God for their salvation and 2) All Christians pray for the conversion of others. Neither would make sense unless we instinctively knew that God was responsible for saving people. Packer writes, "On our feet we may have arguments about it, but on our knees we are all agreed."

Oh, that we would treasure the gift of God in saving us and that we would seek for him to open the hearts of those who do not yet see him as sweet and satisfying.