For the last few days I’ve been quoting from Puritan writers John Flavel and John Owen. Today I want to go back to a book that I’ve quoted from a while back by Dan Phillips. In The World-Tilting Gospel Phillips spoke of the work of the Holy Spirit and the work He calls us to [...]
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Both John Flavel, in The Mystery of Providence, and John Owen, in The Mortification of Sin,” speak of the work of the Holy Spirit in our sanctification. The opening paragraph of Owen’s third chapter says, “The Holy Spirit is our only sufficiency for the work of mortification. All ways and means apart from Him have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »April 14, Words of Wisdom from Gus!
One of the things I love about being gone on mission trips is that I am reminded of just how much I love my wife and my girls. Absence does make the heart grow fonder, but last year while I was in Kenya and again while I was in China a few weeks ago I [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 20, Look Away to Higher Things
I’ll close this week’s blogs with one more quote from JC Ryle. It dawned on me today that I haven’t given you the source from which I’ve been quoting. You can find the entire sermon here. “You ought to examine yourself calmly about the subject which I have been trying to set before you. You [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 19, No Holy Spirit—no true Christianity!
Seems like this week has been JC Ryle week, but I’ll continue with quotes from Ryle on the Spirit’s work in our Salvation and His preparation of the saints for heaven. Why is it such a big deal? Why is it so hard to believe that a Son of Adam or a Daughter of Eve [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 18, The Work of Salvation
Yesterday we read JC Ryle’s description of what must take place for you and me to be made fit for heaven. We are not naturally fit because we are Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve…we fell with them in the Fall and we must be redeemed. This morning I’ll take you back to Ryle [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jan 17, Holy Spirit Fitness!
Yesterday I wrote of the wonderful news of Revelation 22:4 where John says we will see God. Can you imagine seeing Him? Do you long for heaven? Are you ready for it? How can we be ready to see Him or to be with Him? Listen to the words of JC Ryle, “For this heaven [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Nov 23, Do You Pray?
Today we come to the final question from JC Ryle on “Having the Holy Spirit.” Nothing is more important than for you and I to settle the issue of whether or not the Holy Spirit indwells us. If He does you have much to be thankful tomorrow as you celebrate Thanksgiving, but if He does [...]
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It is Tuesday and we have two more questions. Ryle takes us to question number 9 as we see to see if the Holy Spirit indwells us. If you haven’t been keeping up with the blogs or if you are new to this blog I would encourage you to go back and read the previous [...]
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It’s Monday! God has gifted us with another week and we have been dealing with the same topic since last week…Does the Holy Spirit live inside of you? My hope is that you will be either encouraged or convicted by these questions from JC Ryle. Encouraged that you are indeed saved and eternally secure or [...]
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