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Comment on American Evangelicalism by Sam

Sam — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:28:48 +0000

Jesus is STRONG!!!

Comment on Been Awhile by marty

marty — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:46:08 +0000

thanks JG – I just stole the clip for my facebook profile!

Comment on Prayer of Confession and Repentance by Jon

Jon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:07:28 +0000

Definitely man, its gonna be sweet!

Comment on Prayer of Confession and Repentance by Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:55:54 +0000

That book is really great. I haven’t actually finished the book all the way through but have read many pieces of it. Thanks for sharing that excerpt from it.

I’m looking forward to seeing you next week at Regionals…it’s going to be good to catch up with you.

Comment on Prayer of Confession and Repentance by Jon

Jon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:21:49 +0000

I’m reading “Praying: Moving from Duty to Delight” by J.I. Packer, and he wrote on this in a passage I just read this morning:

“When we speak of unanswered prayer, we often mean not answered according to the terms of our asking. But to call that “unanswered” is misleading and irreverent. We have seen this in the case of Paul’s plea for his thorn to be taken away, and now look at the following.

‘He asked for strength that he might achieve;
he was made weak that he might obey.
He asked for health that he might do greater things;
he was given infirmity that he might do better things.
He asked for riches that he might be happy;
he was given poverty that he might be wise.

He asked for power that he might have the praise of men;
he was given weakeness that he might feel the need of God.
He asked for all things that he might enjoy life;
he was given life that he might enjoy all things.
He has received nothing that he asked for, but all that he hoped for.
His prayer is answered.’”

Later he concludes, “It is beyond us to track all of God’s answers to our prayers, since these do not always correspond in form to the original petitions. The prose-poem quoted earlier shows this. God reserves the right to answer the prayer we SHOULD have made rather than the one we DID make.”

Comment on Rejoice!! Give Glory to God by Sam

Sam — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:31:22 +0000

God is SOOO GOOD!!

Comment on Rejoice!! Give Glory to God by Shane

Shane — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:20:12 +0000

Rock and roll!

Comment on Justification by jondouthit

jondouthit — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:25:48 +0000

I love those videos. Especially the second, elaborating on why faith is the vehicle God has chosen to convey grace. I thought about this last year: that God would not only take the only virtue that is completely universal – everyone has the capacity for faith, if they will but fall down – but that He would also choose the emptiest of virtues, in which abides nothing but weakness, desperation…and hope, in something greater than one’s self.

Comment on Sin by Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:12:38 +0000

so true…Why do we act like orphans when we are truly children of God?
We need Him more than our pride.

Comment on Monergism Books Sale by Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:16:36 +0000

Definitely Chris, it’s on the way…:). I wish I was able to buy you that set and Martyn Lloyd-Jones Romans Commentary! Some day.