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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Jim Rogers on Fannie, Freddie, & Dollar Crisises

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"Let faith look on Christ in the gospel as he is set forth dying and crucified for us. Look on him under the weight of our sins, praying, bleeding, dying; bring him in that condition into thy heart by faith; apply his blood so shed to thy corruptions: do this daily."
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The Mere Mercy of God

This calling of Abram is a signal instance of the gratuitous mercy of God. Had Abram been beforehand with God by any merit of works? Had Abram come to him, or conciliated his favour? Nay, we must ever recall to mind that he was plunged in the filth of idolatry; and God freely stretches forth his hand to bring back the wanderer. He deigns to open his sacred mouth, that he may show to one, deceived by Satan's wiles, the way of salvation.

But this is done designedly, in order that the manifestation of the grace of God might become the more conspicuous in his person. For he is an example of the vocation of us all; for in him we perceive, that, by the mere mercy of God, those things that are not are raised from nothing, in order that they may begin to be something.
-John Calvin, Genesis, (Banner of Truth), p. 343

"Nor the faith also does not shut out the justice of our good works, necessarily to be done afterwards of duty towards GOD (for we are most bounden to serve GOD, in doing good deeds, commanded by him in his holy Scripture, all the days of our life): But it excludes them, so that we may not do them to this intent, to be made good by doing of them. For all the good works that we can do, be imperfect, and therefore not able to deserve our justification: but our justification doth come freely by the mere mercy of God..." (Thomas Cranmer - Homily of Justification)

Be Not Deceived...

Sin is never less quiet, than when it seems to be most quiet; and, its waters are for the most part deep, when they are still. - John Owen

Justification-Sanctification/Law-Gospel

In short, I affirm, that not by our own merit but by faith alone, are both our persons and works justified; and that the justification of works depends on the justification of the person, as the effect on the cause. (John Calvin, Acts of the Council of Trent with the Antidote)

The law guides, directs, commands, all things that are against the interest and rule of sin. It judgeth and condemneth both the things that promote it and the persons that do them; it frightens and terrifies the consciences of those who are under its dominion. But if you shall say unto it, “What then shall we do? this tyrant, this enemy, is too hard for us. What aid and assistance against it will you afford unto us? what power will you communicate unto its destruction?” Here the law is utterly silent, or says that nothing of this nature is committed unto it of God: nay, the strength it hath it gives unto sin for the condemnation of the sinner: “The strength of sin is the law.” But the gospel, or the grace of it, is the means and instrument of God for the communication of internal spiritual strength unto believers. By it do they receive supplies of the Spirit or aids of grace for the subduing of sin and the destruction of its dominion… (John Owen, A Treatise of the Dominion of Sin and Grace)

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Recommended Books

  • A Better Way by Michael Horton
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  • Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
  • Christless Christianity by Michael Horton
  • Covenant, Justification, Pastoral Ministry edited by R.S. Clark
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  • Divine Covenants and Moral Order - A Biblical Theology of Natural Law by David VanDrunen
  • Evangelicalism Divided by Iain H. Murray
  • Family Vocation: God's Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood by Veith and Moerbe
  • Galatians Commentary by Martin Luther
  • God's Battalions: The Case For The Crusades by Rodney Stark
  • Him We Proclaim - Preaching Christ From All The Scriptures by Dennis E. Johnson
  • Introducing Covenant Theology (God of Promise) by Michael Horton
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  • John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor by W. Robert Godfrey
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  • Living in God's Two Kingdoms by David VanDrunen
  • Men and Women - Enjoying The Difference by Larry Crabb
  • Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms: A Study in the Development of Reformed Social Thought by David M. VanDrunen,
  • Of The Mortification of Sin in Believers by John Owen
  • Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
  • Putting Amazing Back Into Grace by Michael Horton
  • Romans Commentary by John Stott
  • The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way by Michael Horton
  • The Genesis of Science: How the Christian Middle Ages Launched The Scientific Revolution by James Hannam
  • The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall
  • The Institutes of Religion by John Calvin
  • The Law Is Not Of Faith, ed. by Estelle, Fesko, VanDrunen
  • The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Edward Fisher
  • The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis
  • The Theology of the Westminster Standards by John Fesko
  • The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson
  • Thomas Cranmer by Diarmaid MacCulloch
  • Thomas Cranmer's Doctrine of Repentance by Ashley Null
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