September 18, 2014
by Ricky Jones
| Tags: Grace, Justification, Freedom,
Do you know what it feels like to be loved? Do you really trust yourself to someone that you know loves you? If you do, then you know love has power. It has the power to change you. You may not understand it, but you know it is there. That is the power that allows the Christian to live in freedom without fear and without pursuing sin. ...
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August 15, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: cross, Justification, God's goodness, Trust
We will never have peace until we trust God's motives toward us.
God's hatred of the sin is not hatred of the sinner. Nay, the greatness of his sin seems rather to deepen than to lessen the divine compassion. At least we may say that the increasing misery which increasing sin entails calls into new intensity the paternal pity of the God of the spirits of all flesh. "It gr...
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August 12, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: Law, sanctification, Justification, peace
We easily get led astray into thinking of the gospel as a new law. Now all we have to do is believe and be saved. Not only is this completely untrue, but it is unhelpful. This idea just throws us into the never ending loop of wondering whether or not we have believed sincerely enough.
Jesus did not come to make it easier for us to save ourselves. He came to save us. ...
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August 11, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: love, Repentance, Justification, peace
Some may protest: I do not deserve peace. I am a sinner and I have not repented fully enough yet.
If you did repent fully enough wouldn't you be a proud piece of work. Then you would have to repent of all that pride. Stop trying to please yourself with your repentance and be pleased with Christ. ...
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August 9, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: love, Justification, salvation
Do I love Christ purely enough to be saved.
Of course not. But his love for you is more than enough. ...
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August 8, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: faith, Justification, salvation,
Maybe you have no peace because your faith is not strong enough.
Much more likely, you have no peace because you are looking to your faith to give you peace instead of looking to Christ alone. ...
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August 7, 2014
by Ricky Jones
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Category:
Jesus Only
| Tags: blog, Justification, faith, motives, Gospel,
What keeps Christians from enjoying the peace God wants them to enjoy?
If you understand the gospel, but still do not have peace, I would invite you to go back and examine the gospel again. You are probably resting peace on yourself and not on Christ. In this Chapter, Bonar looks at every reason you might think God rejects you and corrects your understanding of the Gos...
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