tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post4309926640632357131..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Keep me near the crossPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-74186214168155212022009-01-19T11:24:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:24:00.000-08:00Newton has very properly said that the two pillars...<I>Newton has very properly said that the two pillars of our religion are, the work of Christ for us, and his work in us by the Holy Spirit. If you want to find the apostles, you will surely discover them standing between these two pillars; they are either discoursing upon the effect of the passion in our justification, or its equally delightful consequence in our death to the world and our newness of life.</I><BR/><BR/>These simple statements are a billion times more beautiful than the best of Bach or Mozart.<BR/><BR/>Just breathtaking.<BR/><BR/><I>...only let God the Holy Spirit give to us once again the bold and clear preaching of Christ crucified in all simplicity and earnestness, and the dwarf shall swell into a forest giant, each expanding bud shall burst into foliage, and the cedar shall tower aloft again, until the birds of the air shall lodge in the branches thereof.</I><BR/><BR/>And right there, Lord, is my prayer for my own church and our pastors.Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294589687449827936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-66406418290906232009-01-19T08:30:00.000-08:002009-01-19T08:30:00.000-08:00Prince of preachers, indeed.Thanks for the encoura...Prince of preachers, indeed.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouraging wisdom :).Sir Brasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893578064434019702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89880139947706524452009-01-19T08:07:00.000-08:002009-01-19T08:07:00.000-08:00donsands; That's what I meant.donsands; That's what I meant.Dr. Paul W. Foltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706519588133288290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-37053897154218896982009-01-19T07:52:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:52:00.000-08:00"If something is new, it isn't true."I agree conce..."If something is new, it isn't true."<BR/><BR/>I agree concerning the promises of God and the Holy Writ.<BR/><BR/>But we have had new discoveries throughout history. Galileo for instance.<BR/><BR/>And we need not fear new discoveries.<BR/><BR/>Could there be new discoveries yet to be found in the Lord's universe? It's possible I would think.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40756966488574074012009-01-19T06:48:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:48:00.000-08:00To donsands; If something is new, it isn't true. T...To donsands;<BR/> If something is new, it isn't true. Truth is eternal.<BR/> The religious peole in Acts 17, were constantly seeking some new thing.<BR/>Like you said, It's a lie from Satan.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Paul W. FoltzDr. Paul W. Foltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706519588133288290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23382542990520197942009-01-19T05:59:00.000-08:002009-01-19T05:59:00.000-08:00"O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world..."O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,<BR/>has a wondrous attraction for me;<BR/>for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above <BR/>to bear it to dark Calvary."<BR/><BR/>".. we, of all men, should be the last to spend our time in seeking something new."<BR/><BR/>Amen.<BR/><BR/>But that's the subtle lies of Satan today, we need a new kind of Christian. A new kind of church. Even, a new and improved gospel.<BR/><BR/>Shame on our pulpits.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18439899767848531532009-01-19T01:27:00.000-08:002009-01-19T01:27:00.000-08:00''Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious ...''Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain....''<BR/>The Cross is just as revellant, just as powerful today, as it ever was. Its power has not been diminished, though availed by many, and assailed by the forces of hell. ''Hallelujah for the cross''<BR/><BR/>Dr. Paul W. FoltzDr. Paul W. Foltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706519588133288290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16508803516292252582009-01-18T23:58:00.000-08:002009-01-18T23:58:00.000-08:00I am often weighed down in my soul at my perceived...I am often weighed down in my soul at my perceived slowness of my own sanctification. I feel so distant from what I should be. And then I look to the cross of Christ and hope is rekindled.<BR/><BR/>As long as I desire Christ, and that by the Holy Spirit's inflaming of my affections, I know that my longing for righteousness shall be satisfied.<BR/><BR/>http://underdogtheology.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665892625219716588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-31552326256235542422009-01-18T20:29:00.000-08:002009-01-18T20:29:00.000-08:00What a great timely and timeless message. But tha...What a great timely and timeless message. But that is the way of the Lord, who was and is and is to come. I like the imagery of standing between the two pillars, "the work of Christ for us, and his work in us by the Holy Spirit."<BR/><BR/>"Keep me near the cross"...that would make a great songR.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00745169018068536407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-49149953916427042832009-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:002009-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:00The truth is always relevant. This could have been...The truth is always relevant. This could have been written this morning. That's what I love about reading men like Spurgeon and Machen.<BR/><BR/>Looking at the picture of Spurgeon you have on this post, I wonder how long it took for someone to invent a bigger ottoman?Johnny T. Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705090001862191468noreply@blogger.com