If you’re not familiar with Paul David Tripp, you need to be. He defines love as follows: “Love is willing self-sacrifice for the good of another that does not require reciprocation or that the person being loved is deserving” (from his book on marriage What Did You Expect?, p. 188). You can see how Tripp explains [...]
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“What is Love?”
Posted in love of God, Quotes on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Edwards’ 26th Resolution
Posted in love of God, Quotes, The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Resolved, To cast away such things, as I find do abate my assurance. This resolution continues the thought of the 25th resolution which deals with Edwards doing everything he can to root out whatever causes him to doubt God’s love for Him. He says he will “cast way” whatever my hinder his assurance in that [...]
Jonathan Edwards – Resolution # 25
Posted in love of God, Quotes, The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Resolved, To examine carefully, and constantly, what that one thing in me is, which causes me in the least to doubt of the love of God: and to direct all my forces against it. May I do the same thing – carefully and constantly!
“Somebody, Somewhere, Love Me”
Posted in Atheists, evangelism, Gospel, Jesus Christ, love of God on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Somebody, somewhere, love me.” Those were the words of Madalyn Murray O’Hair – the most well-known atheist in the United States a generation ago. They were written at least six times in her two-thousand page diary. Obviously, her commitment to atheism didn’t provide her with the love she needed. Neither did money, success, fame, [...]
Read it Again For the First Time
Posted in encouragement, goodness of God, love of God, sovereignty of God on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I read a verse again for the first time. I’ve come across it before, but this time it jumped out at me. Ecclesiastes 7:14 says, “In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: surely God has appointed (ordained, created, or made) the one as well as [...]
