“I ask, in the first place, whether it is wise to speak of faith as the one thing needful and the only thing required, as many seem to do nowadays in handling the doctrine of sanctification. Is it wise to proclaim in such a direct, blatant, and absolute way, as many do, that the holiness of converted people is by faith only, and not at all by personal exertion? Is it in harmony with God’s Word? I doubt it.” [If you do not know that holiness is required by the Lord; or what that looks like in practical, real life, then this book is a requirement for you to enable you to walk the Christian pilgrimage through this vanity fair we live in.]
Category: Book Review / Highlights
What Does The Holy Spirit’s Intercession Look Like In Our Daily Life?
There are several posts from this blog linked to this post because they are directly related to the last post about how the Holy Spirit helps the weak. These linked posts are about the following: the five stage struggle of faith developed by Jonathan Edwards; instruction about self-observation, examination, journaling…from Jonathan Edwards; instruction in basic doctrines such as justification and faith; and lastly, some basic instruction on God’s purpose in affliction; and spiritual disciplines that help Christians deal with the aforementioned
The Bruised Reed, Puritan Richard Sibbes
Puritan Richard Sibbes’ book, The Bruised Reed, provides a tender-hearted, Christ exalting exposition and application of Isaiah 42:1-3. Dejected sinners and struggling saints alike have found much encouragement in Sibbes’ book, since the early 1600s; you may also, please spend 15 minutes listening to chapter one: The Reed and the Bruising
Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life, Meditation: Part 5
This post focuses on the concept of Christian meditation from Dr. Donald S. Whitney’s book: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Book: Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America, by Kimberley Strassel
Epoch Times, American Thought Leaders, interviewed Kimberley Strassel about her book, in the following 43 minute video. In the interview, she identifies the “resistance,” and
Book Discussion: Intellectuals, by Paul Johnson
“Michael Knowles and PragerU’s executive director, Allen Estrin, discuss Intellectuals by Paul Johnson and how the book highlights both the brilliance and dangers of intellectuals’
REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE: AN AUDIOBOOK CHAPTER FROM J. C. RYLE’S BOOK ON HOLINESS
I am listening through Ryle’s book on Amazon’s Audible: Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots. I was pierced by Ryle’s many insights into Lot’s
Holiness: J. C. Ryle, an audio book reading on Sin
This audiobook reading of the chapter on sin from J. C. Ryle’s book: Holiness: Its nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots, was uploaded from the YouTube
Knowing God: overview / introduction to J. I. Packer’s book
In the three-page preface of Packer’s book, Knowing God, he makes an important distinction about typical motives of those seeking knowledge of God; his two