Posts Tagged ‘Sovereignty’
Singing with our brother, Job. Only God can give us this . . .
September 2, 2011 | 
Author May we learn a lot from our brother, Job. Good work Systematic Theology Class!
Divine Intervention: Lecrae starts with Creation . . . good place to start.
This is for a special “fun day” in my Systematic Theology Class. Thanks for the recommendation, Hannah!
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Tags: Creation, Intervention, Lecrae, Providence, Sovereignty | 
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DailyTheocentrism: Ministry = His words, His strength -His Glory. (1 Peter 4:11)
We are stewards of a Message that is not ours. We are not masters of it, but it is to master us. We wield no great power, but rather bear witness to Another’s power. We are not professionals, but paupers rich in love and life.
We are clay pots- dirt baked hard;
We are sheep- even the shepherds are sheep;
We are vines- utterly dependent on the Root for life;
We are sinners, saved through a Message that is not ours;
We are not masters of it, but it is to master us…
The message is not our own;
The strength is not our own;
The ministry is not our own;
We are not our own;
Therefore:
There is no power in prayer, but power in God;
ALL praise belongs to God alone.
There is no power in the preacher, but power in the Gospel.
It is God’s power for salvation.
There is no power in the gifts, but power in the Spirit.
We are impotent- He is omnipotent.
There is no power in the Church, but power in the Head;
Severed from Christ, we are lifeless and lost.
There is no boasting, save in the One who
Made us;
Owns us;
Holds us;
Speaks for us;
Speaks through us;
Guides us;
Strengthens us;
Animates us;
Loves us.
Posted in DailyTheocentrisms, Sovereign Christ Church | Tags: God, Ministry, Scripture, Sovereignty | 1 Comment »
DailyTheocentrism: If salvific election were not sure, it would have been possible that Christ die for no one. – JI Packer
How absurd it is to leave such movements of reality, yea THE MAIN EVENT of the Gospel, into the hands of men.
To have a fuller version of this, read J.I. Packer’s introduction in Death of Deaths by John Owen.
“Salvific” – the adjective form of salvation (just in case) 
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DailyTheocentrism: Deut. 29:29 – the arrogant search for the things that cannot be known at the cost of the things that can.
God has even set the boundaries of the mind. Want to know the will of God? It is already revealed. To quote another, “95% in the Scriptures – get the 95% right and the 5% will be no problem.”
We’ve never been able to know anything fully, but we can know it truly.