One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
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07/04/25
Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
07/03/25
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
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01/16/18
The pastor declares it. We receive it. The forgiveness of sins. It’s a simple thing.
01/16/18
A heart that wants nothing that is not from God can only occur by the Holy Spirit speaking the Gospel into our hearts.
01/09/18
Only the poor are in need of a Savior, and only the dead need faith, hope, and love delivered to them by the hand of the Almighty.
01/04/18
While I was still an over-eager seminarian the professor warned me, “Mr. Riley, this is exciting stuff.
01/02/18
And so we determine that God is a stern, short-tempered Lord and a gracious, long-suffering Father. And the fact is, He is both.
12/26/17
The text says there was no room for them. And this should give us cause for a little head-scratching.
12/19/17
Faith does not distinguish between worthy and unworthy, saint and sinner, great faith and anemic faith, it only focuses on Christ Jesus.
12/12/17
Blessedness comes to us camouflaged as simple earthly words, water, bread and wine.
12/06/17
I’m going to begin at the beginning. But which one? Birth? Kindergarten? My first drink? The first time I had sex?
12/05/17
For God, the only way He acts as Judge and Justifier for us is through Christ Jesus Who dies for sinners.
11/30/17
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. It can get ahold of a person and turn him all the way in on himself.
11/28/17
Even “our faith” is a gift from God’s fatherly hand. Our performance, desire, and perseverance do not factor into God’s will for us.
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