Jan 19, 2022
"God does not purge his children with a view to visit them penalty for sin; he chastises, but he cannot punish those for whom Jesus Christ has been already punished."
Charles H. Spurgeon
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"God does not purge his children with a view to visit them penalty for sin; he chastises, but he cannot punish those for whom Jesus Christ has been already punished."
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gospel of John: Bear Much Fruit
Gospel of John: Bear Much Fruit Cleansing and pruning are not God’s punitive correction, rather they are God’s wisdom at work, creating within us the character, and developing within us the capacity to bear much fruit.
From last week: Jesus had started to teach them again, this time using the grapevine as his illustration. ”I AM the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” Israel was known throughout the Hebrew scriptures as the vine planted and tenderly cared for by God. But Israel failed to be the fruitful vine it had been intended to be. Now Jesus portrayed himself as the true vine. Once again, Jesus…
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"Some years ago, when the editor was preaching a series of sermons on Hebrews 12:3-11 , several members of the congregation intimated they were growing weary of hearing so much upon the subject of Divine chastisement. Alas, the very ones who chafed so much at hearing about God’s rod, have since been smitten the most severely by it. Should any of our present readers feel the same way about the writer’s treatment of this same passage, he would lovingly warn them that, though these articles may seem gloomy and irksome while prosperity be smiling upon them, nevertheless they will be well advised to "hearken and hear for the time to come" (Isaiah 42:23 ). The sun will not always be shining upon you, dear reader, and if you now store these thoughts up in your memory, they may stand you in good stead when your sky becomes overcast.
Sooner or later, this portion of Holy Writ will apply very pertinently unto each of our cases. God "scourgeth every son whom He receiveth." None of the followers of "The Man of sorrows" are exempted from sorrow. It has been truly said that "God had one Son without sin, but none without suffering." So much depends upon how we "endure" suffering: the spirit in which it be received, the graces which are exercised by it, and the improvement which we make of it. Our attitude toward God, and the response which we make unto His disciplinary dealings with us, means that we shall either honor or dishonor Him, and suffer loss or reap gain therefrom. Manifold are our obligations to comport ourselves becomingly when God is pleased to scourge us, and many and varied are the motives and arguments which the Spirit, through the apostle, here presents to us for this end."
Arthur W. Pink- An Exposition of Hebrews- Divine Chastisement, Hebrews 12:9.
God's Purpose Behind Your Problems
God’s Purpose Behind Your Problems
Hey Guys-
Its been a while since I have been able to post to this blog as life has gotten in the way. Maybe some of you can identify with me? I am certainly working to correct my consistency but in the meantime, I have found a post from a huge hero of mine, Pastor Rick Warren who happens to write about a topic we all want to know the answer to…God’s Purpose Behind our Problems…
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