The disciples specifically asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, so what does he tell them? Take a look at Luke 11:1-4 (I’ve typed out the NASB). An introduction to the Lord’s Model Prayer: Revelation of Prayer: “after he had finished” praying (Luke 11:1): We often don’t realize that prayer is a practice in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. According to the Bible, suffering is an alien intrusion into God’s good world, and it will have no part in his new universe. Suffering is often caused due to sin, or the sin of others: children suffer with unloving […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. To live under the cross means that every aspect of our lives is shaped and colored by it. We are to be imitators of God (Ephesians 5:1-2) and exercise relationships as Jesus did. Conciliation and Discipline: we are called […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. What is the attitude we should adopt for ourselves? In society today, secular humanism teaches that we basically worship ourselves, literal self-deification. Jesus said to love God, then others as we love ourselves. Some counselors emphasize loving ourselves before […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. Perhaps this presentation of Christ’s cross is too individualistic. If so, this section should restore the balance. The purpose of Christ’s self-sacrifice on the cross was not just to save isolated individuals but to create a new community, whose […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. The Bible holds promises like overcoming, victory, conquest, triumph; this was the first century vocabulary of followers of the risen Lord. The cross disarmed and triumphed over the devil, along with all the powers and principalities at his command. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. Here we are to investigate how the cross was a word and a work. And we ought to listen attentively. The Glory of God: According to John, Jesus referred to his death as a glorification, and event through which […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. “Images” of salvation (or the atonement) is a better term than “theories.” Theories are usually abstract and speculative concepts, where biblical images are concrete pictures and belong to the data of revelation. Propitiation introduces us to rituals at a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. This is about the self-substitution of God. How can the holy love of God come to terms with the unholy lovelessness of sinful man? The problem is not outside of God; it is within his own being. How can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are notes from my reading John R. W. Stott’s classic book, The Cross of Christ. The way different theologians have developed the concept of satisfaction depends on their understanding of the obstacles to forgiveness which first need to be removed. What demands are made which stand in the way until they are satisfied? Who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
"The biggest deterrent to growth in most churches is lack of confidence in God's supernatural power to grow His church. We are obsessed with our own responsibility to find resources for growth. When our natural resources seem limited, our vision shrinks and we accept mediocrity. We can't grow the church, but God can! We don't have the resources, but He does! "
(Ken Hemphill, Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur)
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." (Acts 20:24)
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