Whitney Mathis☘️

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16

Be spiritual and heavenly in prayer, in hearing the Word, in your calling, and you will find your lusts decay. —Puritan John Cotton, Works 2:215

@McBrideLawNYC @HwsEleutheroi

@HwsEleutheroi Ahhh! I did not see you here, @HwsEleutheroi ! Debate??? Yessss! 100000% count me in.

The idea that Christ left a Book with no Saints, no Sacraments, and no Church to teach it is low-IQ Protestant nonsense. Jesus didn’t write Scripture. Not one line. He built a Church, gave men authority, instituted Sacraments, and ordered them to teach in His name.

“In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” ~ Ephesians 1:4-6

“We are the recipients and beneficiaries, not the originators and creators, of divine revelation. If we know anything about God, it is because he has chosen to make it known; revelation is a gift.” Matt Barrett

At this year’s Shepherds’ Conference, which was devoted to celebrating the biblical convictions of John MacArthur, I took the time to defend a doctrine that was close to Pastor John’s heart and an emphasis of his faithful expository preaching ministry: the imputation of the active obedience of Christ. Somewhat inexplicably, this cornerstone of the Gospel, which is such welcome Good News to sinners sensible of their sin, is often opposed—both by enemies of the Gospel as well as by misguided believers. And so it stands in need of vindication. Jesus our Substitute has died for our sins and lived for our righteousness. He has fully paid the penalty of our sins by shedding His precious blood on the cross, and He fully obeyed every demand that God’s law required of sinners— so that, by the imputation of our disobedience to Christ, the record of our sins is wiped clean, and by the imputation of Christ’s obedience to us, all that God requires of man stands accomplished. Our penalty is paid by His substitutionary death, and the personal, perfect, and perpetual obedience to God’s law, which we have failed to render, is rendered on our account by His substitutionary life. Here’s the link to the seminar, along with a handout to help follow along. I pray it’s a blessing. gracechurch.org/sermons/24739

Those who look to idols become like them (Psa 135:15-18). Those who look to the Lord are radiant (Psa 34:5). You will become like whatever you fix your gaze upon.

“Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?” Isaiah 40:12

“God is someone than whom none greater can be conceived.” @MattMBarrett

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” ~ Tozer

“Do not despair. Hope still. When the clouds are blackest, even then look towards Christ, the standing pillar of the Father’s love and grace, set up in heaven for all sinners to gaze upon continually.” — Thomas Wilcox (1621-1687)

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14)

not b/c of our works but b/c of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel

“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” (John 15:26-27)

I can’t thank this man enough for believing in my son and treating him like his own. Wins aren’t always won on the court. Real wins are won in life through the lessons you teach, and that’s exactly what you did for my son. We love you, Coach. @MeechieJohnson0 @GamecockMBB

@mike_reeves Ouch

If you treat food and drink as the true source of your satisfaction, you will lose your appetite for God.

WSC Q4: What is God? A: God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

“Every operation which extends from God to the creation . . . has its origin from the Father, and proceeds through the Son, and is perfected in the Holy Spirit.” — Gregory of Nyssa

“All things proceed from the Father, are accomplished by the Son, and are completed in the Holy Spirit.” ~ Herman Bavinck