“Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.”
― John Piper
Posts Tagged ‘Cross’
Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross … (©John Piper)
Posted in English, Quote, tagged Boast, Cross, Crucifixion, glory, Jesus Christ, John Piper, life, Piper, Power, Sacrifice, Wisdom on February 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
If I belittle those whom I am called to serve … [Amy Carmichael]
Posted in English, Quote, tagged Amy Carmichael, Attitude, Calvary, Cross, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Sacrifice, Serve, service, strong, weak on January 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting “Who made thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou hast not received?” then I know nothing of Calvary love.” 💬 ~ © – Amy Carmichael” ~.
Believing the right things about Jesus isn’t enough [Lee Strobel]
Posted in English, Quote, tagged confession, Cross, Death, Eternal Life, forgiveness, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lee Strobel, Worongdoing on January 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »
“Believing the right things about Jesus isn’t enough. You’re not adopted as God’s child until you confess and turn away from your wrongdoing and receive the freely offered gift of forgiveness and eternal life that Jesus purchased with his death on the cross. Until you do that, you’ll always be on the outside looking in.” — Lee Strobel
Cheap grace
Posted in English, Quote, tagged absolution, baptism, Bonhoeffer, Cheap, Church, Communion, confession, Cross, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, discipleship, discipline, forgiveness, Grace, Jesus Christ, Repentance on January 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer