“I know if the grace of God be in you, it will be as natural to you to groan out your condition, as it is for a suckling child to cry for the breast. Prayer is one of the first things that discovers a man to be a Christian (Acts 9:12). But yet if it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pleasure’
Three Marks of Right Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged Desires, Glory, Grace, Holiness of God, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Joy, Love, Pleasure, Prayer, Satisfaction, Sin, Theology, Wisdom on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Whatever the Believer Has or Lacks is From the Lord
Posted in Quotes, tagged Contentment, Desires, Goodness of God, Joy, Pleasure, Richard Phillips, Sharon Phillips, Sovereignty of God, Suffering, Theology on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Knowing that he or she can trust in God, and confident that God will provide for all the needs of life, the godly man or woman submits to God’s provision and praises God for the wisdom with which he is overseeing his or her life: ‘The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you [...]
Resolution #1
Posted in Quotes, tagged Glory, Good, Jonathan Edwards, Pleasure, Resolutions on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“1. Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now or never so many myriads of age hence. Resolved to do whatever I think to be my duty and [...]
Sexual Sin is Idolatry
Posted in Quotes, tagged Idolatry, Joy, Lust, Pleasure, Purity, Randy Alcorn, Sin on September 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The prophet Jonah, in the digestive tract of a great fish beneath the Mediterranean Sea, made this observation: ‘Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could have been their’ (Jonah 2:8). An idol is something more than a grotesque statue with big lips and a ruby in its navel. It’s a God-substitute. [...]
What Can Compare to the Creator and Sustainer and Savior?
Posted in Quotes, tagged Creator, Francis Chan, Holiness of God, Idolatry, Jesus Christ, Pleasure, Satisfaction, Savior, Sin, Sustainer on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“When we put it plainly like this–as a direct choice between God and our stuff–most of us would hope that we would choose God. But we need to realize that how we spend our time, what our money goes toward, and where we will invest in our energy is equivalent to choosing God or rejecting [...]
The Cross (3 Hours) by shai linne
Posted in Holy Hip Hop, Videos, tagged Atonement, Goodness of God, Grace, Hip Hop, Holiness of God, Jesus Christ, Joy, Lust, Pleasure, Pornography, Shai Linne, Sin, The Gospel, Timothy Brindle, Wisdom, Worship, Wrath of God on April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite rappers, shai linne, performing one of my favorite songs, describing the most significant event in history. Here’s another version of it on Vimeo: The Cross (3 Hours) from The Lamp Lounge on Vimeo.
God’s Greatest Adversaries are His Gifts
Posted in Quotes, tagged Idolatry, John Piper, Joy, Lust, Pleasure, Pornography, Worship on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night. For all [...]
Jesus Can Make Those Happy Who Trust Him and Call Him
Posted in Quotes, tagged J.C. Ryle, Jesus Christ, Joy, Pleasure, Prayer on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Jesus can make those happy who trust him and call him, whatever be their outward condition. He can give them peace of heart in a prison, contentment in the midst of poverty, comfort in the midst of bereavements, joy on the brink of the grave. There is a mighty fullness that is ready to be [...]
Sexual Sin – John Piper
Posted in Videos, tagged Holiness, Jesus Christ, John Piper, Joy, Lust, Pleasure, Pornography, Repentance, Sex, Sin, St. Augustine, Theology, Videos on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God is Blessed
Posted in Quotes, tagged Goodness of God, Joy, Pleasure, Theology, Wayne Grudem on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“God’s blessedness means that he fully delights in himself and in all the reflects his character. He himself is the focus of all happiness and delight; therefore, his complete fullness of joy is found in himself [Psalms 16:11]…We find our greatest blessedness and ultimate happiness in the source of all good things–God himself.” – Wayne [...]
