Monthly Archives: March 2011

The destruction of the republic…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

City of God, II.22… At present I speak of the decay of morality, which at first almost imperceptibly lost its brilliant hue, but afterwards was wholly obliterated, was swept away as by a torrent, and involved the republic in such … Continue reading →

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And be eaten…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Barry Webb on Isaiah 7:10-25… Whatever we rely on instead of trusting in God will eventually turn and devour us.

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The Republic of true justice…

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

City of God, II.21… But the fact is, true justice has no existence save in that republic whose founder and ruler is Christ, if at least any choose to call this a republic; and indeed we cannot deny that it … Continue reading →

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Guaranteed calamity…

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 7:17… Ahaz may have had every political skill, logic, the harvested results of diplomatic experience – all ‘the facts of the real world’ – but when the people of God operate by ‘what stands to reason’ … Continue reading →

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Take that! [slap…slap…slap]…

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

City of God, II.1… If the feeble mind of man did not presume to resist the clear evidence of truth, but yielded its infirmity to wholesome doctrines, as to a health-giving medicine, until it obtained from God, by its faith … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you ask for…

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Ahaz has asked for the king of Assyria; he shall have the king of Assyria. Sometimes the greatest punishment that can come to us is to have our own desires and prayers granted.

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There needs be an enemy…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

City of God, I.30… It was such a calamity as this that Scipio, your chief pontiff, your best man in the judgment of the whole senate, feared when he refused to agree to the destruction of Carthage, Rome’s rival and … Continue reading →

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They will believe anything…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 7:18… That Egypt, the first and mortal foe of God’s people, should ever be considered as a means of safety proves that when people cease to believe in the Lord, they will believe anything!

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Table Meditation: March 27, 2011…

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. There are times…when you read something and think “I cannot improve upon that.” You … Continue reading →

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The end of a good life…

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

City of God, I.11… That death is not to be judged an evil which is the end of a good life; for death becomes evil only by the retribution which follows it.  They, then, who are destined to die, need … Continue reading →

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