Monthly Archives: April 2012

Pierced through…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

E.J. Young on Isaiah 53:5… But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. The predicate is not to be rendered … Continue reading →

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The arm of the Lord…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

E.J. Young on Isaiah 53:1… Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? It is the arm of the Lord that brought the nation out of Egypt, and this arm of power … Continue reading →

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Congregational Prayer: April 29, 2012…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Every other week one of the heads of our households offers the Congregational Prayer on our behalf… O Thou Most High In the way of thy appointment we are waiting for thee, Our desire is to thy name, Our minds … Continue reading →

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Playing false with God…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on James 4:4… Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. As we seek … Continue reading →

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Understanding sovereignty…

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Thomas Manton on James 4:2… You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. Learn, then, that when the heart is too … Continue reading →

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Sins that bring their own punishment…

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Thomas Manton on James 4:2… You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. To disappoint and check our lust, God in … Continue reading →

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 52:15… “It is odd, surely, to deal with one small oddity by importing a collection of others!”

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Dim outlines…

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 53:12… “The call to faith is not a call to believe in what we can see in the full light of day. That is not faith. Faith is able to see dim outlines in the night … Continue reading →

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His hand is straitened…

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Thomas Manton on James 4:2… You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. God loves to cross desires when they are … Continue reading →

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The ordinariness of what they say…

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on James 4:1-3… Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot … Continue reading →

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