Monthly Archives: May 2013

We and not the Bible…

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

“…it is we and not the Bible who are subject to error… …we should approach the Word with both fidelity to the past and readiness for further reformation… …it is better to live in the tensions of unanswered questions than … Continue reading →

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Simply bubbled out…

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

What, then, would the effect be if we were to dive even more deeply into Jesus’s teaching and life and work? What if we were to be so immersed in his promises and summonses, his counsels and encouragements, that they … Continue reading →

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Homocide-heart…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Your heart and everything about you would be happy if he were already dead. Meanwhile your hand may be still, your tongue quiet, your eyes and ears muffled. Still your heart is full of murder and homicide. Martin Luther

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More concerned with defending ourselves…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Sometimes we get involved in a legitimate issue and discern, perhaps with accuracy, the right and wrong of the matter. However, in pushing the right side, our egos get so bound up with the issue that in our view opponents … Continue reading →

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By interpretation and definition…

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

It is possible for us to to face the law of God as we find it in the Bible, but so to interpret and define it, as to make it something which we can keep very easily because we only … Continue reading →

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Soul-sweat…

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

…nothing in the harvest field can be done without the sweat of the face, nor in the pulpit without the sweat of the soul. CHS

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Demands of the ministry…

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

The ministry demands brain labour; the preacher must throw his thought into his teaching, and read and study to keep his mind in good trim. He must not weary the people by telling them the truth in a stale, unprofitable … Continue reading →

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Not merely credal…

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

…as James 2:19 points out, if faith has a proper object but is merely credal, then the devils themselves can be said to believe – but with no benefit to them. Faith not only must have a proper object, but … Continue reading →

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Into feverish fit…

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Men that do not see God in an affliction are easily cast into a feverish fit. They will quickly be in a flame, and when their passions are up, they will begin to be saucy, and will make no bones … Continue reading →

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Congregational Prayer: May 19, 2013…

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Tom Brainerd

Our Holy Father and our God, we give You thanks for Your infinite goodness and the abounding mercy that You shower upon us. Your mercies are new to us each morning, and Your covenant faithfulness is everlasting. In faithfulness and … Continue reading →

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