By Bob Flynn on
2/4/2012 8:00 AM
Here is the Christian's proud privilege and almost terrifying responsibility. The honor of Christ and of the Church are in his hands. By his every word and action he can make men think more-or-less of his Church and of his Master. (William Barclay)
We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. (2 Cor 6:7b NLT 2Ed)
We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves. (2 Cor 6:7b GNB)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/31/2012 8:00 AM
"Do not go beyond what is written" (1 Corinthians 4:6 NIV)
That struggle is not over; it is perennial and carries the potential for undermining the power of the Reformation today. (Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., B.D., Th.M., Th.D.)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/21/2012 8:00 AM
There's a clever young fellow named Somebody Else—
There's nothing this fellow can't do.
He's busy from morning 'til way late at night
Just substituting for you. (Unknown)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/30/2011 8:00 AM
"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fail about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an unhealthy interest in them." (C. S. Lewis, The Screw Tape Letters)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/26/2011 8:00 AM
Whenever God erects a house of prayer
The devil always builds a chapel there:
And ’twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.
Daniel Defoe, Author of Robinson Crusoe
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By Bob Flynn on
12/22/2011 8:00 AM
And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. (Genesis 19:11 ESV)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/12/2011 8:00 AM
Christianity exists not merely as a power or principle in this world, but also in an institutional and organized form which is intended to preserve and protect (not to obstruct) it. Christ established a visible church with apostles, as authorized teachers and rulers, and with two sacred rites, baptism and the holy communion, to be observed to the end of the world. (Schaff, P., & Schaff, D. S. (1997). History of the Christian church.)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/5/2011 9:00 AM
Satan is very clever: He knows exactly which bait to use for every place in which he fishes. (Arthur W. Pink, Studies on Saving Faith)
God knows people's hearts, and He confirmed that He accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts through faith. (Acts 15:8-9 NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
10/28/2011 8:00 AM
It is a pitiful situation if the very light is darkness. This happens when the eye of the soul is too diseased to see the light of Christ. (A. T. Robertson)
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By Bob Flynn on
10/6/2011 8:00 AM
Why is it that we cannot see the light of Christ? Because the church in America is full of “dark corners!” For the two hundred sixty-three years since the death of the great awakening, we have been seeing the fallen light and following a counterfeit gospel and worshipping an Anti-Christ and all the while telling ourselves that we are serving the Lord with great zeal!
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By Bob Flynn on
9/27/2011 8:00 PM
"When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck." Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916)
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By Bob Flynn on
4/28/2011 5:58 PM
'Now we have found the prize, and how to be revenged on King Shaddai for what he hath done to us.' So they sat down and called a council of war, and considered with themselves what ways and methods they had best to engage in for the winning to themselves this famous town of Mansoul,... (John Bunyan, The Holy War)
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By Bob Flynn on
2/23/2011 10:35 AM
We must not use the power which comes from us, rather we must use the power which proceeds from the Holy Spirit. (Watchman Nee, The Latent Power of the Soul)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/14/2011 8:00 AM
What is the nature of true religion? And wherein do lie the distinguishing notes of that virtue and holiness that is acceptable in the sight of God?... (Jonathan Edwards)
"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. (1 Peter 1:6-7a NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/30/2010 8:00 AM
Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they may make a show, and profess it. They may impose upon others, yet they deceive themselves if they think to impose upon God, who knows their hearts as well as actions; and as he cannot be deceived, so he will not be mocked. Our present time is seed time; in the other world we shall reap as we sow now. As there are two sorts of sowing, one to the flesh, and the other to the Spirit, so will the reckoning be hereafter. Those who live a carnal, sensual life, must expect no other fruit from such a course than misery and ruin. But those who, under the guidance and influences of the Holy Spirit, live a life of faith in Christ, and abound in Christian graces, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. We are all very apt to tire in duty, particularly in doing good. This we should carefully watch and guard against. Only to perseverance i
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By Bob Flynn on
12/23/2010 8:00 AM
The Demon Screwtape: "Whatever men expect they soon come to think they have a right to: the sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on our part, be turned into a sense of injury." C. S. Lewis
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By Bob Flynn on
12/22/2010 8:00 AM
There is indeed something very mysterious in it, that so much good, and so much bad, should be mixed together in the church of God; as it is a mysterious thing, and what has puzzled and amazed many a good Christian, that there should be that which is so divine and precious, as the saving grace of God, and the new and divine nature dwelling in the same heart… (Jonathan Edwards)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/16/2010 8:00 AM
The title was a thought from the book by John Bunyan by the same name, The Holy War, wherein he talks about the arrival of the enemy forces at the city of Mansoul (Man's Soul). By which gate will they enter (the eye gate, the ear gate, etc.)?
I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service. Dr. Benjamin Franklin, at the Continental Congress
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