Theology in Verse

Hymns, Sacred Poems, and Other Theological Musings

Friday, February 26, 2010

Surely Christ Thy Griefs Has Borne

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Surely Christ Thy Griefs Has Borne Augustus Toplady, 1740-1778 Surely Christ thy griefs has borne; Weeping soul, no longer mourn: View Him b...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thank God for Feeling Your Sinfulness

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Ponder the glorious truth of this quote from J.C. Ryle: He that has any feeling of his own sinfulness, ought to thank God for it. That very ...

Ligon Duncan on the Non-Negotiables of the Gospel

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A Debtor, an Enemy, a Criminal

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Tim Challies posted an excellent reflection on the early part of R.C. Sproul's book, The Truth of the Cross , where Sproul describes th...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Two Things Every Preacher Must Have in His Proverbial Toolbox

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Every preacher ought to utilize these two items: A microscope - to analyze the details of the biblical passage being studied (i.e., for zoo...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Falling on Deaf Ears

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Al Mohler's recent article explores why so many churches hear so little of the Bible . Here is an excerpt: Indeed, in many churches the...
Friday, February 19, 2010

The Hope of Spring and the Hope of the Gospel

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Death Brings Resurrection © M. Justin Wainscott, 2010 The fallen leaves From autumn trees, Descend to their earthly tomb; Yet limbs which sh...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Bunyan's Picture of a True Gospel Pastor

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From John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (Christian has just arrived at the house of the Interpreter): So [the Interpreter] commanded ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Ash Wednesday

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From the Ash Wednesday liturgy: Almighty God, you have created us out of the dust of the earth: Grant that these ashes may be to us a sign o...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Why Spurgeon Believed in the Doctrine of Election (and I Do Too)

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"I believe in the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him; and ...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Noteworthy Quotes on Preaching

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I never want to preach a sermon that would still be true if Jesus had not died on the cross. (Ed Stetzer) Let a good expositional ministry b...
Friday, February 12, 2010

'Tis a Strange Mysterious Life

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Kindle, Savior, in My Heart John Newton, 1725-1807 Kindle, Savior, in my heart, A flame of love divine; Hear, for mine I trust Thou art, And...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Lent - Why Bother?

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Christianity Today asked leading voices from three different traditions to discuss the merits of observing Lent: Steve Harmon, a Baptist wh...

Beware of Self-satisfied Self-deception

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A helpful reminder from J.I. Packer's classic work, Knowing God : If we pursue theological knowledge for its own sake, it is bound to go...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Trees in Winter

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I just read the following poem on Michael Haykin's blog, Historia ecclesiastica . With the winter weather we are experiencing here (and...
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