Friday, September 08, 2006
Oil the presses
Time to clean off the cobwebs and oil the presses - I'm back! OK, no fan fare is likely warranted; my absence here is more like a rude awakening for me. Nevertheles, time to put the past behind and press on.
I'm very pleased to see that Alistair Begg's daily messages are now blogged. I love the humility, passion and insight that Alistair brings to preaching the Word. I'll probably be using him for my muse. Hopefully he doesn't mind.
I'm a little behind him in the sequence. I'm going through his message entitled, "Why Good People Do Bad Things". It often takes the wind out of the sails of Christians to see their leaders fall from grace. Alistair summarizes the reasons why with nine simple points:
1. They neglect God's Word. This is clearly the most important. Being out of the Word leaves us vulnerable to wash about in the waves of the world.
2. They fail to learn lessons from life. Common sense is unfortunately all too uncommon.
3. They fail to choose in advance. As a Puritan once said: the narrow way was never hit upon by chance. Neither did a heedless man ever live a holy life. We must choose to do right or choose not to do wrong before the temptation comes.
4. They choose to live on the edge. They allow themselves to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This, after point one, is likely the most poignant for me. Way too often I find myself in the local tavern or worse where nothing good can result.
The rest of the list next time.
I'm very pleased to see that Alistair Begg's daily messages are now blogged. I love the humility, passion and insight that Alistair brings to preaching the Word. I'll probably be using him for my muse. Hopefully he doesn't mind.
I'm a little behind him in the sequence. I'm going through his message entitled, "Why Good People Do Bad Things". It often takes the wind out of the sails of Christians to see their leaders fall from grace. Alistair summarizes the reasons why with nine simple points:
1. They neglect God's Word. This is clearly the most important. Being out of the Word leaves us vulnerable to wash about in the waves of the world.
2. They fail to learn lessons from life. Common sense is unfortunately all too uncommon.
3. They fail to choose in advance. As a Puritan once said: the narrow way was never hit upon by chance. Neither did a heedless man ever live a holy life. We must choose to do right or choose not to do wrong before the temptation comes.
4. They choose to live on the edge. They allow themselves to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This, after point one, is likely the most poignant for me. Way too often I find myself in the local tavern or worse where nothing good can result.
The rest of the list next time.
