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Aaron Dunlop | Victoria, BC. Canada
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Lack of Self-denial I cannot wonder that Peter should fall into temptation when he cannot endure to watch with Christ. He must learn more to deny himself before he can take up his cross. The nights of the resolved martyr must be spent in the study... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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Resolutions Without Vigilance Great promises require great cares. He who has engaged himself so deeply in any service must needs be very vigilant. How is it then that, after so many promises, we find Peter sleeping when Christ is sweating (Matthew... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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The Weakness of Human Resolutions One would have thought that Peter, upon the warning of a denial, should have begun to tremble, and not to boast; to arm himself and not presume, to suspect his strength, and not to promise. But a double warning... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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The Error of Self-sufficiency Were the other disciples not taught from the same mouth? Did they not with the same faith receive what they were taught? Why then should Peter distrust their weakness and yet presume on his own strength? Though he feels... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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See Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4, Pt.5 & Pt.6 In the first article in this series I spoke of the legacy that the early fundamentalist movement has left to the evangelical church and suggested that conservative evangelicals enjoy better days today... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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The Blending of Flesh with Faith Charity requires us to believe that it was Peter’s love and faith that motivated his promise to defend Christ. Such was his love for Christ, the fruit of the words of eternal life, and the power of the living Son of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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The Weakness of Presumed Strength What can we expect from Peter but a triple denial of his master among his enemies, when he dares deny the truth of Christ to his own face? He that will venture to deny the truth of Christ’s Word will quickly, under... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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The Folly of Pride and Presumption Pride and presumption have been, in the godly as well as the ungodly, the forerunners of a fall. The first man, Adam, and the first apostle, Peter, both fell by these. Had Adam given less heed to a weaker sex and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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Reading: Genesis 3:1-24 The Christian can be sure, not only that he is saved in the present, but that his salvation is secure for the future, that he will indeed persevere in the gospel and be with Christ in eternity. Paul continually comforts his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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Reading: Genesis 3:1-24 Adam’s aprons of fig leaves were an evident recognition of sin; he knew that he was naked. But while his head informed him of his lost condition, his heart could only make the situation worse. He added to his sin by trying to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ] |
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