All inadequate doctrines of the atonement are due to inadequate doctrines of God and man. If we bring God down to our level and raise ourselves to his, then of course we see no need for a radical salvation, let alone for a radical atonement to secure it. When, on the other hand, we have glimpsed the blinding glory of the holiness of God, and have been so convicted of our sin by the Holy Spirit that we tremble before God and acknowledge what we are, namely ‘hell–deserving sinners’, then and only then does the necessity of the cross appear so obvious that we are astonished we never saw it before. (John Stott, The Cross of Christ)

by Richard Shin

We have a great set of articles for you to read. Here you go:

• Ray Ortlund talks about what it means to be successful in Jesus.
• Byron Yawn from the Cripplegate helps us understand from what we were saved when we became Christians. Many of us would say “from our sins,” which isn’t wrong per se, but he explains it doesn’t paint the full picture of what happened.
• Russel Moore shares why the humanity of Christ matters.
• Michael Patton from Parchment and Pen responds to an anonymous letter who feels God is so silent in his life. What he says is biblical, both truthful and loving. And on a related note, here he encourages us to continue to wait on the Lord even when it feels like God is not there.
• Paul Tautges from the Counseling One Another blog shares it is not shameful to hide in God.
• Jon Bloom from Desiring God encourages us to not be afraid to pray “whatever it takes.”

That’s it for now. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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