Dwell much upon this partnership with the Son of God, unto which you have been called: for all your hope lies there.

You can never be poor while Jesus is rich, since you are in one firm with Him. Want can never assail you, since you are joint-proprietor with Him who is Possessor of Heaven and earth.

You can never fail; for though one of the partners in the firm is as poor as a church mouse, and in himself an utter bankrupt, who could not pay even a small amount of his heavy debts, yet the other partner is inconceivably, inexhaustibly rich.

In such partnership you are raised above the depression of the times, the changes of the future, and the shock of the end of all things. The Lord has called you into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ, and by that act and deed He has put you into the place of infallible safeguard. (Charles Spurgeon, All of Grace)

by Richard Shin

There’s a little bit of something for everyone here. Enjoy!

• Tim Challies explores the phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin” in the context of homosexuality. With his brief commentary, he shares three autobiographical books that share the authors’ experience on this topic.
• If you’ve been at Lighthouse for any span of time, you understand we place a strong emphasis on membership. I mention this because Jesse Johnson lists forty commands God gives from the New Testament while contending it is impossible to fulfill all of them without being part of a local body of believers.
• Mark Dever is a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Despite his place of (potential) influence, he doesn’t preach politics very often at all. But this sermon from 2010 caught my eye (and ears) because he deals directly with Christians and political involvement.
• In this excerpt of his coming book, Michael Patton discusses five responses to the problem of evil. See how the inclusion and exclusion of three premises leads to one of five conclusions on the problem of evil.
• We at Lighthouse Bible Church have the tremendous blessing of hearing expository preaching during worship. Many of us, however, choose not to take advantage of this gift. To help us, Dan Phillips shares ten ways to profit from expository preaching.
• Desiring God is hosting its first ever conference on the theme of disability, titled “The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability.” John Piper invites you in this video to attend. I’m certain they’ll have audio and video recordings for us afterward as well. You may recall John Knight is referenced, to whose interview I pointed you a while back.

That’s it, folks. Enjoy your weekend.

Coram Deo