Have I a man here who declares that he is pardoned, and yet indulges in the sins which he pretends are forgiven? Sir, you have either deceived yourself, or else you are uttering what you know is untrue. He who is forgiven hates sin. We cannot be washed clean if we still persist in living up to our neck in filth. It cannot be possible that a man is pardoned while he still continues to wallow in abominable sin.

‘O yes,’ but he says, ‘I am no legalist; I believe the grace of God has made me clean, though I do go on in sin.’ Sir, it is clear you are no legalist, but I will tell you what else you are: you are no child of God, you are no Christian; for the Christian is a man who uniformly hates sin. There never was a believer who loved iniquity, such a strange thing as a pardoned sinner who still loved to be in rebellion against his God. (Charles Spurgeon)

by Richard Shin

• Does God act only so that He can glorify Himself? Christopher Morgan from The Gospel Coalition shares that this is not so. Yet, John Piper reminds us that that God loves us in a way that glorifies Himself.
• Rick Warren delivered his first sermon since he lost his son to a mental illness. Denny Burk posted a clip of the coverage on CNN. You can also watch and listen to the full 90-minute message here.
• Recently, the Presbyterian Church of USA decided to reject the song “In Christ Alone” due to this line: “Till on that cross as Jesus died/the wrath of God was satisfied.” Russell Moore comments on this move in The Washington Post here.
• Dr. Al Mohler shares a few thoughts on the comment the Pope made about homosexuality. Indeed, we must be careful.
• Justin Taylor shares snippets of John Frame’s book on The Doctrine of the Word of God on the doctrine of inerrancy.
• Speaking of Scripture, Dane Ortlund shares some clarifying truth on the trouble verse 1 Corinthians 7:12 where Paul says, “To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord).”

That’s it for now. Hope you have a great weekend, everyone!

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