What Can the Righteous Do? Day 2

By James Boice
Theme: What Shall We Do?
 
In this week’s lessons we see how David dealt with injustice, and learn of our own need to find our refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
 
Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7 
 
Yesterday we concluded with the idea that when evil exists all around us, an important question that gets asked is, “What shall I do?”  When the basic standards of faith and morality are eroded, what can the righteous do to combat the depravity that is so prevale
Yesterday we concluded with the idea that when evil exists all around us, an important question that gets asked is, “What shall I do?”  When the basic standards of faith and morality are eroded, what can the righteous do to combat the depravity that is so prevalent?
 
Let me give some illustrations. First is an illustration from David’s time. In 1 Samuel 22 we are told of a particularly vile atrocity by King Saul. David had been warned by his friend Jonathan of his father Saul’s determination to kill him, and he had therefore fled from Jerusalem without any time to prepare for the journey.

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The Grace of Becoming Less

by Charles Barrett • April 03, 2017

The more we commune with Christ and behold His glory, the more we will desire to see him advance through the ministries of others and our own.

Reflecting upon twenty years of ministry, the gifted Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar wrote the following in his diary. “It is amazing that the Lord has spared me and used me at all. I have no reason to wonder that He used others far more than He does me. Yet envy is my hurt, and today I have been seeking grace to rejoice exceedingly over the usefulness of others, even where it cast me into the shade. Lord, take away this envy from me!” Whether wrestling with envy like Bonar, or desiring to be a member of an inner ring the likes of which C. S.

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What Can the Righteous Do? Day 1

By James Boice
Theme: Faith’s Response to Fear’s Counsel
 
In this week’s lessons we see how David dealt with injustice, and learn of our own need to find our refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
 
Scripture: Psalm 11:1-7
 
Psalm 11 contains faith's response to fear's counsel. The psalmist is in danger, and either his friends or enemies are advising him to take refuge in flight. "Flee to the mountains," they say.

Psalm 11 contains faith's response to fear's counsel. The psalmist is in danger, and either his friends or enemies are advising him to take refuge in flight. "Flee to the mountains," they say. But he refutes their advice, asserting that his true refuge is in God.

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No More Unto the Breach

Posted on Saturday, April 1, 2017 by Todd Pruitt on 1517

I should have known better

 

Much to the disappointment of many good friends I have made the decision to remove a critique I posted last week of a troubling podcast.

 

I was naive. Actually I feel quite stupid. When I saw the charges of racism being leveled against me just moments ago I decided immediately I would not subject my family or the church I serve to such wickedness.

 

Any of the dozens of pastors I heard from who were deeply troubled by the podcast are certainly welcome to speak out. I will not blame them if they don't.

 

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Practical Atheism, Scene 5

By James Boice
Theme: The Response of Godly People
 
In these lessons we learn what practical atheism is and what it looks like, as well as what our response as Christians must be when we observe it around us and experience its damage ourselves. 
 
Scripture: Psalm 10:1-18
 
In yesterday’s devotional we pointed out the first two responses David had toward those who took advantage of the poor.  Today we begin by looking at the last response.
In yesterday’s devotional we pointed out the first two responses David had toward those who took advantage of the poor.  Today we begin by looking at the last response.   
 
Finally, David thinks of an eventual judgment of the wicked. "The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land" (v. 16).  In David's mind this was probably an earthly judgment. We have already seen how judgment in this life, rather than judgment in the life to come, is the major concern of the psalmists.

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Practical Atheism, Scene 4

By James Boice
Theme: A Problem for the Righteous
 
In these lessons we learn what practical atheism is and what it looks like, as well as what our response as Christians must be when we observe it around us and experience its damage ourselves. 
 
Scripture: Psalm 10:1-18
 
The problems the wicked create for their victims are obvious.

The problems the wicked create for their victims are obvious. Because they are weak, the victims of these people are "caught in the schemes" they devise and are "crushed." But David was not one of these weak persons. He was a strong military commander and later king of Israel. Nevertheless, the success of these practical atheists created a problem for David also. What is it? It is God's apparent toleration of the wicked, the suspicion that their boasts about God's not seeing or not caring might be true.

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Practical Atheism, Scene 3

By James Boice
Theme: The Practice of Atheism, Part 2
 
In these lessons we learn what practical atheism is and what it looks like, as well as what our response as Christians must be when we observe it around us and experience its damage ourselves. 
 
Scripture: Psalm 10:1-18
 
Yesterday we looked at the first two characteristics of practical atheism.  Today we consider the other three.
 
3. Security (v. 6).
Yesterday we looked at the first two characteristics of practical atheism.  Today we consider the other three.
 
3. Security (v. 6). The third characteristic of the practical atheist is his apparent security, which his prosperity seems to guarantee. David quotes him as saying, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

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When Children Worship

by Donny Friederichsen • March 28, 2017

Our children are members of the covenant community, so it is perfectly natural that we should want them to love the things the people of the covenant love.

The first letter that each my kids learned was the letter “T.” If you know me, you might understand why. Kim and I are graduates of the University of Tennessee and we are big Volunteer fans. We have shirts, hats, and trinkets with big orange “Power T”s on them. We put the sticker on our cars. We gather around the TV on football Saturdays to watch and cheer the Vols. Before any other letter, our kids know the letter “T.” I didn’t teach them. I don’t have to coerce them to watch the games with me.

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