Author Archives: Jonhenry

God looks not at the oratory of your prayers, how elegant they may be; nor at the geometry of your prayers, how long they may be; nor at the arithmetic of your prayers, how many they may be; not at logic of your prayers, how methodical they may be; but the sincerity of them heContinueContinue reading “Lord Please”

“It’s a sad thing to be Christians at a supper, heathens in our shop, and devils in our closets” Stephen Charnock “Woe to you….hypocrites”. A blunt and strong condemnation handed down to the Scribes and Pharisees by Jesus himself. In Matthew 23 we see seven “woes” , in the 5th, 6th and 7th Christ hitsContinueContinue reading “Woe to You”

I had what I will call a “conversation” a few days ago about this very topic. I can’t remember exactly how we got to this topic, but we did. I was shocked at the answer given to me about how old testament saints were saved. I won’t go into detail but I will say thatContinueContinue reading “Salvation in the Old Testament”

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 Matthew Henry writes concerning this verse “Secret sins, services, and sorrows, are under God’s eye. This speaks comfort to saints, and terror to sinners.” It can be seen as a great comfort that the True and Living God watches everything.ContinueContinue reading “Proverbs 15:3”

Not the typical thing that I write about. March 29th is coming up soon and it is a day to remember Vietnam Veterans. My father is a vet, he is the toughest vet. I can remember as a child in school all the boys would compare their dad to other dads. I know for aContinueContinue reading “My Father is Tougher than Yours”

By the cross we know the gravity of sin and the greatness of God’s love toward us. John Chrysostom (347-407 AD) If you have ever tried to witness to someone who refuses to allow civil conversation to flow, you have witnessed one aspect of the Offense of the Cross. We take them through the scripture.ContinueContinue reading “The Offense of the Cross”

Whatever God takes, be still thankful for what He leaves. John Flavel As far back as I can remember I used to watch my Mamaw and my mother dealing with flowers. My mamaw had a rose bush at each end of her porch and I can almost smell those roses now. She worked in herContinueContinue reading “Godly Pruning”

The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for, either: All the sins of all men. All the sins of some men, or Some of the sins of all men. In which case it may be said: That if the last be true, all men have some sins to answer for,ContinueContinue reading “John Owens Trilemma”

If once pardoned thou will be always pardoned. For the first pardon Christ paid his blood; for the continuance he does but plead his blood, and we cannot be without a pardon till Christ be without a plea. Stephen Charnock I believe it’s common for all believers to experience times of doubts. We go throughContinueContinue reading “The Pardon of Sin”