“There is no question that obedience to God’s commands prompted by fear or merit-seeking is not true obedience. The only obedience acceptable to God is constrained and impelled by love, because “love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10). God’s law as revealed in His Word prescribes our duty, but love provides the correct motive for obedience. We obey God’s law, not to be loved, but because we are loved in Christ” Jerry Bridges This week on Facebook there was a roving camera from an unmanned craft that had landed on Mars. The camera was revolving and sweeping the […]

“Confidence in the sovereignty of God in all that affects us is crucial to our trusting Him. If there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God’s sovereign control then we cannot trust Him. His love may be infinite, but if His power is limited and His purpose can be thwarted, we cannot trust Him.” Jerry Bridges The elders of Grace Bible Chapel determined years ago that we would celebrate the Lord’s Table each week as we meet for worship. We do this not only out of respect for our Lord, but for […]

“The ways, and fashions, and amusements, and recreations of the world have a continually decreasing place in the heart of a growing Christian. He does not condemn them as downright sinful, nor say that those who have anything to do with them are going to hell. He only feels they have a constantly diminishing hold on his own affections and gradually seem smaller and more trifling in his eyes.” J. C. Ryle The teachings of Christ and His Word are contrary to our natural thinking. This is seen most clearly in the repeated truth our Lord Himself states in three […]

“True worship is not what happens when the music fires my jets (feelings) and so I feel great and think that I have worshipped, but instead true worship is when the heart is taken up with the true God and bows in reverence and awe” Richard Smith Among the great doctrines of the Bible is the fact of Christ’s coming for His church. He promised this before He went to the cross in John 14:1-3 when He said, “I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that where I am, there you also will be” (John 14:3). […]