The following passages teach that Christian parents are commanded to teach their children God’s Word.
Genesis 18:19 (ESV) For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has [...]
David Prince writes about the importance of having family devotions:
What kind of message do you send to your children when you do not have family worship? What if you say you are too busy? Do you eat? Then you say that physical food is more important than spiritual food. Do you watch television? Then you [...]
I would agree with a reviewer at Amazon.com who said that Spiritual Secrets of George Muller by Roger Steer was “One of the very best [books] I have ever read.” George Muller has helped me and influenced the way I do personal Bible study more than any other person, and of all the books I have [...]
If you are looking for some good material on the topic of spiritual warfare you might check out Justin Taylor’s blog today where he posts some notes he took when he read David Powlison’s book, Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare (which is no longer in print).
“A great deal of fiction, superstition, fantasy, nonsense, nuttiness, and [...]
It is extraordinary how little the New Testament says about God’s interest in our success, by comparison with the enormous amount that it says about God’s interest in our holiness, our maturity in Christ, and our growth into the fullness of His image.
(J.I. Packer, Rediscovering Holiness, 215)
In his book The Quest for Holiness, Adolf Koberle warns about how dangerous and damaging even one “little” unrepentant sin can be to the spiritual health and life of a Christian:
“As soon as sin enters and we yield to it the certainty of faith begins to waver. What we could never gain by ourselves, what [...]
Over at the Gospel Driven Blog, John Fonville answers the question: “How Does God Enable Believers to Keep His Moral Law? Part 1.”
How Does God Enable Believers to Keep His Moral Law? Part 1
“In Hebrews 12:14, the author writes, “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the [...]
Doug Wilson comments on Galatians 3:1-5:
“Paul is warning them against the “deeper walk trap.” Despite how clearly Paul has spoken on the subject here, a persistent error in the Church says that yes, you come to Jesus by grace through faith. But then, if you really want to “enter in” the deeper life, or the [...]
Here is the second part of a quote from a sermon by C. F. W. Walther on Mark 7:31-37 (The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, 1846) titled, The Restoration of the Divine Image Through Christ.
“The moment, therefore, a person believes in Christ with his whole heart, Christ not only forgives him all his sins, but He [...]
John Fonville has a recent post on his Gospel Driven Blog where he answers the question: “What does keeping the gospel central in your daily life look like?” John elaborates extensively on the following four points:
First, keeping the Gospel central allows believers to be honest with themselves and God.
Second, the Gospel frees us from a performance, [...]
