A La Carte (2/20)

  • Tim Challies
  • 02/20/09
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The Divine Egotist? Dr. Mohler provides a bibilical answer to this common series of questions: "Is the God of the Bible the supreme egotist? That question arises when human beings contemplate the meaning of the truth that God does everything for the sake of his own glory. Is God then a megalomaniac?"

My Dad the Christian Joe Thorn writes a great little article about his father's conversion. "So, my dad is a Christian. I've prayed for hs salvation for 19 years and am now focused on helping him to grow in grace. I just hope I can keep up with him!" The Obamateur Hour This article by Mark Steyn is worth reading just for the zingers. "President Obama chose to nominate Tim "Indispensable" Geithner and Tom "Home, James!" Daschle, men whose enthusiasm for the size of the federal budget is in inverse proportion to their urge to contribute to it." "The hideous drooling blob of toxic pustules dignified as "stimulus" is something the incoming Obama had months to prepare for..." D.A.C. @ B.B.C. This sounds like a great opportunity for anyone in the Minneapolis area. D.A. Carson will be at Bethlehem Baptist Church teaching "a fourteen-part series aimed at providing an overview for the Bible and the gospel message. There will be times for Q & A. Christians and non-Christians alike are invited to come and hear D. A. Carson teach through the entire Bible message in two weekends." Anger: The Image of Satan An article at Boundless. "When I grow angry I find myself losing belief. I lose faith in God's goodness amid my circumstances. I lose belief in his promises, that 'he works all things together for good for those who love him and are called according to his purpose' (Rom 8:28)."

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a comment from Michael Duenes • 02/20 @ 10:20am
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What a gentle, yet striking reminder of the subtlety of anger within us. I've been married about 2.5 years and I've seen anger in myself that I did not know was there. As Larry Crabb says, there is a level of demandingness in me that is sometimes truly frightening to see; and I angrily demand that God do things my way. It is great to be reminded of God's promises to do us good in all things. I also like the article's insight that we must understand and appreicate God's anger as part of the gospel, for we cannot understand his love without understanding his anger. Thanks for the article.

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a comment from Sam • 02/24 @ 12:13pm

and yet Jesus grew angry. was he losing his belief?

"When I grow angry I find myself losing belief. I lose faith in God's goodness amid my circumstances. I lose belief in his promises, that 'he works all things together for good for those who love him and are called according to his purpose' (Rom 8:28)."

i find the absolute condemnation of anger to be unbiblical and misleading. there is a godly anger to be embraced.