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Last week, I finished reading The Gospel by Ray Ortlund.  There is much to recommend in this book even though I disagree with practical application at points.  Here are some quotes from the final chapters: God is down underneath the mess, holding us all together, moving us steadily toward Christ In the same way, a gospel-rich church rejoices in hope. We are poor sinners who can look beyond present circumstances and enjoy our future by faith right now. This verse (Rev. 21:1) does not tell us that God will discard nature; it tells us he will redeem it. By the power of God, the gospel creates something new in the world today. . .Francis Schaeffer proposes four things that should mark a gospel-created church: sound doctrine, honest answers to honest questions, true spirituality, and the beauty of human relationships. But the beauty of human relationships in the church is itself an argument for the gospel . . .When the gospel is doubted, a beautiful church that sticks tog...

I shared briefly about the book, Charis by Preston Sprinkle in a previous post.  I have a few quotes I would like to share from Chapters 2-3: "God is the main subject of the entire Bible" "If Genesis 1 emphasizes the transcendence of God, then Genesis 2 highlights the intimacy of God. Transcendence and intimacy. We need both. Elohim simply refers to a deity and emphasizes his (or her) power. . . But Yahweh is God's personal name. . .God creates and God relates. Both are essential to God's character. We can't sacrifice either of these truths for the sake of the other." "When you look into the mirror and see scars and zits and fat and abuse and loneliness and pain, Yahweh sees glory and honor."  "God gives them (Adam and Eve) a billion things they can do and one thing they can't do." "Of all the ways that God could have saved us, He chose to work through the womb of women to raise up an image bearer who would crush th...