Tag Archives: sovereignty

why?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by bkingr

we are wired to want the anwer to the “why?” question whenever things happen that we don’t like or enjoy. We seldom care about “why?” when we are doing well and everything is going the way we like. I often … Continue reading →

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chandler on suffering

Posted on July 24, 2010 by bkingr

it is so very essential to have a sound theology regarding suffering before it hits your life. It will come and when it comes you need to already have thought about it. Here is a video that Justin Taylor posted … Continue reading →

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faith doesn’t lessen the hurt

Posted on July 20, 2010 by bkingr

Josh Harris with an insightful quote from Nancy Guthrie’s book Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God. In [the book] she recounts losing her baby to a rare genetic disorder: “The day after we … Continue reading →

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modern version of Daniel 3:16-18

Posted on July 19, 2010 by bkingr

you remember the story of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in Daniel 3:8-30 and how they wouldn’t bow down to and worship the big Golden statue of Nebuchadnezzer, don’t you? The pivotal part of the story is in verses 16-18 when … Continue reading →

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randy alcorn on suffering

Posted on July 2, 2010 by bkingr

Randy Alcorn was on Family Life’s radio broadcast Family Life Today almost two weeks ago talking about his latest book If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil If you struggle with this area at all, … Continue reading →

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why me?

Posted on February 23, 2010 by bkingr

These are questions we tend to ask when things aren’t going the way we would desire for them to go.  Why me?  Why this? Why now? Justin Taylor posts an answer tree from David Powlison, “God’s Grace and Your Sufferings,”  … Continue reading →

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Matt Chandler

Posted on December 4, 2009 by bkingr

Matt Chandler’s surgery to remove a mass from his frontal lobe begins in about 20 minutes. Be in prayer for him during the surgery and for a complete recovery. Here is a post from Matt going into surgery about the … Continue reading →

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God's Glory

Posted on November 19, 2009 by bkingr

An interesting twitter discussion has arisen between Mark Lamprecht Wes Widner and Jacob Hall. Friends of Mark’s have a six year old son who has developed a brain tumor and on his blog, Mark posted John’s facebook entry about Faith, … Continue reading →

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the Jesus threat

Posted on October 18, 2009 by bkingr

Todd Bumgarner posts an interesting quote from John Stott. what do you think about this? The context is Stott talking about the first century Jewish people and their priests and how they reacted and responded to Jesus’ ministry: “So they … Continue reading →

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Choice, Sovereignty and an example

Posted on October 14, 2009 by bkingr

John Piper recently explored free will, God’s sovereignty and Paul’s example. fascinating stuff. One of the most influential passages in the Bible that God used to open my mind to his sovereignty over my will is Philippians 2:12-13. Work out your … Continue reading →

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two on suffering

Posted on September 29, 2009 by bkingr

first courtesy of Vitamin Z we get this comforting bit that we will never be able to fully explain the problem of evil but that we can trust God anyway: So how do Christians explain the problem of evil? The … Continue reading →

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powerful stuff

Posted on September 1, 2009 by bkingr

Timmy Brister posted this video “Choosing Thomas” and like he says it is worth the next ten minutes of your time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNWquoXqJI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] somewhat related, Randy Alcorn talks here about the absolute necessity for Christians to have a well developed theology … Continue reading →

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Do people have free will?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by bkingr

Andrew Naselli takes a long look at the question of free will over here. Fascinating stuff. take some time this weekend to explore it. Here is the introduction to get you started: Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same … Continue reading →

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conception of self part II

Posted on August 4, 2009 by bkingr

earlier I quoted C.S. Lewis in Perelandra to illustrate the point that our enemy has as his project the inflation of our ego to the point that we find it difficult to deny anything to ourselves and our own vision … Continue reading →

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the Shack part I

Posted on May 16, 2009 by bkingr

I am reading the Shack. It took all the way to page 165 (out of 246) before I got completely angry. Up to that time I was reading at a relatively low grade frustration level. The prose was juvenile. the … Continue reading →

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sovereignty

Posted on April 4, 2009 by bkingr

John MacArthur nails it with the opening sentence of this post (the second and third sentences are excellent as well) which is an excerpt from the book Ashamed of the Gospel. No doctrine is more despised by the natural mind … Continue reading →

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stormy seas? no problem

Posted on March 26, 2009 by bkingr

Courtesy of John Mark at Sweet Tea and Theology, here is a great quote from John Newton (the author of the hymn Amazing Grace) I heartily sympathize with you in your complaints; but I see you in safe hands. The … Continue reading →

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suffering

Posted on March 4, 2009 by bkingr

I noticed in the sidebar at the Straight Up blog a three part series on God’s role in suffering by Gerald Hiestand. Here is part three which contains links to the first two parts. Go check it out. I like … Continue reading →

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God's glory

Posted on February 22, 2009 by bkingr

Al Mohler also touches on the question that I quoted from John Piper the other day. First he starts with an important reminder: Human beings are trapped in a human frame of reference. When we think of motivation, we inevitably … Continue reading →

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Is God for us or Himself?

Posted on February 21, 2009 by bkingr

Is God for us or Himself? That is the question answered by this sermon from John Piper delivered at Wheaton College back in 1984. My brother-in-law, Todd, sent me the link by email last weekend. Such an excellent reminder of … Continue reading →

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Spectacular Sins

Posted on February 6, 2009 by bkingr

I am just finishing the book Spectacular Sins by John Piper. As you might expect from Piper, his purpose is to demonstrate from scripture the sovereignty of God in every situation including several specific spectacularly sinful occasions. He deals with … Continue reading →

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Why pray?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by bkingr

Pulpit Magazine concludes its series on why we should pray if God is sovereign with part 4 here. The first three parts are linked here. “5. We should pray because God has ordained prayer as a means by which He … Continue reading →

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why pray?

Posted on January 26, 2009 by bkingr

A recurring theme in our men’s Bible study and on this blog is the question “why should we pray if God is sovereign over all?” another variant is “why should we pray if God is going to to what God … Continue reading →

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sovereignty of God

Posted on January 20, 2009 by bkingr

Joe Thorn is back up and running with his blog. here is his post quoting from A.W. Pink on the Sovereignty of God. here are two snips from either end, but go read the middle. How different is the God … Continue reading →

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God is Sovereign

Posted on January 14, 2009 by bkingr

Todd Burus is on the same wavelength that I was on in the comments to this post. God is sovereign. Honestly, I don’t think there are nearly as many people who believe this as there are that say it. Ask … Continue reading →

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