Monthly Archives: September 2010

Here is a quote from When God Weeps by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steve Estes: “God clearly claims to run the world–not “could” run it if he wanted to or “can” step in when he has to but does run … Continue reading →

You are no Christian if you do not pray. A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. –C. Spurgeon

True faith?  What a good answer this is… Q & A 20 Q. Are all saved through Christ just as all were lost through Adam? A. No. Only those are saved who by true faith are grafted into Christ and … Continue reading →

Q & A 18 Q. And who is this mediator— true God and at the same time truly human and truly righteous? A. Our Lord Jesus Christ,^1 who was given us to set us completely free and to make us … Continue reading →

More from Richard Wurmbrand, from his time in Communist prisons…from “Tortured for Christ”. “In solitary confinement, we could not pray as before. We were unimaginably hungry; we had been drugged until we acted like idiots. We were as weak as … Continue reading →

Yesterday we saw that we need a mediator…what qualifies this mediator?  If you have time, read the verses connected with each answer. Q & A 16 Q. Why must he be truly human and truly righteous? A. God’s justice demands … Continue reading →

“I have seen Christians in Communist prisons with fifty pounds of chains on their feet, tortured with red-hot iron pokers, in whose throats spoonfuls of salt had been forced, being kept afterward without water, starving, whipped, suffering from cold—and praying … Continue reading →

Who can pay our debt?  Who can mediate between sinners and the holy Judge?  We see in questions 14-15… Q & A 14 Q. Can another creature—any at all— pay this debt for us? A. No. To begin with, God … Continue reading →

J.C. Ryle on Training Your Children in Godliness. HT: Justin Taylor

I’m going to be posting some words from Richard Wurmbrand, who was an evangelical pastor who spent 14 years in Communist imprisonment and torture in Romania.  He was the founder of Voice of the Martyrs. “When Chris­tians in free countries … Continue reading →