O May Christ Glorify Him Incessantly

Sometimes I use the Valley of Vision prayers like a starter motor for my own prayer life.  (Some of them are here).
This morning I was praying through Consecration and Worship.  It reminded me of a lot of the issues I tried to raise with my ‘Christ our Substitute‘ video.  Here’s the prayer.  Note the ending [...]

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Christ our Substitute

My first effort at a video.
The making of it was very fiddly – Powerpoint slides then Windows Movie Maker.  There’s things I’d like to change but alterations are a bit too time consuming I’m afraid.
Hope it’s an encouragement to some…

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Some convictions of mine

The OT is not functionally unitarian
Christian revelation cannot be functionally unitarian
God simply is trinity
Functional unitarianism can in no sense be a preparation for trinitarianism
The oneness of the triune God is nothing like the oneness of the unitarian god.
Trinity is not a nuance
There is no way to shove ‘Trinity’ in a corner while we discuss ‘God’
Whatever [...]

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When I don’t desire the LORD… the King does

Following on from my last post – Psalms are about Christ.   They tell of the interaction between the LORD, the King through Whom He rules, the righteous who hide in Him and the wicked who rebel. 
These interactions are pictured from many angles.  But one key perspective is for the King Himself to speak.  This most [...]

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Servant Songs help

Isaiah’s servant songs are:

Isaiah 42:1-7
Isaiah 49:1-6
Isaiah 50:4-9
Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Now in the songs, the servant is clearly a figure who acts on behalf of the people.  He is a covenant for the people (42:6).  He will bring Jacob and Israel back to the LORD (49:5,6).  His word is the word the people should fear (50:10). He is rejected [...]

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Calvin on Christ in OT

The excellent Marc Lloyd has posted the juciest quotation on Christ the Mediator of all revelation.  It’s from Ronald Wallace’s book Calvin’s Doctrine of Word and Sacrament.  Here he is summarizing Calvin’s view especially of christocentric revelation in the OT.
The Mediator of all revelation between God and man in the Old Testament is the Word of God, the second [...]

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No Intercessor this week… sorry

Hi all,
I’m on holiday at the moment which is why no radio contact.  Just thought I’d let you know that at the local church I visited here in Wales there was this enigmatic entry in the notice sheet:
Intercessor:
There will be no Intercessor this week.
So if things have been going a bit pear-shaped this week you’ll [...]

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What if God got His hands on you?

What would happen if God really laid hold of you?  How do you respond to that prospect?
Do you fear the idea - worried about how He will treat you up close and personal? 
Do you long for it – maybe then you’d break free from the ruts you’ve been stuck in?
Well Christmas means that God has already gotten [...]

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You’re always late to prayers!

This is a short introduction I gave to our church prayer meeting held on Wednesday night…
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Job 16:19-20

19 Even now my Witness is in heaven; my Advocate is on high. 20 My Intercessor is my Friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;

I have to tell you that you were all late for the prayer [...]

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