Psalm 19 extols six aspects of the Word of the LORD. Personally I find this section (v 7-9) to be one of the most poetically beautiful paragraphs in all of Scripture. Today I want to briefly focus in on one of those aspects: “The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes”. To say...
Category: Josh’s Thoughts
Holiness of God
John’s message is this: God is Light (1 John 1:5). That message has been interpreted a few different ways, but I do believe the primary understanding is a reference to His moral purity or holiness. This is the point Martyn Lloyd-Jones makes: I say it with reverence that before I begin to think and consider...
Nicene Creed – An Important Moment in Church History
During this past Sunday’s sermon – 1 John 1:1-4 – I briefly mentioned the Nicene Creed and it’s importance in establishing the humanity and deity of Jesus. Though we are 1700 years removed from this council I am grateful for their defense regarding the person of Jesus. Daniel Akin summarizes the situation well: One final...
Hinderances to Fellowship
Recently at Meadowview we were working our way through 1 John 1.1-4 and discussing our fellowship with the Father, Son, and Saints. This fellowship (partnership, shared life, shared commitment) is often hindered and therefore limits our joy. As I was preparing I noted these helpful diagnostic paragraphs from Lloyd-Jones on various hinderances to our fellowship:...
Psalm 11 and God’s Eyelids
As I was reading Psalm 11 this morning I noticed something unusual in verse 4 – “The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.” Notice anything unusual? For me it was the, “his eyelids” phrase. I get that the LORD’s...
CrossCon24
This week I had the privilege of leading a group of young adults (including two of my own) to CrossCon24. Two years ago we took a group and joined 5,000 others. This year we joined 11,000 others. That’s right 11,000, 18-25 year olds gathered to be challenged to make their life count by making Christ...
Knowing God Leads to Prayer – My Desire for 2024
Lloyd-Jones captures well what I desire to work on this year - to more truly, more personally know and love my Savior. "The ultimate test of my understanding of the Scriptural teaching is the amount of time I spend in prayer. As theology is ultimately the knowledge of God, the more theology I know, the...