http://aristophrenium.com/duane/john-piper-on-john-newton/ Proclaiming the truth of the gospel and the centrality of Christ in all things Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://aristophrenium.com/duane/john-piper-on-john-newton/#comment-819 Duane Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:07 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=789#comment-819 I think you've given a great example of the way that modern ministers of the faith go about explaining these things. It must just be something that our generation does naturally. I do it, those who have ministered to me do it. The abstract tends to present itself naturally. I think you've given a great example of the way that modern ministers of the faith go about explaining these things. It must just be something that our generation does naturally. I do it, those who have ministered to me do it. The abstract tends to present itself naturally.

]]> http://aristophrenium.com/duane/john-piper-on-john-newton/#comment-811 Mathew Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:51:59 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=789#comment-811 The term "grumbling Christian" <em>should</em> be an oxymoron. Unfortunately, there's too many Christians who fail to realize the hope they've secured in Christ; as a consequence, they destroy the joy, that is theirs by faith, in the here and now when they focus on present troubles instead of the eternal gift of God's grace to them. The term “grumbling Christian” should be an oxymoron. Unfortunately, there's too many Christians who fail to realize the hope they've secured in Christ; as a consequence, they destroy the joy, that is theirs by faith, in the here and now when they focus on present troubles instead of the eternal gift of God's grace to them.

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