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Pretty much nails it.
Filed under: Humor
Email exchange from this morning with Andrew Ong (aka., Andre Wong).
bereankid: “Soccer tonight?”
andrewong87: “cant make soccer…wish i could…got a hot date tonight.”
bereankid: “Sounds better than soccer. Can I come?”
andrewong87: “you’d turn the hot date lukewarm.”
In a Q&A at the recent Ligonier Conference, represented by a relatively eclectic group of Gospel-centric pastors and teachers, the following questions was asked: In reference to justification, is there an award for the elect for their works?
I’ve copied and pasted all the responses but Michael Horton’s is the best. It’s witty, succinct, and answers the question the best. It’s the one in boldface below.
Alistair Begg: This is the only time I got into an argument with Bryan Chapell. I was arguing for awards, and he was arguing against rewards. But I don’t remember his argument or mine.
RC Sproul: We find about 25 passages about a judgment according to works. But there is nothing in us that compels God to award them. Our best works are at best splendid vices. Though our works or our relative degree of obedience are not worthy of being awarded, God crowns His own work and chooses to award the work of His grace in our life.
Al Mohler: James Boyce used to say that anyone looking at the incommensurate housing in this world says to themselves, “It just doesn’t look right.” But the inequalities in heaven will not look morally dubious to anyone.
Michael Horton: If I’m truly holy, part of the party will be rejoicing to see Corrie Ten Boom get more crowns than me.
Steve Lawson: There will be rewards, and there will be an accounting according to works (Rev. 22:12). Greater faithfulness will bring about greater reward. Yet the crowns we will receive are emblematic. Our response will be, “This crown really belongs to God. It is all of grace.”
Eph. 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
But if you need to stand against the schemes of mere mortal men, this might be just as helpful:
There’s only one word for this: AWESOME.
(HT: Abraham Piper)
This quarter on campus, we have been studying biblical manhood and womanhood. I’ve been challenged by the unique and different ways that God has created men and women. These last few weeks, we’ve talked about dating, relationships, and marriage. Dating can be a lot of things but there are probably some things we should avoid trying to accomplish through it (e.g., evangelism). Eugene Tseng sent me a strip from a comic called, “Max vs. Max” to illustrate (click to zoom):
“Don’t be a donkey,” is one of my friend’s favorite expressions. Apparently, the Prince of Preachers is fond of it as well.
“Everybody thinks himself a judge of a sermon, but nine out of ten might as well pretend to weigh the moon. I believe that, at bottom, most people think it an uncommonly easy thing to preach, and that they could do it amazingly well themselves. Every donkey thinks itself worthy to stand with the king’s horses.” —C.H. Spurgeon, Spurgeon’s Practical Wisdom: Or Plain Advice for Plain People (Banner of Truth, 2009) p. 15.
(HT: Tony Reinke)
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This is my favorite comic of all time. I’m not quite sure why but it never fails to get a smile from me. It’s from a strip called, Pearls Before Swine. (click on image to zoom)
Poor Yasser…
Video evidence why body worship may not be the best of ideas (things get a bit disorderly around the 2 min. mark):
