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IS IT ‘UNSPIRITUAL’ TO BE DISCOURAGED?

By Sinclair Ferguson “From time to time over the centuries some Christians have taught, sometimes with tragic consequences, that a truly spiritual

GRACE, GRACE, GOD’S GRACE God’s grace changes things, but it’s not a thing. Grace is not some kind of spiritual substance, energy,

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” —Psalm 34:19 The word “affliction” literally

“And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His

“He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” —1 John 4:8 Throughout the book of 1 John,

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” —Philippians 1:21 Whatever desires that are not in the service

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” —Philippians 1:21 Christ was the motivation of the Apostle Paul’s

—Arianna Freelen “I sat in a meeting. The discussion was heated. The conversation was heavy. Hearts were burdened. Chests were puffed. Sorrow,

*We gather deliberately on this day, the Lord’s Day, for corporate worship. *We gather to honor the Lord by hearing and bowing

The Latin phrase “Sola Gratia” means that God alone saves sinners only because it pleases Him to do so. Scripture tells us