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Milton Vincent

“The deeper I go into the gospel, the more I comprehend and confess aloud the depth of my sinfulness. A gruesome death like the one that Christ endured for me would only be required for one who is exceedingly sinful and unable to appease a holy God. Consequently, whenever I consider the necessity and manner of His death, along with the love and selflessness behind it, I am laid bare and utterly exposed for the sinner I am.

Such an awareness of my sinfulness does not drag me down, but actually serves to lift me up by magnifying my appreciation of God’s forgiving grace in my life. And the more I appreciate the magnitude of God’s forgiveness of my sins, the more I love Him and delight to show Him love through heart-felt expressions of worship.”

From A Gospel Primer

R.A. Finlayson

The great implication of holiness in the personal life is sin-consciousness, and where there is little sin-consciousness there is little conception of the holiness of God. The holiness of God becomes significant to us only when it reveals our own sinfulness in relation to God.

Sin is a wilful act of trespass on a holy God, and penitence results in self-loathing before God and a desire, not to escape from the holiness of God, but to accept it, to open up the life to its scrutiny, and receive its just judgment. Thus comes the repentance that leads, not to despair and death, but to hope and life.

If God is holy, there is still hope that the sinner may be holy; if a holy God is dealing with our sin we shall be holy.

Jonathan Edwards

The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun. These are but streams. But God is the ocean. Therefore it becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven, as it becomes us to make the seeking of our highest end and proper good, the whole work of our lives; to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for, or set our hearts on, anything else, but that which is our proper end, and true happiness?

The Fire

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June 10, 2009
Categories: Church, Church Issues, Media, Regeneration, Salvation, Worldliness . Tags: Bliptv, Church people who don't know Christ, Salvation, Strivevideos, The Fire, Worldliness in the church . Author: allsufficientgrace

6 Comments

Comment by Nick on June 14, 2009 2:18 pm

Who is this guy?

What a powerful message.
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Comment by allsufficientgrace on June 14, 2009 5:37 pm

I’m not sure about him other than his name is Nate and the video is listed under Strivevideos. I sure wouldn’t mind seeing another vid from him though.
Comment by Nick on June 14, 2009 7:29 pm

I agree… great vid. Really blew me away. At my church there is a lot of talk about freedom in Christ in regards to entertainment (movies, music, tv, etc). I’ve never been able to reconcile the fact that God hates sin, and some of the entertainment they indulge in is glorifying sin.

I’m guilty of this as well, but it just hasn’t felt right. I feel as though I am going against God when I take part in these things.

Yes, enjoy biblical sex within marriage – don’t enjoy porn/adultery.

Yes, enjoy an adult beverage – don’t be an alcoholic.

Yes, enjoy music – yes enjoy music that rebels against God.

Yes, enjoy movies – yes enjoy movies that make a mockery of him and his glory.

The first two make sense in regards to freedom in Christ… the last two???
Comment by Nick on June 17, 2009 11:48 am

Nate Pfeil… made the video on Facebook, and now it is all over the web. He also has another one on his Facebook.
Comment by allsufficientgrace on June 17, 2009 9:17 pm

I would not be able to reconcile that either! The Holy Spirit works in us to subdue the desires of the flesh.

“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galations 5:13,16

I like this message from John MacArthur.
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Hey thanks for getting some information on Nate! I will go have a look on Facebook.

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