Tuesday, April 1, 2008

"...the gospel is not just something to be listened to, or to be applauded, but ever to be applied...but it is the same theme from beginning to end, and the think that is common to the three divisions in the general statement is the terrible warning about the fact of judgment. That, as we have see, is the theme right through this seventh chapter of Matthews Gospel and it is most important that we should realize that. It is the failure to grasp this that accounts for most of our troubles and problems. It accounts for the light and superficial evangelism that is far too common today. it accounts also for the lack of holiness and sanctified living that is true of most of us. It is not that we need special teaching about these things. What we all seem to be forgetting is that the whole time the eye of God is upon us, and that we are all moving steadily and certainly in the direction of the final judgment." -D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

i just want to give up trying to blog when i read Lloyd-Jones.

you should probably read him if you dont already. it will most likely change your life, if you can handle that on top of creating new ipod playlists.

1 comment:

Oppenheim said...

Nic,

Interesting enough I've been reading about those dedicated men of old who had lives close with God. They labored, they travailed over lost souls and they differentiated between those that were 'enlightened' versus those that truly had a soul regeneration.

How many people in churches today can we say are simply enlightened and not living daily for God and simply living for themselves thinking they have Jesus in their pocket and that they have 'said their prayer', yet still living like the devil.

Me? I think it is a great number of people still living and worshiping themselves instead of the one and true God Almighty. Self worship and worship of God yet still thinking their saved since they said a prayer. They have not truly died to themselves.

below is a link to our most recent video clip which ties together the work to date that has been done in France for those that are interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbIccz2rLAs

Steve & liz

Unreached People Groups