A.W. Tozer
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lundi 11 juin 2007
dimanche 10 juin 2007
Que vos larmes coulent à cause du péché
Charles Spurgeon
Let your tears fall because of sin; but, at the same time, let the eye of faith steadily behold the Son of man lifted up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, that those who are bitten by the old serpent may look unto Jesus and live. Our sinnership is that emptiness into which the Lord pours his mercy.
Charles Spurgeon
samedi 9 juin 2007
Larmes d'amertume
Randy Smith
I think of Peter after He denied the Lord. The Bible says, “He went out and wept bitterly” (Luke 22:62). Psalm 38:18, “For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.” Jeremiah 31:18, “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for You are the LORD my God.’” In the Beatitudes our Lord said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). In 2 Corinthians 7, Paul spoke of a “godly sorrow.” In the depths of your relationship with God have you ever experienced this? When we sin against God we should experience our most intense grief. In verse 3 of Psalm 6, David speaks of His soul being “greatly dismayed.”
Randy Smith
vendredi 8 juin 2007
Expliquer l'Évangile !
Randy Smith
Explain the Gospel as perfectly as possible and they sadly just do not see it. The problem is not necessarily the presenter. The problem is definitely not the Gospel! Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that the Gospel is “the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” That’s impressive, as good as it gets! But because of the spiritual blindness of the individual (2 Cor. 4:3-4), unable to see the Gospel’s greatness, there is simply no desire without God’s enabling power. And add to the blindness, a spiritually dead heart (Eph. 2:1), and there is absolutely no way a person on his or her own will ever desire Jesus Christ. In other words, people are not blinded because they chose to renounce the Gospel. Rather people renounce the Gospel because they are blinded by the evil one.
Randy Smith
jeudi 7 juin 2007
L'excellence littéraire de la Sainte Bible
SAMUEL JACKSON PRATT (1749-1814)
THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL OF SCRIPTURE, 1777
I am thus particularly earnest to display in this work the literary excellence of the Holy Bible, because I have reason to apprehend it is too frequently laid by under a notion of its being a dull, dry and unentertaining system, whereas the fact is quite otherwise: it contains all that can be wished by the truest intellectual taste, it enters more sagaciously and more deeply into human nature, it develops character, delineates manner, charms the imagination and warms the heart more effectively than any other book extant; and if once a man would take it into his hand without that strange prejudicing idea of flatness, and be willing to be pleased, I am morally certain he would find all his favorite authors dwindle in the comparison, and conclude that he was reading not only the most religious book but the most entertaining book in the world.
SAMUEL JACKSON PRATT (1749–1814)
THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL OF SCRIPTURE, 1777
mercredi 6 juin 2007
Comment parler du Seigneur aux autres ?
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 1991, p. 112-113.
I contend that many Christians want to speak to others about the Lord but do not for fear that the observable, daily sin in their lives is too contradictory for them to witness….If God does not use sinners as His witnesses, there will be no human witnesses, since there are no perfect people…This does not change the fact that the more Christlike our lives, the more convincing our words about Christ. We need to do what we can to eliminate any sin that makes our words look inconsistent. But while attempting to do that we must be convinced that we cannot delay our witnessing until we reach sinless perfection. Otherwise, we would never share the gospel! Part of the beauty of our message is that God saves sinners, sinners like us.
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 1991, p. 112-113.
mardi 5 juin 2007
Qui est Jésus ?
Charles H. Spurgeon
He is not humanity deified. He is not Godhead humanized. He is God. He is man. He is all that God is, and all that man is as God created Him.
Charles H. Spurgeon
lundi 4 juin 2007
Vivre la Bible
William Law
As all types and figures in the Law were but empty shadows without the coming of Christ, so the New Testament is but a dead letter without the Holy Spirit in redeemed men as the living power of a full salvation.
William Law
dimanche 3 juin 2007
Recherche biblique
Chuck Swindoll
In vain I have searched the Bible, looking for examples of early believers whose lives were marked by rigidity, predictability, inhibition, dullness, and caution. Fortunately, grim, frowning, joyless saints in Scriptures are conspicuous by their absence. Instead, the examples I find are of adventurous, risk-taking, enthusiastic, and authentic believers whose joy was contagious even in times of full trial. Their vision was broad even when death drew near. Rules were few and changes were welcome. The contrast between then and now is staggering.
Chuck Swindoll
samedi 2 juin 2007
La capacité de marcher devant Dieu
En tant que chrétien, vous avez la capacité de marcher devant Dieu avec une conscience claire :
1. Confessez et abandonnez le péché connu. Examinez vos sentiments de culpabilité à la lumière de la Bible. Traitez le péché que la Parole de Dieu révèle (Proverbes 28:13 ; 1 Jean. 1:9 ; Jacques 5:16 ; Psaumes 32:5).
2. Demandez pardon et réconciliez-vous avec toute personne que vous avez offensée (Matthieu 5:23-24 ; 6:14-15).
3. Rendez la pareille à ceux à qui vous avez fait du tort (Nombres 5:6-7 ; Luc 19:8 ; Philippiens 19).
4. Ne remettez pas à plus tard le nettoyage de votre conscience blessée. Certaines personnes remettent à plus tard le traitement de leur culpabilité, pensant que leur conscience s'apaisera d'elle-même avec le temps. Ce n'est pas le cas. La procrastination permet aux sentiments de culpabilité de s'envenimer. Cela engendre à son tour la dépression, l'anxiété et d'autres problèmes émotionnels (Ac. 24:16).
5. Éduquez votre conscience. Une conscience faible et facilement affligée résulte d'un manque de connaissance spirituelle (1 Corinthiens 8:7).
John MacArthur
As a Christian, you have the capacity to walk before God with a clear conscience:
1. Confess and forsake known sin. Examine your guilt feelings in light of Scripture. Deal with the sin God’s Word reveals (Pr. 28:13; 1 Jn. 1:9; Jas. 5:16; Psm. 32:5).
2. Ask forgiveness and be reconciled to anyone you have wronged (Mt. 5:23-24; 6:14-15).
3. Make restitution to those you’ve wronged (Num. 5:6-7; Lk. 19:8; Phile. 19).
4. Don’t procrastinate in clearing your wounded conscience. Some people put off dealing with their guilt, thinking their conscience will clear itself in time. It won’t. Procrastination allows the guilt feelings to fester. That in turn generates depression, anxiety, and other emotional problems (Ac. 24:16).
5. Educate your conscience. A weak, easily grieved conscience results from a lack of spiritual knowledge (1 Cor. 8:7).
John MacArthur
vendredi 1 juin 2007
On ne dérive pas vers la vie spirituelle
D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation, Baker, 1992, p. 19.
We don’t drift into spiritual life; we do not drift into disciplined prayer. We do not grow in prayer unless we plan to pray. That means we must set aside time to do nothing but pray. What we actually do reflects our highest priorities. That means that we can proclaim our commitment to prayer until the cows come home, but unless we actually pray, our actions disown our words
D.A. Carson, A Call to Spiritual Reformation, Baker, 1992, p. 19.
jeudi 31 mai 2007
Endurer dans cette vie
Kent Hughes, 2 Corinthiens 2006, p. 134.
It is possible to endure in this life but to do it in a self-righteous, resentful survivor-spirit that is self-pitying and angry at those who do not shoulder the burden with you while being inwardly proud of your grit. Instead of the fruit of the Spirit, there is bitterness and joylessness. In truth, God may not consider this kind of life to be one of endurance, and certainly not one of “great endurance” (2 Cor. 6:4). Paul endured with the inner graces of the Spirit. Sweet endurance is what the Scripture here enjoins… Sweet in-Spirited endurance testifies to the reality of Christ and that He is worth our trust and service.
Kent Hughes, 2 Corinthians, 2006, p. 134.
mercredi 30 mai 2007
Une foi personnelle dans le Seigneur vivant
Une foi personnelle dans le Seigneur vivant a toujours pour résultat une ardente confiance en la Bible – qu'il s'agisse de l'Ancien ou du nouveau Testament.
Les disciples, dont les oreilles ont entendus la promesse et dont les yeux ont vu la résurrection, ont compris que se réalisait surnaturellement la promesse d'une résurrection physique d'entre les morts.
Gérard Chrispin, La résurrection, un trésor méconnu, page 62
mardi 29 mai 2007
Se plaindre ?
Thomas Boston, Of the Decrees of God, Commentary on the Shorter Catechism.
See here the evil of murmuring and complaining at our lot in the world. How apt are ye to quarrel with God, as if He were in the wrong when His dealings with you are not according to your own desires and wishes? You demand a reason, and call God to an account, Why am I thus? Why so much afflicted and distressed? Why so long afflicted? And why such an affliction rather than another? Why am I so poor and another so rich? Thus your hearts rise up against God. But you should remember that this is to defame the counsels of infinite wisdom, as if God had not ordered your affairs wisely enough in His eternal counsel.
Thomas Boston, Of the Decrees of God, Commentary on the Shorter Catechism.
lundi 28 mai 2007
Celui qui s'enorgueillit de ses richesses
Jeremy Taylor
He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine.
Jeremy Taylor
dimanche 27 mai 2007
Notre religion
James H. Aughey
Our religion is not Christianity so much as Christ. Our gospel is the knowledge, not of a system, but the saving knowledge of a personal Savior.
James H. Aughey
samedi 26 mai 2007
Constat
Dick Lucas
When the church takes its mind and heart away from Christ and His words, human authority and tradition fills the vacuum.
Dick Lucas
vendredi 25 mai 2007
Dieu peut faire des choses étonnantes avec des personnes au cœur brisé
Ray Ortlund
Where once there was trust, with joy, honesty and spontaneity, now there might be aloofness, guardedness, even resentment. To make matters worse, attempts at reconciliation can be ignored or even refused. That is when, it seems to me, it is time to turn away. Turning away is not our first response, of course. But it must be a valid, if undesirable, option. After all, we can’t force people to be open, to talk, to reconsider. Until the Holy Spirit changes hearts — I have reluctantly concluded that there really is a time to turn away. Yes, it is a defeat for the gospel. But what else can one do? All that’s left is trusting the Lord, referring the matter to the judgment seat of Christ, who alone sees all things perfectly… Sometimes all one can do is not make a situation worse. That’s hard. But the Lord can do amazing things with brokenhearted people who have nothing left but a longing for His glory in this messy world.
Ray Ortlund
jeudi 24 mai 2007
L'ADN
"Il me semble maintenant que les résultats de plus de cinquante ans de recherche sur l'ADN ont fourni les matériaux d'un nouvel argument extrêmement puissant en faveur du design."
Anthony Flew
Professeur de philosophie, ancien athée, auteur et débatteur
“It is, for example, impossible for evolution to account for the fact than one single cell can carry more data than all the volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica put together.”
“It now seems to me that the findings of more than fifty years of DNA research have provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design.”
Anthony Flew
Professor of Philosophy, former atheist, author, and debater
mercredi 23 mai 2007
Une arme de Satan
Watchman Nee
It is true that Satan often uses the flesh to secure the consent of man, yet in each instance of enticement the enemy creates some kind of thought by which to induce the man. We cannot separate temptation and thought. All temptations are offered us in the form of thoughts. Since the latter are so exposed to the power of darkness, we need to learn how to guard them.
Watchman Nee