What Lies Beyond Absolute Perfection?

“Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection.”

- John Calvin, Commentary on John

from: here

Mentor Program Story

An email from Danielle to Drew

hi Drew,
Pami and i took 3 out of 4 of our girls to the Rio. We picked up the girls and headed over for hot chocolate and board games for a couple of hours. We also brought snacks and I made some pumpkin bread for their families to bring back with them. Initially the girls were a little quiet, but that was completely different within 1/2 hour. They laughed a ton, were lots of fun and HILARIOUS. All four girls seem to get along real well and are good friends. At one point they wanted to refill their hot chocolate with soda and just went up to do that, we stopped them and wanted to encourage them to be honest and just got them cups for soda. I just thought that was a good opportunity.
Thanks,
Danielle Aguirre

The Holy Spirit: Person or Force?

R.A. Torrey’s on the importance of the personality of the Holy Spirit:

“The doctrine of the personality of the Holy Spirit is also of highest importance from the practical standpoint. If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence, then our thought will constantly be, how can I get hold of and use the Holy Spirit; but if we think of Him in the Biblical way as a divine Person, infinitely wise, infinitely holy, infinitely tender, then our thought will constantly be, ‘How can the Holy Spirit get hold of and use me?’”

- Braden

The Proper Use of Theology

I’ve read this somewhere:

“Theology is meant to lead to doxology.”

In other words, our growing knowledge of God (theology) is meant to lead to praise (doxology).

When you study the character and nature of our great God, do you practice your theology through praise and awe and worship?

- Braden