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Years ago, when they dug into a disused pit in a village, they took up some old rags, and as a consequence nearly all the people in that village died of the plague. They did not know what was in the old rags buried in the pit. So we are afraid of the old rags of sin; we do not like digging them up. Spurgeon,…

When I go to the sunny south in the winter for my health, I am advised by the physician to keep myself as much as possible in the sun. I am told to let my rooms look towards the sun rising and to keep clear of sunless streets and courts. This is the advice of wisdom, for if you lodge in rooms upon which…

When a farmer comes to thrash out his wheat and get it ready for the market, there are two things that he desires—that there may be plenty of it of the right sort, and that when he takes it to market he may be able to carry a clean sample there. He does not look on the quantity alone, for what is the…

I suppose that no two genuine prayers from different men could be precisely alike. Master artists do not often multiply the same painting; they prefer to give expression to fresh ideas as often as they grasp the pencil. So the Master Artist, the Holy Spirit, who is the author of prayer, does not often…

Love is like a fire, which, if it does not consume more fuel, burns low. You cannot stop where you are; to retain you must annex. Napoleon used to say, “Conquest has made me what I am, and conquest must maintain me.” Christians, remember that you must advance or backslide. You must build higher and higher.…

The men and women who have moved the world have been the men and women the world could not move. Many years ago a man was commissioned by the king of Denmark to lead a band of soldiers against pirates who were reeking havoc with shipping along a certain coastal area. The man set up his headquarters on…

Survivor of accident recounts fateful day “I was going to ask him why he pushed me.” The push was a quick, forceful blow, Chris Grays recalled. Strong enough to make Grays, 24, stumble backward. It was like those typical, initial shoves to the chest men give just before they clench the fists and swing…

Side splitting slips like these are collected by teachers throughout the world, who don’t mind sharing a little humor while taking their jobs seriously. Many an inmate in the house of correction (of composition) know the one variously attributed to William Lyon Phelps of Yale University, Tubby Rogers…

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 1:20-21a The average price for a gallon of gas in 1957 was around 27 cents a gallon. Fifty years later we are paying around $3.21 per gallon. A lot of people, especially…

What follows is a brief overview of traditional matters of introduction to James–Jude. I have also provided brief bibliographies listing mostly commentaries. I assume the presence of articles in the IVP dictionaries and in NT introductions. One additional word of preface. James through 2 Peter and Jude…

3 John Piper Desiring God Minneapolis, Minnesota 4 For Your Joy FOR YOUR JOY Published by Desiring God © 2005 Desiring God International Standard Book Number: 0-9773286-0-0 Edited for Desiring God Cover design by Edd Blott All scripture quotations are taken from: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version,…