- Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Point 5 - Perseverance of the Saints Article 5: The Effects So before we launch back into their stories, we need to be once again reminded of the monstrous effect Dig Deeper   Our article from the Canons this week lists six effects of serious / monstrous sins have This isn't to say that your minor sins aren't worth worrying about, but that the effects of serious sins As awful as those effects are, the Canons also remind that serious sins greatly offend God, and grieve

result, all those in whose hearts God works in this marvelous way  are certainly, unfailingly, and effectively Dig Deeper   There's two things we want to notice about this short psalm.

it must be credited to God:  just as from eternity God chose his own in Christ,  so within time God effectively But notice how doctrinal this seemingly ordinary greeting of grace and peace is!

Salvation] must be credited to God:  just as from eternity God chose his own in Christ,  so within time God effectively Notice that David's primary request is academic - that the LORD would teach.

Spirit so that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God,  but, by the effective Literally translated it reads: Living is the Word of God and energēs - that is, it's energetic, effective But then the next stage kicks in: by the effective operation of the same regenerating Spirit, God also WILL: Thank God for using this 'weapon' to penetrate your soul & spirit, and pray that you'll use it effectively

outfielder blinded by the sun try to catch a routine fly ball or a husband who comes home and fails to notice your renewed heart and mind that has made the gospel irresistible to you, and pray that you will be an effective

But notice this properly grounded fear of God doesn't result in terror and dread, rather it brings about A big part of a passage's context is its genre: is it historical narrative, legal, poetic, a letter, Although Bible stories are interesting and engaging (re-read how Luke tells this story and notice the

mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10  to be put into effect Notice that from the get-go, Paul presents God's sovereign grace doxologically; in other words, these

- God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect Instead, he's, as we noticed last year, very shrewd ( crafty ) in his approach.

In other words, Psalm 25 is a poetic mess, a far cry from the literary works of wonder seen in other prayer, and it serves as a shining example that your prayers don't need to be polished and perfect to be effective