Category Archives: Union with Christ

“The riches of His grace” by Charles Spurgeon

“…Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing.” -Ephesians 1:3 “Christ bestows all the goodness of the past, the present, and the future upon His people. In the mysterious ages of the past the Lord Jesus was His … Continue reading

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“What a wondrous thing” by Michael Horton

“What a wondrous thing it is that even though Jesus Christ has been exalted to the throne of God, absent from us in the flesh, we may nevertheless only now be united to Him in a manner far more intimate … Continue reading

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“An unbreakable unity” by Herman Ridderbos

“The resurrection of believers is set before the church time and time again in many different contexts as the great redemptive occurence of the future. It springs directly from and has its explanation in the reality of the resurrection of … Continue reading

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“The delight of the Lord’s Supper” by John Calvin

“Pious souls can derive great confidence and delight from this sacrament, as being a testimony that they form one body with Christ, so that everything which is His they may call their own. Hence it follows that we can confidently … Continue reading

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The Valley of Vision – “Wave upon wave of grace”

O Lord God, Teach me to know that grace precedes, accompanies, and follows my salvation, that it sustains the redeemed soul, that not one link of its chain can ever break. From Calvary’s cross wave upon wave of grace reaches … Continue reading

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“On the receiving end” by Michael S. Horton

“The church is always on the receiving end in its relationship to Christ; it is never the redeemer, but always the redeemed; never the head, but always the body; never the ruler, but always the ruled.” –Michael S. Horton, People … Continue reading

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“Christ is the delight of all believers” by John Owen

“The saints’ delight is in Christ: He is their joy, their crown, their rejoicing, their life, food, health, strength, desire, righteousness, salvation, blessedness: without Him they have nothing; in Him they shall find all things. ‘God forbid that I should … Continue reading

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