tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063722093750120649.post7187930069658937702..comments2018-04-09T17:04:06.219-06:00Comments on The Reformed Cactus: D. A. Carson on holinessTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13699780554361569826noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063722093750120649.post-28928397315605676952009-04-04T23:56:00.000-06:002009-04-04T23:56:00.000-06:00Amen! Gone, it seems, are the days when the proph...Amen! Gone, it seems, are the days when the prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel and John the Baptiser would boldly claim: repent for the kingdom of God is here.<BR/><BR/>We have been saved for a purpose: and it wasn't to live our "best life now," nor to escape suffering.<BR/><BR/>We can only even begin to know Christ if we first behold and understand His glory. It is in that light that we see ourselves rightly, as Calvin says in Book 1, Chapter 1 of the Institues.<BR/><BR/>--JMH<BR/><BR/>http://brazenhusseys.blogspot.com/Brazen Hussey'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862027305480649279noreply@blogger.com