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Pray - in truth

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From Reuben A. Torrey's book: "How to pray" From the Chapter: Praying and Obeying Psalm 145:18 throws a great deal of light on the question of how to pray. The Lord is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. That little expression "in truth" is worthy of study. If you will take your concordance and go through the Bible, you will find that this expression means “in reality” or “in sincerity.” The prayer that God answers is the prayer that is real — the prayer that asks for something that is sincerely desired. Much prayer is insincere. People ask for things that they do not want. Many women are praying for the conversion of their husbands who do not really want their husbands to be converted. They think they do, but if they knew what would be involved in the conversion of their husbands, how it would necessitate an entire change in their manner of doing business, and how consequently it would reduce th...
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Rezar para despertar

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones: "Autoridad" ... el problema es que siempre empezamos por nosotros mismos y nuestros esfuerzos y pedimos a Dios que los bendiga. ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que oíste a alguien orar por un aviva­miento, orar para que Dios abra las ventanas del cielo y derrame su Espíritu? ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que usted mismo oró por eso? Sugiero seriamente que estamos descuidando esto casi por completo. Somos culpables de olvidar la autoridad del Espíritu Santo. Estamos tan interesados en nosotros mismos y en nuestras propias activi­dades que nos hemos olvidado del que nos hace eficaces. Por todos los medios sigamos orando por los esfuerzos particulares, por el ministro y su predicación de cada domingo, por todas las organizaciones esenciales y por las campañas evangelísticas, si nos sentimos impulsados a tenerlas. Pero antes de todo, y después de todo, oremos y supliquemos por un reavivamiento. Cuando Dios envía un reaviva­miento, puede hacer más en...
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Jesus' Judgement Seats - 2

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Part II Misinterpretation of the two judgments Two Events — One Misreading — Two Thousand Years of Confusion These chapters examine why two distinct divine judgments have so often been collapsed into one — with grave doctrinal consequences — and how the original Greek word bema , carved in stone on an Athenian hillside, unlocks Paul's precise and deliberate meaning. I The Core Confusion: Two Distinct Events Collapsed Into One The mixing of the Bema Seat (for believers) and the Great White Throne / Sheep & Goats judgment (for all nations / unbelievers) is not a minor hermeneutical slip. It has profound doctrinal consequences . When these two events are blended together, the result is almost always a corruption of the gospel itself. What Gets Lost The finished work of Christ is subtly undermined — salvation begins to feel conditional on performance. Assurance of salvation is stol...
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