The Israelite God was different from all the other gods, thus, the worship of Yahweh differed from that of all other gods.
David finally found the truth that it was not his seed of kingship but the promise made to Abraham that made him holy. From that, David refused to be moved and wrote this Psalm by the necessity of the Spirit as the assurance of faith. The law never made a man holy, not even one as robust as David; yet faith did this great thing without lifting a finger.
Today, the longing for cultural Christianity on both the left and the right hearkens back to an older version of Christendom that was a mixed blessing for the church in the western world. The cultural mediation of Christian views on created order has certainly benefitted the civilization we’ve inherited. But the gospel itself isn’t something that can be reduced to cultural mediation either. Instead, the gospel as a message stands apart from all human accomplishments and achievements, no matter how beneficial they might be.

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God’s creatures on four legs are some of the greatest storytellers of the Scriptures.
Dr. Montgomery taught me the Christian faith is both a true story and a delightful story—in fact, it is the greatest story ever told.
The point of Revelation is to reveal consolation in Jesus, not to revel in chaos and confusion.
In our catastrophes - whatever they may be, however large or small they are - we cry out for rescue, deliverance, and salvation.
When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
Jesus has gone ahead of you on the road, and promises to be with you still.
One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel
The life of C.S. Lewis' brother, Warren Lewis
Christopher grew up in his father's literary world, a joyful reminder and glimpse of something far greater that we as Christians grow up in our Heavenly Father's living word.
Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.