“Parables differ from fables in that a fable is not a real situation. An example of a fable is any of Aesop’s stories, in which animals talk. In those stories the animals are simply people in disguise. Parables also differ… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“if we are justified we will have that nature of God that will increasingly and inevitably express itself in forgiveness, just as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven us, we will be able to pray, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matt. 6:12). The Lutherans says: “We are justified by faith alone, but not by… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share
“Many who begin early will lose their reward (or not even actually come to a true faith in Christ and salvation) because they are… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
Bible study is the most essential ingredient in the believer's spiritual life, because it is only in study of the Bible as that is… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“in election and “irresistible” grace God does not disregard or act contrary to the will of any man or woman, as implied above. Rather, He regenerates the individual, as the result of which a will is born that now desires what the old will previously despised. Before, George hated Christ. Now he loves Him and so comes willingly when the… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share
We are to believe and follow Christ in all things, including his words about Scripture. And this means that Scripture is to be for us what it was to him: the unique, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God, and not merely a human testimony to Christ, however carefully guided and preserved by God. If the Bible is less than this… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share
“People love sin. Sin hardens their hearts. Therefore, they will not receive the gospel of the kingdom of God when it is preached to… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“A parable is a story taken from real life (or a real-life situation) from which a moral or spiritual truth is drawn. Examples are many: the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–32), the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37), the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9–14), the wedding banquet (Matt. 22:1–14; Luke 14:15–24), the sheep and the goats (Matt. 25:31–46), and others, including… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share
The doctrines of grace stand or fall together, and together they point to one central truth: salvation is all of grace because it is… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“When Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God, He came preaching God’s right to rule over the minds and hearts of all people.” — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“The true Calvinist is someone whose whole life is devoted to the glory of God.” — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“Finally, you must sell off your sinful pleasures and practices, too. It is not pleasure itself that must be sold off. There are holy pleasures, for the saints are a joyful people. It is only sinful pleasure that must go, for you cannot serve God and sin. You cannot say that you love Christ and fail to keep His commandments.… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share
The chief problem with television is that, for those who watch it consistently, it undermines and eventually destroys the ability to think. This is… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
