“We are now assuming that we have here the centre and goal of all God's works, and therefore the hidden beginning of them all. We are also assuming that the prominent place occupied by this divine work has something corresponding to it in the essence of God, that the Son forms the centre of the Trinity, and that the essence of the divine being has, so to speak, its locus ... in His work, in the name and person of Jesus Christ.” PersonsFormJesusNamesSpeakGoalChristDivineSonJesus ChristEssenceAssumingCentreTrinityProminentCorresponding Book:Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of God, Volume 2, Part 1: The Knowledge of God; The Reality of God Source: Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of God, Volume 2, Part 1: The Knowledge of God; The Reality of God
“Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] 'judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,' because it is never necessary.” WarStatesFatherChristAuthorityAssumingDetermineLiarsJudicial Author:Ben Salmon
“Pride is a terrible and dangerous thing. It can take so many forms; it can even assume the appearance of humility. Pride can lead not only to self-exaltation, but also to self-abasement. The key to battling pride is not found in struggling against thinking too highly of ourselves or in striving to think of ourselves as lowly. The key is found in simply not thinking about ourselves at all, but setting our minds on Christ and the needs of others.” ThinkingNeedsMindSelfFormFoundChristStruggleDangerousHumilityPrideKeysTerribleAssumingStriveAppearanceSettingSettingsDangerous ThingsExaltationNeeds Of OthersAbasement Author:Paul Washer
“This assumes that the glory of Christ is our highest treasure, not health, wealth, family or even life. So preaching must continually show not that Jesus is the means to prosperity but that he is better than prosperity.” MeanShowsJesusChristWealthHighestGloryAssumingProsperityTreasurePreachingHealth Wealth Author:John Piper