“O how unspeakable is this Sacrament which sets our affections ablaze with charity. ... It is the fulfillment of Christ's Mystical Body.” BodyChristCharityAffectionFulfillmentMysticalSacramentsUnspeakable Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Every unfulfilled aspiration of humanity in the past; all partial representation of perfect character; all sacrifices, nay, even those of idolatry, point to the fulfillment of what want, the answer to every longing--the type of perfect humanity, the Lord Jesus Christ.” WantCharacterPastHumanityJesusChristAnswersPerfectLordSacrificeTypeJesus ChristLongingFulfillmentAspirationRepresentationIdolatryLord Jesus Christ Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton Source: Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton
“We are living 'between the times' - the time of Christ's resurrection and the new age of the Spirit, and the time of fulfillment in Christ. Life in the Spirit is a pledge, a 'down-payment', on the final kingdom of shalom. In the meantime, we are to be signs of the kingdom which is, and which is coming.” AgeSpiritChristChristianityFinalsKingdomsFulfillmentResurrectionNew AgePaymentPledgeShalom Author:David Edward Kirk
“The strength of Ray Ortlund's study of Proverbs is its Christ-centeredness. The wisdom of Proverbs loses none of its practical value, but rather is given its ultimate fulfillment as an expression of the wisdom of Christ.” ValuesGivenChristLosesStudyExpressionUltimatePracticalsFulfillmentRaysCenteredness Author:Graeme Goldsworthy
“Supreme authority in both church and home has been divinely vested in the male as the representative of Christ, who is Head of the church. It is in willing submission rather than grudging capitulation that the woman in the church (whether married or single) and the wife in the home find their fulfillment.” Has BeensHomeChristChurchWifeWillingAuthorityMarriedMalesSupremeFulfillmentRepresentativesSubmissionCapitulation Author:Elisabeth Elliot
“Once we truly grasp the message of the New Testament, it is impossible to read the Old Testament again without seeing Christ on every page, in every story, foreshadowed or anticipated in every event and narrative. The Bible must be read as a whole, beginning with Genesis and ending with Revelation, letting promise and fulfillment guide or expectations for what we will find there.” WholeStoriesChristianChristImpossibleSeeingEventsPromiseMessagesPagesExpectationsBibleGuidesNarrativeFulfillmentRevelationsTestamentNew TestamentGenesisOld Testament Author:Michael Horton