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FRANK JONES

Pastor, ExhorteR, Cyclist

Using Truth to Plead Truth

The following extended comment by Denney on the need to preach the word ‘unadorned’ is a fitting conclusion to this pen portrait of the preachers whose varied ministries impacted me so greatly. What he writes I saw and heard (notice the verbs and their order) in my...
The Fool, “No God!”

The Fool, “No God!”

“All sin is founded in a secret atheism. Atheism is the spirit of every sin;—all the floods of impieties in the world break in at the gate of a secret atheism, and though several sins may disagree with one another, yet, like Herod and Pilate against Christ, they join...

Theology is Practical

"All theology among pilgrims on earth is in its nature practical, and no portion of it can be correctly and completely discussed unless it is developed practically; that is, applied to the practice of repentance, faith, hope, and love, or to consolation or...

Theology is Spirituality

“All theology is also spirituality. If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both; if it does not encourage the commitment of faith, it reinforces the detachment of unbelief; if it fails to promote humility, it...

Suffering

Suffering

"Dr Manford George Gutzke, a much-appreciated seminary professor, said to our class one day, ‘Expect to suffer. Those God uses, he usually calls to suffering. Suffering is one of the main ways the Lord lovingly provides for your sanctification. Either through direct...

All is Vanity

All is Vanity

All is vanity and vexation of spirit -- I have waited for Thy salvation, O' Lord. Man is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed from that quarter [i.e., the world]." (Thomas Boston)

Spurgeon on the Treasury of David

Spurgeon on the Treasury of David

James Renihan wrote an article in the latest Banner of Truth Magazine (August & September 2021, 695-696) concerning Spurgeon and the Treasury of David. I highly recommend both the magazine and Spurgeon’s Treasury as helpful, edifying publications. You can get...