Danny Hackett

Daily Pardon

It has been a while since I posted from Richard Baxter’s “Truths about God’s Grace”, so I thought I would begin with his twelfth truth on the list. “The best of us need pardon daily, even for the faults in performance of their holiest duties, and must daily live in reliance on Christ for thatContinue reading “Daily Pardon”

Proclaim and Offer

“God commissioned His ministers to proclaim and offer this covenant of grace to all people, and to earnestly entreat them to accept it and be reconciled to Him; no one is excluded.” Richard Baxter “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches onContinue reading “Proclaim and Offer”

I Will In No Wise Cast Out

“No one who accepts this offer is damned, but only those who refuse it to the last breath.” John 6:37 – Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. What an amazing verse! The truth of this verse should bringContinue reading “I Will In No Wise Cast Out”

The Precondition of Our Pardon

4. “The precondition of our pardon and life is not that we never sin or that by any price we purchase them of God or acquire them by works valued by God or by any payment for His grace. Rather, it is only that we believe Him and willingly receive the mercy He freely givesContinue reading “The Precondition of Our Pardon”

His Merits, Not Ours

“Upon His own merits, Christ has enacted a law—or covenant—of grace, forgiving all sin and freely giving everlasting life to all who will believe and accept it, so that all their sins are continually pardoned by the terms of this covenant.” The fact of the matter is, that the forgiving of our sins has alwaysContinue reading “His Merits, Not Ours”

Paid in Full

2. “Christ freely became human and paid fully for the sins of the world as He intended, so fully that none shall perish for any insufficiency in His sacrifice and merits.” Have you ever stopped and meditated on Christ, the Incarnate Speech of God, becoming man and fully paying for the sins of His people.Continue reading “Paid in Full”

A Month of Wisdom From Richard Baxter

During the month of April, I had the pleasure of reading “Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter.” There have been many impactful bits of wisdom, but none more than the thirty-one “Truths about God’s Grace.” It is the beginning of May 2022, and I thought that I would list oneContinue reading “A Month of Wisdom From Richard Baxter”

Fan Into the Flame (Kindle Anew)

I am certain that most of us have witnessed a campfire or a fire in a fireplace at some time in our lives. The beauty of fire is something to be considered. It produces light, sound, and a distinct smell. Sitting around many fires, I have witnessed these very things. But I have also witnessedContinue reading “Fan Into the Flame (Kindle Anew)”

Can a Christian Rejoice in Heaviness?

A Sermon Illustration by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1 Peter 1:6 – In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials When confronted with a verse like this, I often sit back, pray, and digest the text. Rejoicing in the midst of trials is foreign toContinue reading “Can a Christian Rejoice in Heaviness?”

The Stout Scot

The life of John Knox can only be defined as “extraordinary.” He was born around the year 1514 and died in November 24, 1572. He was raised in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, located about fifteen miles from Edinburgh. His early education took place at the Haddington Grammar School and in 1536 he obtained his M.A.Continue reading “The Stout Scot”