Russell Moore on Honoring the President

After a long night (and a far longer campaign), Russell Moore's blog post this morning really resonated with me and reflected much of what I've tried to communicate to others throughout this election cycle. The whole post is certainly worth reading, but if you must only take a quick glance, try the following paragraph:

"Christians, above all people, should pray for and show respect for our President and all of our elected officials. After all, unlike those who see politics as ultimate, we recognize that our political structures are important, but temporal, before an inbreaking kingdom of Christ. We don’t then need to be fomented into the kind of faux outrage that passes for much of contemporary political discourse. And, unlike those who see history as impersonal or capricious, we see behind everything a God who is sovereign over his universe."

How to Think and Talk about Election

Below is a video clip from a sermon delivered by John Piper. In it he makes reference to 2 Timothy 2:10 and points out how this verse informs our understanding of the doctrine of election, and the practical implications that it has for our lives.



(HT: Vitamin Z)

God, Election, and Mystery

If we truly have a God who is infinte and eternal, a God "who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20), wouldn't it only make sense that finite beings such as ourselves would not be able to completely comprehend everything about this God?

C.J. Mahaney has this to say about being comfortable with the mystery of God:

(HT: Zach Nielsen)