by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Psalm 43:4, the Psalmist refers to God as his exceeding joy. The question often arises: Does having God as our exceeding joy exclude having other desires or even finding a measure of joy in other things? No, but the way to tell what rules your heart is to assess...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why does Paul put the spotlight on regeneration in Galatians 6:15? It’s because of how it sharply contrasts with circumcision: 1. Regeneration is an inward work of the heart that no one can see, although the results of it can be seen; 2. It’s a sovereign work...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
What do we need to do when our thoughts attempt to sink us into despair? The first thing to do is to identify the proper object of hope. We saw it in the first exhortation the Psalmist gives to his soul in Ps.42:5—Hope in God. What we need to understand about this...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wisdom speaks God’s mind in God’s ways, whereas folly is spoken from a position of personal offense with self-exalting motivations. Wisdom cannot come from a disposition of self-centeredness and neither can justice or fairness or upholding a standard that is outside...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ps. 37:12 begins to shed more light upon the situation about which David is writing. The difficulty in navigating this world is not just that the wicked do evil, but that the wicked develops evil plots against God’s people out of hatred for God’s people. That is...
