5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on suffering, heaven, pride, and more by, Kevin DeYoung, Tim Challies, Randy Alcorn, and more.

12 Distinguishing Marks of a Quarrelsome Person

Pastor Kevin DeYoung provides a dozen characteristics that identify the quarrelsome person. Here’s one example:

  1. You are always in the trenches with hand grenades strapped to your chest, never in the cafeteria with ice cream and ping pong. 

Read the rest at 12 Distinguishing Marks of a Quarrelsome Person.

5 Questions to Ask When You’re Suffering 

Justin Taylor summaries wisdom during times of suffering from David Powlison’s book God’s Grace in Your Suffering. As you may know, Dr. Powlison’s suffering (pancreatic cancer) is now over and David is home with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, having passed away on June 7. Here’s a link to over a dozen testimonials to David’s life and ministry: Testimonials to Christ’s Glory Through the Life and Ministry of Dr. David Powlison.

To learn from David’s wisdom during suffering, visit 5 Questions to Ask When You’re Suffering.

What Will Heaven Be Like? 

Randy Alcorn has probably written more about heaven than any modern Evangelical author. His book, Heaven, provides an excellent picture of what eternity with God will be like. In this blog post, Randy addresses worship in heaven. Read his thoughts at Let’s Anticipate the Incredible Experience of Worshipping in Heaven with All God’s People.

Whether I Sink Too Low or Soar Too High 

Tim Challies shares a very personal account of pride.

Pride is, of course, a constant temptation to me and to every other human being. Some would go so far as to say that pride is at the root of every sin. But the strange thing about pride is that it can manifest itself in very different ways. 

Read about two ways pride can manifest itself in Whether I Sink Too Low or Soar Too High.

Why the Psychological Church Will Always End Up Diminishing the Cross of Christ

Paul Tautges writes:

God’s revelation of Christ in the gospel is radically distinct from anything the world of psychological counseling can offer. By its very nature, worldly psychology is antagonistic to the cross. As it exalts man’s wisdom, it diminishes Jesus Christ, the very source of truth (John 14:6). David Powlison testifies, “After years in the psychotherapeutic world, I found that Christ turned my life upside down. Then I started to see that he turned the whole world upside down: everything was God-centered, not man-centered. That meant that counseling needed a fundamental realignment to inhabit the real world, not the world fabricated by unbelief.” To attempt to integrate biblical theology with psychology is, therefore, utterly foolish and will only lead to the exaltation of man, which in turn leads to his spiritual ruin.

Read the rest of Paul’s thoughts on this at Why the Psychological Church Will Always End Up Diminishing the Cross of Christ.

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