Sibbes moved to London in 1617 to preach, teach, and to continue to gently reform the Church of England. simonfield86.substack.com/p/who-was-rich…

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There is no more comfort to be expected from Christ, than there is care to please him- Sibbes

Algorithms and the Affections John Piper (Nov. 2025): “If you had thought that your essence of humanness in the image of God was your reasoning capacity, over an ape or a porpoise, you’re in trouble. Because, guess what? ChatGPT is smarter than you are and more creative than you

Human beings are not justified by the commandments that teach us to live well, but only through faith in Jesus Christ... not by the law of works, but by the law of faith, not by the letter, but by the Spirit, not by the merits of actions, but gratuitously by grace. - Augustine

It were a good strife amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.- Richard Sibbes.

The more the free grace and love of God in Christ alone is made known to the church, the more Spirit there is; and again back again, the more Spirit the more knowledge of Christ; for there is a reciprocal going of these two, the knowledge of Christ and the Spirit. Sibbes

The happiness of man consists especially in two things: In communion with God, in conformity to God.- Sibbes

How should Christians pray? With "A reverent familiarity [which is] fit for a father, and for so gracious and so sweet a God"- Sibbes

The Trinity was not ruptured at the cross. Father, Son, and Spirit were united in the act of atonement. Keeping this in view guards against many theological errors!

Interested in reviewing this book? Contact the author, Thomas Brand, Ministry Director of the EFCC by DM for a free digital review copy. What did Jesus mean when he cried out, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Nothing but heaven, or rather Christ in heaven itself, will content the child of God. In the mean time, his presence in the congregation makes their souls, as it were, heaven. -Richard Sibbes

Top three podcasts most useful/enjoyable to me in my pastoral ministry the last few years: 1. Pastors Talk (Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever) 2. The Everyday Pastor (Matt Smethurst and Lig Duncan) 3. Room for Nuance (Sean DeMars) Such great men, and solid content.

Absolutely right. I've benefitted from all three of these

-The Apostles' Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 the 3 persons: I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. -The Nicene Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 the 3 persons: begotten, proceeding. -The Athanasius Creed 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 possible errors about the 3 persons (one God, 3 persons).

Protestants have a lot to learn from Catholics about the theology of the body. Carl Trueman explains on latest episode of Know What You Believe.

Where can we find the presence of God? According to Sibbes in two places: "And because there is a presence of God and of Christ in the word and sacraments—a sweet presence, the godly soul, he droops and fails if he be kept from these"- Sibbes

God’s people are gainers by all their losses, stronger by all their weaknesses, and the better for all their crosses, whatsoever they are.- Sibbes

The soul is more where it loves than where it dwells- Sibbes

“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which He must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.” A.W. Tozer