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Grace & Peace: Proverbs 16:22

Douglas Wilson on May 7, 2019

At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore (Ps. 16: 11)

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: But the instruction of fools is folly (Prov. 16:22).

In the world as it is described by Proverbs, we do not see the wise who know they have wisdom, and the unwise who know that they do not. This is because knowing that you lack wisdom is actually a form of . . . wisdom. The actual division is between those who possess wisdom, and those who falsely think they do.

Notice in this passage that if someone has understanding, that understanding is like an artesian well. It is a wellspring of life to the one who has it. And when it says this, the assumption is that the one who has understanding is the one who is refreshed by it.

The contrast is with the fool. Notice that the fool here is a teacher. He instructs. Not only does he believe he has wisdom to impart, there is frequently a classroom of people assembled in front of him who believe the same thing. Occasionally there will be a wise student in there who can see that the instructor is blowing smoke, but the foolish instructor, who pours out his folly from quart jars, believes that obtaining an audience somehow vindicates him. But the flow does not rise higher than the source, and if a fool teaches, folly fills the curriculum.

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Grace Agenda 2019: Keep Your Kids

Christ Church on May 3, 2019

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The last several years Christ Church has tried an experiment in grace and has not charged for the Grace Agenda conference. In keeping with this spirit of grace, we are accepting free will donations at christkirk.com/give. Be sure to select ‘Grace Agenda’ in the form.


The World is Rated R – N.D. Wilson

Fat Souls – Luke Jankovic

Strong Sons, Secure Daughters – Dr. Ben Merkle, N.D. Wilson, and Luke Jankovic

Standing on the Promises – Douglas Wilson

Man of the House – C.R. Wiley

Children’s Children – Dr. David Erb and the NSA Choir

Keep Your Kids Q&A – Douglas and Nancy Wilson

Roundtable Discussion – C.R. Wiley, Douglas Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, and Luke Jankovic

Manifesto – Douglas Wilson

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The Promise & Peril of Infant Baptism (GA 2019 Men’s Seminar)

Christ Church on May 3, 2019

The last several years Christ Church has tried an experiment in grace and has not charged for the Grace Agenda conference. In keeping with this spirit of grace, we are accepting free will donations at christkirk.com/give. Be sure to select ‘Grace Agenda’ in the form.


The Promise – Douglas Wilson

The Peril – Douglas Wilson

A Short History of Baptizing Short People – Dr. Ben Merkle

You’re a Bigger Deal Than You Know – C.R. Wiley

Q&A – C.R. Wiley, Douglas Wilson, and Dr. Ben Merkle

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Mother & Child (GA 2019 Women’s Seminar)

Christ Church on May 3, 2019

The last several years Christ Church has tried an experiment in grace and has not charged for the Grace Agenda conference. In keeping with this spirit of grace, we are accepting free will donations at christkirk.com/give. Be sure to select ‘Grace Agenda’ in the form.


Mothering the Mind – Bekah Merkle

Antifragile Mothering – Rachel Jankovic

Grandview Mothering – Nancy Wilson

Living in the Light of Eternity – Heather Wilson

Mother & Child Q&A

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Grace & Peace: Lord’s Prayer 15

Douglas Wilson on April 30, 2019

At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore (Ps. 16: 11)

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen (Matt. 6:9-13).

We customarily conclude our prayers with the word amen, and this is a practice we learned from the Scriptures. Jesus includes it here, and so we should consider the significance of it.

The word is probably the most universally recognized word in the world, as well as being the most universally used word. This is because it is largely transliterated into all the languages where it comes, and not translated. In other words, the word for amen in English is amen, and the same goes for Greek, and Latin, and so on.

The word is not simply a signal that we are done now, or that we may reach for the pancakes. God identifies Himself closely with this word. Speaking of our day, the time of the new covenant, Isaiah says that those who bless themselves will do so in the God of truth (lit. God of Amen), and those who swear will do the same thing, swearing by the God of Amen (Is. 65:16). In the Revelation, John the apostle records the message to the church of the Laodiceans, “These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God . . .” (Rev. 3:14). “And all the promises of God in Christ are Yes, and in Him Amen” (2 Cor. 1:20).

In scriptural usage, there are three basic usages for the word.

First, it had the force of an oath. It is a word that solemnizes covenant obligations. We see this in the law of a woman with a jealous husband (Num. 5:22). We have a chapter full of it in Deuteronomy 27. Nehemiah’s confrontation of the Jewish leaders who were oppressing their people concluded with amen (Neh. 5:13). So this word has the force of an oath, and is much stronger than simply saying yes, I agree I guess.

Amen is also used as a benediction, or blessing. We see this in multiple places, where the word is a capstone on a blessing (Gal. 6:18; Phil 4:23; 2 Tim. 4:22; Rev. 22:21). When a blessing is given, an appropriate seal to it is amen.

The third use is the doxological use. We are given the privilege of blessing God, and amen is a fitting period to such praise (Rom. 1:25; 9:5; Eph. 3:21; 2 Tim. 4:18; Heb. 13:21; 1 Pet. 5:11).

With the Lord’s Prayer, a moments reflection should show that all three elements are involved. We are transacting business with God (covenantal), we are seeking His blessing, for ourselves and others (benediction), and the prayer concludes with ascribing power and glory to God forever (doxological).

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