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Welcome! This blog is dedicated to those reforming legalists who want nothing more than to rest wholly in the finished work of Calvary's Lamb. It is my aim to provide helpful insights and posts to help those struggling with the sin of works righteousness fight the fight of faith and come to rest in Christ's finished work. My name is Matthew Blair and I am a dog groomer (yep, a groomer), reformed in my theology, husband to Rhoda, dad to Alexis and Savanah, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. I would also like to invite you to visit my other blog "Life With A Bible", and my website dedicated to the works and life of Octavius Winslow!Archives
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Category Archives: sin
The Drug of Self Pity
“Feeling sorry for yourself is one of the strongest, most addictive narcotics known to man. It feels so good to feel so bad. Self-pity arises so easily, seems so plausible, and proves so hard to shake off.” David Powlison HT: … Continue reading
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The Legalists Clothing
Sin makes you do stupid stuff. When Adam and Eve first sinned in the garden, the first course of action they took was to cover themselves with the work of their own hands. Their eyes were opened…they could see their … Continue reading
That Ol’ Black Dog
Instead of sitting here sick and feeling bad for my poor little self, I thought I might actually make myself useful and actually post something! What a novel idea. Like I said, I’m sick. Anyone who knows me knows that … Continue reading
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To Repent
All right, sue me….I’ve been stealing a lot from other bloggers as of late… “Remember that the man who truly repents is never satisfied with his own repentance. We can no more repent perfectly than we can live perfectly. However … Continue reading
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Relationship?
“You say you have a relationship with Jesus Christ? What is your relationship with your sin?” -Paul Washer
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She Made Me Do It!
I see sin easier in others than I do myself. Sounds familiar.
Welcome to what I struggle violently against.
Peter Cockrell made my day. He posted a GREAT post on prayer and legalism. Man this hits close to home. This post is the very essence on why I even named this blog what I did. I have a chronic … Continue reading
Sproul on Total Depravity
As I’ve noted before, this is the one doctrine that brought me into reformed theology and is the one doctrine I feel daily in my own soul. Part One Part Two Part Three
Prayerlessness and its blessing…who’da thunkit?!
Prayerlessness has always been a plague to me. It’s the one thing about my walk I wish I could snap my fingers with and all would be well. But recently a blessing that has come of it has been a … Continue reading
What is a Man But a Vapor…Dust in the Wind.
From team Pyro…post on the last words of Benazir Bhutto. Excerpt: Consider now the final words of Benazir Bhutto:“Long live Bhutto,” Benazir Bhutto shouted, waving to the crowd surging around her car. They were her last words before three gunshots … Continue reading
