"He that comes to Christ cannot, it is true, always get on as fast as he would. Poor coming soul, thou art like the man that would ride full gallop whose horse will hardly trot. Now the desire of his mind is not to be judged of by the slow pace of the dull jade he rides on, but by the hitching and kicking and spurring as he sits on his back. Thy flesh is like this dull jade, it will not gallop after Christ, it will be backward though thy soul and heaven lie at stake."
-John Bunyan-
Love this man. In one sense, I think it encapsulates the whole of biblical theology--Old Covenant/New Covenant. We've been teaching it to our girls and the kids at Norway this past year. Here's the version we're using:
Run, John, Run, the Law commands But gives us neither feet nor hands. Far better news the Gospel brings: It bids us fly and gives us wings.
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Love this man. In one sense, I think it encapsulates the whole of biblical theology--Old Covenant/New Covenant. We've been teaching it to our girls and the kids at Norway this past year. Here's the version we're using:
Run, John, Run, the Law commands
But gives us neither feet nor hands.
Far better news the Gospel brings:
It bids us fly and gives us wings.
We're in the new age!
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