True Thanksgiving Joy
Miersma critiques the secular observance of Thanksgiving Day, arguing from Scripture that only believers—not all humanity—possess the ability to truly give thanks to God. The article challenges the common grace assumption that all people receive divine blessings and can render genuine gratitude, asserting instead that thankfulness is the distinctive privilege of God's elect people.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall no herd be in the stalls; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17, 18 At this time of the year the citizens of Canada and the United States observe what is called Thanksgiving Day. On the second Monday of October and the fourth Thursday of...
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