“It is absurd to think that anything in us could have the least influence upon our election. Some say that God foresaw that such persons would believe, and therefore chose them; so they would make the business of salvation to depend upon something in us. Whereas God does not choose us for faith—but to faith.…
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Repentance: Repentance But Not From Sin?
Repentance… BUT NOT… From Sin? Does That Even Sound Right To You? Matthew 9:13 “But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.“ Lamentations 5:21 “Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be…
Politics: A Needful Reminder On Balance From John MacArthur
“A certain amount of healthy and balanced concern with current trends in government and the community is acceptable, as long as we realize that such interest is not vital to our spiritual growth, our righteous testimony, or the advancement of the kingdom of Christ. Above all, the believer’s political involvement should never displace the priority…
Systematic theology: Drew Goodmanson & Timothy Keller on Expository Sermons
ON EXPOSITORY PREACHING Drew Goodmanson stated: “Expository Sermons: An expository sermon is following a book of the Bible, passage-by-passage to allow the text to determine the point. (eg. Galatians 1:1-4). Most conservative churches would argue that expository preaching is the only way to preach. Reformed churches stress lectio continua (preaching through whole books of the…
Salvation: What Does God Mean By “…not willing that any should perish…”
What Does God Mean By “…not willing that any should perish…” -or- A Biblical Response to the “Perish” Myth 2 Peter 3:9 states “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to US_WARD, not willing that any [of the US-WARD] should perish, but that all should come…
Systematic Theology: Moving Beyond The Milk
Moving Beyond The Milk Hebrews 6:1-3 “Therefore LEAVING [in the sense of not being stuck in one place but moving onto something else, building upon the former] the PRINCIPLES [the basics, the beginning, the first things] of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto PERFECTION [maturity; the things befitting growth in light of…
Politics: The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual
The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual God’s authority is manifested via (1) The Spiritual/Ecclesiological realm and (2) The Civil/Secular Governmental realm. Satan seeks to deceive and destroy via both; thus, Christian’s should seek to inform and edify via both. Our politics should reflect our spiritual state and doctrinal beliefs. We should be able to point…
MacArthur on The Work of the Holy Spirit
Divine Love: The “Harsh” Reality
THE “HARSH” REALITY GOD’S LOVE IS FOUND ONLY IN JESUS CHRIST Romans 8:38-39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,…
John Owens On The Love Of Christ
John Owens On The Love Of Christ “How many millions of sins in every one of the elect, every one of which is enough to condemn them all, hath this love overcome! What mountains of unbelief doth it remove! Look upon the conduct of any one saint, consider the frame of his heart, see the…
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