Republishing today (from June 4, 2012) in preparation for Parts 2 and 3 on Baptism.
Category: 02. The Gospel
When Did God Start Loving His People?
When Did God Start Loving His People? By Curt Wildy There are those who believe that the love of God does not fall upon one of His elect until that elect child has been quickened and receives Christ by faith; this is blatant error. The chief misunderstanding here lies in the nature of God and His love.…
Can You Identify Your True Family?
Can You Identify Your True Family? Or, “The Absurdity of Calminianism” By Curt Wildy Imagine a child saying “Maybe you’ve met my father; his name is Joseph and he is five feet tall, eighty-five pounds, has gray hair, has black eyes, and walks with a pronounced limp.” Then imagine that same child a few weeks,…
O Wretched Man That I Am!
O Wretched Man That I Am! Brother Ian Potts Audio sermon 10/27/2013 Romans 7:24 Romans 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Comment: We see in this blessed sermon the two separate extremes of the Christian reality; we see both the vile and devastating nature of sin in…
Thou Art The Man
Thou Art The Man Brother Ian Potts Audio sermon Sunday – 8/18/2013 50 min. | 2 Samuel 12:7-13 2 Samuel 12:7-13 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul. And I gave…
Made Sin or Made a Sin Offering (The False Dichotomy)
Made Sin or Made a Sin Offering (The False Dichotomy) By Curt Wildy Due to the importance of Bill Ingersoll’s second comment I want to respond to it in a post. Bill stated: Thank you for your thoughtful response. The Hebrew word “chataah” is translated “sin”/”sin-offering.” The Hebrew word “chataah” is translated “hamartia” in the LXX and it…
Judgment And Deliverance (by Allan Jellett)
Judgment And Deliverance Pastor Allan Jellett Audio sermon Sunday – 07/07/2013 35 min | Joel 2 Joel 2:1-32 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that…
I Have Loved You (by Brother Ian Potts)
I Have Loved You Brother Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 06/23/2013 52 min | Malachi 1:2-3 Malachi 1:2-3 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his…
Absolute Sovereignty: God Glorified In All
Absolute Sovereignty God Glorified In All By Curt Wildy Introduction How is it that the God of all creation, even the Ruler of the heavens and the earth, is glorified in the destruction of the wicked? God is an omnipotent, almighty God; He spoke the universe into being. Nothing is too great for Him and yet He…
Freewill Religion is Antithetical to the Love and Worship Of God
Freewill Religion is Antithetical to the Love and Worship Of God By Curt Wildy Introduction Christians speak much of the elect and election… and rightly so; these words represent an important precept contained within the Gospel message. Yet, these words are also fairly far removed from the average person’s daily vocabulary. Most people would not say please elect…
Spiritual Wrestlings 