Will All Of The Elect Hear and Believe the Gospel? Part One by Curt Wildy Introduction There are many amongst those who call themselves Primitive Baptists (Old Baptists or Old School Baptists) who believe that God regenerates multitudes of His elect, but never converts them. They believe that there are large numbers of elect sinners whom God…
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The Absolute Sovereignty and Purpose of God in the Life of Men
The Absolute Sovereignty and Purpose of God in the Life of Men by Curt Wildy From the person of the lowest estate to the person of the highest, the thoughts, wills, emotions, and actions of men are all under the complete control of God. Were it not so, God would not be, and could not be, the…
The Promise
The Promise Pastor Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 01/02/2011 44 min | Galatians 3:11-29 Galatians 3:11-2911 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth…
Vain Traditions: Gravesite Ancestral Worship
Gravesite Ancestral Worship The Ritualistic Veneration of the Dead by Curt Wildy It is sad to see the degree to which ancestor worship and other forms of paganism have entered into what is commonly called Christianity in our day. What unregenerate men and women believe to be good Christian practice is often nothing more than legalism,…
Eternal Sonship vs. Incarnation Sonship — A Matter of Damnable Heresy? (Part II)
A Third Position? As stated in my previous post on this subject, I started out with the belief that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God in both His deity as well as in His humanity (a belief that the Incarnation Sonship advocates reject, in that they affirm His deity but not the…
The Outcasts of Israel
The Outcasts of Israel Mr. Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 01/17/2010 52 min | Isaiah 11:12; Psalm 147:2 Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 11…
What Do I Know?
What Do I Know? Socrates is associated with the following quote “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” When it comes to matters of faith, I do not normally quote Socrates, or any other unregenerate man (no matter how famous they are or esteemed they…
Who Numbered Christ with the Transgressors?
Who Numbered Christ with the Transgressors? Introduction I recently received a comment that stated: It is not the Father reckoning Christ as a transgressor, but rather the Jews and Romans sinfully reckoning Christ as a criminal, among the two other robbers on the crosses. This is a situation of someone reckoning *incorrectly*, and thus sinning. Compare…
Legalism: Is Church Membership Biblical?
Is Church Membership Biblical? Does The Bible Know Anything Of “Joining” A Local Church Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:…
Legalism: Are Your Shoes Polished in the House of God?
Are Your Shoes Polished in the House of the Lord? The Growing Problem in Our Congregations I can think of few things more indicative of a spiritually slothful heart, a heart improperly prepared for the worship service, than when a man enters into the assembly of the saints with unpolished shoes. Nothing speaks more of a lack of heart preparation,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 