Venture Your Soul Upon Christ By Tobias Crisp Oh, forget every thing that seems worthy in you, or done by you; and let all your triumphing and glorying be in the free grace of God, in Christ, and look upon yourselves only in that and all things coming to you, receive as flowing from that…
Category: 02. The Gospel
I Would Have peace
I would have peace if I could just delude myself into thinking that assent to Gospel truth; knowledge of core biblical facts; a love for said truth and facts; and a desire to defend them before men… alone… evidenced salvation; I am under no such delusion. I would have peace if I had the assurance…
Knowledge: On Knowledge, Pride, Grace, and Agape Love
Sad Reality Picture the majority of people operating within the inner square of knowledge. The farther out from center you are, the more apt you are to be proud (puffed up) in your knowledge and to be impatient with (and irritated by) those closer to the center. Contrarily, the closer you are to the center,…
On Repentance…
Christology: The Deity of Christ Revealed In the Lord’s Forgiveness of Sin
The Deity of Christ Revealed In the LORD’S Forgiveness of Sin The Jewish leaders understood that none but God could forgive sin. So when this man called Jesus, this perfect God Man, forgave sins in their midst — they understood clearly that He was affirming His deity, and His co-equality with the Father. This infuriated…
Election & Predestination: “…And A Leper Came To Him…”
“…And A Leper Came To Him…” Matthew 11:28 Christ said “Come to Me, all those laboring and being burdened, and I will give you rest.” Mark 1: 40-42 “And a leper came to Him, begging Him, and falling on his knees to Him, and saying to Him, If You desire, You are able to make…
A.W. Pink On Limited/Effectual Atonement
Election: Watson On Election Not Being Conditioned Upon Us
“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.…
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…
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…
Spiritual Wrestlings 