Anomianism/Antinomianism has spread like wildfire through Reformed, Predestinarian, Sovereign Grace, and related circles. It is on my heart deeply, due to my own state, and due to the state of the church as a whole, to put forth an even clearer refutation of it. 1 John 3:4 in the KJV reads as follows: “Whosoever committeth…
Category: Sanctification
Manifest Sanctification… [A Conversation]
The following is based upon real discussions on the topic of experimental/manifest sanctification. Though not verbatim, it nonetheless accurately represents the gist, tone, and sentiment behind much of what has been encountered. CHRIS WANNAGROW: One of the most overlooked aspects of the Christian walk and warfare, even woefully so in my own life, is the…
Regarding Total Reliance On God
An excerpt from “The Christian in Complete Armour” (Complete & Unabridged) “…we saints that have habitual grace, yet this lies like water at the bottom of a well, which will not ascend with all our pumping till God pour in his exciting grace, and then it comes. To will is more than to think, to…
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 2 | John McArthur | YouTube
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation Part Two John MacArthur Biblical Passages: Colossians 3:1-17 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life…
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 1 | John McArthur | YouTube
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation Part One John MacArthur (with associated passages and a personal note) Biblical Passages: Philippian 2:12-16 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always OBEYED, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh…
Sermon: Pastor Jesse Gistand: “My Yoke Is Easy And My Burden Is Light – In HIM We FIND Rest”
MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT “In HIM We FIND Rest” Pastor Jesse Gistand Sunday Sermon (Part II) Links: * Sermon Facebook (Video) Link: https://www.facebook.com/gracebiblehayward/videos/784165048587160/ * Sermon Livestream (Video) Link: https://livestream.com/gbc/events/8423272/videos/182241299 * Sermon Outline Link: http://www.grace-bible.com/sermons/sermon/2018-10-21/my-yoke-is-easy-and-my-burden-is-light-in-him-we-find-rest-part-ii-sunday-sermon Passages: Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I…
The Lawful Use Of the Law
The Lawful Use Of the Law All Scripture Is Profitable Unto (Manifest) Righteousness & Sanctification By Curt Wildy “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];…
Progressive Sanctification, Rule of Life, Moral Law, and Antinomianism… Revisited
What If We Used Words Objectively? Imagine if Christians, rather than fighting against terms needlessly, took those terms back, defining them clearly and objectively, and educating others on the right use of them. Progressive Sanctification (Literally, proceeding onward in, forward in, or increasing in, being set apart for a sacred purpose)1913 Webster Dictionary: Progressive: Moving…
More Thoughts On Sanctification
Consider 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 “For this is the will of God, [even] your SANCTIFICATION / HOLINESS [G38 – hagiasmos], that ye should abstain from fornication. 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in SANCTIFICATION / HOLINESS [G38 – hagiasmos], and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even…
“The Lawful Use of the Law” In Light Of Parallel Passages
The passages are modified slightly, always within brackets, for ease of identifying the parallelisms that exists amongst them. Please note the synonymous use of terms like “Word, Law, Commandments, Judgments, Prophesyings, Holy Scriptures, All Scripture, etc.” and also note how the words “reprove/rebuke/warn/correct/exhort” (in their various grammatical forms) are associated with that which is needful…
Spiritual Wrestlings 