One cannot live in the past, and yet, one can regret much of their past. Of my many regrets (and there are many), on a spiritual level, forsaking sound teaching, sound doctrine and exhortation, for the more-pleasing-to-the-flesh Anomian error, is truly one of my biggest. I had books, quite a few really incredible books, from…
Category: Spiritual Need & Godly Weakness
Spiritual Need: The Hearts of Sinners Bolted against Christ | John Flavel (1689) | Video
Revelation 3:20-22 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame,…
Repentance: Striving for a Scripturally Holistic Definition/Understanding
The question of what Gospel repentance truly entails is a vital one. How one understands it makes a powerful difference as to how one lives, and unto whom one lives, whether unto Christ…. or unto self. The point of this article is to answer that question, affirming the principle that (contrary to the teaching of…
On The Nature Of Grace (And Why It Matters)
SINCE GOD HAS TO GIVE GRACE TO BELIEVE THE GOSPEL…As even the leaders amongst the Arminians and Sacramentalists concede (as opposed to the Pelagians and most Semi-Pelagians, as often found in the pews): 1) It stands to reason that man, by nature, cannot believe without said grace. 2) If man cannot believe without said grace,…
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…
Sovereignty: Comfort In The Midst Of Great Difficulty
Comfort In The Midst Of Great Difficulty “Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain…” Acts 2:23 “For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly feared is…
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…
A.W. Pink on Spiritual Struggles
“Ah, my reader, if you are one of God’s elect, expect not a smooth and easy path down here, but be prepared for varying circumstances and drastic changes. The Christian’s resting place is not in this world, for “here have we no continuing city” (Heb. 13:14). The Christian is a “pilgrim,” on a journey; he…
Sermons: Ian Potts: He Giveth Power To The Faint
He Giveth Power To The Faint Brother Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 10/12/2014 54 min | Isaiah 40:29 Isaiah 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Comment: Powerful and needful. Listen: He Giveth Power To The Faint Alternative link: He Giveth Power…
Identity, Ruminations, Idolatry, and Prayer
Identity, Ruminations, Idolatry, and Prayer by Curt Wildy A hyper-active brain, I’ve always had one. Constant ruminations, ideations, a nigh obsessive (if not outright obsessive) need to research, analyse, and vet everything that interests me sums up the workings of this mind of mine. Some people hoard junk, collectibles, money… I covet and hoard both…
Spiritual Wrestlings 