-or- Galatians 5: Why you cannot swap out circumcision with all [extant] biblical law/commands There are those within the sovereign grace community who struggle to distinguish between different ideas that use the same term, the same familiar word. Words can have different meanings, different intents, given the context, or the particular definien(s) in play. The…
Category: Imperative, Commandment, Law
On “Reformed Theology,” Sanctification, and Slander…
I have no doubt that there are a multitude of true Christians out there who identify as “Calvinists” or “Reformed.” Though I usually prefer not to use these terms as it pertains to myself, I readily recognise that they serve as a quick and easy means of identifying the set of core beliefs (i.e., vital…
The Gospel in the Gospel Accounts… When Did It Start?
WHEN YOU READ THE FOUR GOSPEL ACCOUNTS… …Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and you read of everything concerning the Lord Jesus Christ BEFORE His arrest, beatings, and work on the cross, what are you reading? Are you reading the final remnants of the Old Testament economy, and the things pertaining to it, or are you actually…
Obedience: True Believers Hear, Love, Keep, and Obey God’s Commandments / Extant Law
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…
THERE’S NO DENYING THIS…
THERE’S NO DENYING THIS… The root cause of every aspect of every single person’s personal, familial, social, academic, occupational, ecclesiastical, economic, mental, physical, and [fill in the blank] troubles is sin. Whether directly or indirectly; whether committed by the individual or by others; sin is the foundation of all of our woes. Heaven is free…
Pharisaism: MacArthur on Theological Orthodoxy (Right Doctrine) and Pharisaism
MacArthur on Theological Orthodoxy (Right Doctrine) and Pharisaism “The Pharisees were in no sense guilty of an undue emphasis on theological orthodoxy. If anything, their problem was the opposite. They weren’t careful enough in seeking to understand the Scriptures. In fact, they set Scripture aside in favor of their own rote traditions. Tradition, not theology,…
Systematic theology: Drew Goodmanson & Timothy Keller on Expository Sermons
ON EXPOSITORY PREACHING Drew Goodmanson stated: “Expository Sermons: An expository sermon is following a book of the Bible, passage-by-passage to allow the text to determine the point. (eg. Galatians 1:1-4). Most conservative churches would argue that expository preaching is the only way to preach. Reformed churches stress lectio continua (preaching through whole books of the…
Politics: The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual
The Civil Should Reflect the Spiritual God’s authority is manifested via (1) The Spiritual/Ecclesiological realm and (2) The Civil/Secular Governmental realm. Satan seeks to deceive and destroy via both; thus, Christian’s should seek to inform and edify via both. Our politics should reflect our spiritual state and doctrinal beliefs. We should be able to point…
Spiritual Law: Gilbert Beebe on John 14:21
Source: http://asweetsavor.info/egb/john14_21.php “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” On that solemn and eventful night in which our Lord was betrayed, and but a little while…
How to Get the Most from Reading Your Bible by Thomas Watson
How to Get the Most from Reading Your Bible by Thomas Watson 1. Remove hindrances. (a) remove the love of every sin (b) remove the distracting concerns of this world, especially covetousness [Matt. 13:22] (c) Don’t make jokes with and out of Scripture. 2. Prepare your heart. [1 Sam. 7:3] Do this by: (a) collecting…
Spiritual Wrestlings 