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…
Category: 05. The Holy Bible
Whole Counsel of God: A.W. Pink on Preaching the Word
“Where God works, he always does so consistently with his own Word. What I mean is this: when he raises up, equips, and sends forth one of his servants, that servant will necessarily preach the Word, and denounce all that is opposed to the Word: hence, his message is bound to be unpopular, in fact,…
Obedience: Do Not Be Fooled! Galatians Does Not Support Anomianism / Antinomianism
-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…
On “Necessary Consequences” and the ‘Grace-Circle’ Condemnation of Its Use…
A noted Sovereign Grace preacher had this to say about the (Reformed) viewpoint called “Necessary Consequences” (emphasis added): Perhaps you are scratching your heads, saying, “What on earth is the heresy of necessary consequence?” It is the doctrine which says that the Bible alone is our only rule of faith and practice, that is to…
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…
The Testimony of Christ: Not “Their” Testimony
NOT “THEIR” TESTIMONY Mark 1:34 “And He healed many [great numbers] who had illness of various diseases. And he cast out many [great numbers of] demons, and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.” There were legions, vast numbers even, of demons in that one region of the world. Every…
Doctrinal Orthodoxy: Thoughts On Edification
Thoughts On Edification 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” To edify is essentially to build up, like one would a home or…
Spiritual Wrestlings 