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,…
Category: 05. The Holy Bible
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…
Systematic Theology: Moving Beyond The Milk
Moving Beyond The Milk Hebrews 6:1-3 “Therefore LEAVING [in the sense of not being stuck in one place but moving onto something else, building upon the former] the PRINCIPLES [the basics, the beginning, the first things] of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto PERFECTION [maturity; the things befitting growth in light of…
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…
MacArthur on Bible Study
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…
Man’s Inability to Keep the Moral Law by Thomas Watson
Man’s Inability to keep the Moral Law by Thomas Watson An Excerpt From His Work Titled: The Ten Commandments Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but does daily break them, in thought,…
Sunday Study: Why Preach Ye? “Love For Christ” by Elder Angelo Demma
Why Preach Ye? “Love For Christ” Speaker: Angelo Demma / December 30, 2018 Series: Sunday School Topic: Honor – 2018 Theme Scripture Passage: Philippians 1:15-18 “Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my…
Words Have Meaning: Devil, Diábolos, Slanderers, and False Accusers
Words Have Meaning / “Devil” Devil, διάβολος, diábolos, dee-ab’-ol-os; from G1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H7854):—a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer; prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely, (Aristophanes, Andocides (), Plutarch, others): 1 Timothy 3:11; 2 Timothy 3:3; Titus 2:3; as a substantive, ὁ διάβολος, a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer, (see κατηγορέω, at the end)…
Spiritual Wrestlings 