When dealing with preachers, particularly in the sense of an evangelist, it is true that other key biblical doctrines will take a backseat to Gospel preaching. The main purpose of preaching the Gospel is for the Gospel to be heard, hopefully with spiritual ears to hear. I. THE ROLE OF THE PREACHER: Gospel preaching primarily…
“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,…
-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…
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…
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…
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 two ways about it…. Syncretism, (broad) ecumenism, (alternative religious) “inclusiveness,” and (acceptive) tolerance are all antithetical to true religion. We should strive to live peaceably with all who reject the True Gospel but we should never validate, support, or defend them in their error.
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 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…
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,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 