To listen to these studies at your own (potentially accelerated) pace, please visit the main page from whence these studies originate: http://www.grace-bible.co/mens-meeting-top.htm An Introduction to Systematic Theology (GBCWMM-JG-005) Paterology: The Study of God the Father In All of His Attributes Pastor Jesse Gistand GBC Weekly Men’s Meetings Saturday – 02/28/2009 32 min | Matthew 23:1-9…
Category: Legalism
Compassion and Condemnation
Compassion and Condemnation What is true compassion and what is true condemnation? What does it mean to have biblical compassion on another and what does it mean to condemn another? To condemn another is to effectively judge them as lost, damned. It is also to esteem yourself as being intrinsically superior to another and/or to…
The Great Preventive/Preventative
The Great Preventive/Preventative Every -ism there is starts with a set of core beliefs; by definition, -isms are a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy founded upon some belief or another. The best way to remedy the proliferation of negative religious -isms, and to prevent them in the first place, is to stay in the word of God. Legalism…
Biblical Proportionalism Concerning Legalism and Judgmentalism
Biblical Proportionalism Concerning Legalism and Judgmentalism By Curt Wildy I aim to make this my last post of this nature for a while… but the topic has been laid heavily on my mind over the last several weeks (and especially in the last few days) and I want to get this final one out. Right doctrine…
Traditions Of Men: Is It A Sin To Drink Wine Or Strong Drink?
Traditions Of Men Is It A Sin To Drink Wine Or Strong Drink? By Curt Wildy Introduction I have no doubt in my mind that in and of itself, drinking alcoholic beverages in moderation is no sin. Getting drunk is a sin and drinking in front of others when you know that it causes them offense, or causes them…
Form Over Substance?
Form Over Substance? Curt Wildy Concerning the regenerate children of God, we all see in part; to one degree or another we all want to share what we see; and we all play a part in the edification of one another. However, the responsibility to proclaim The Truth and the precepts that flow from Him is an awesome…
The Lord Our Only Sabbath – Part Three (B)
The Seventh-Day Sabbath The Old Testament Covenant and Sign between God and National Israel by Curt Wildy Continued from Part Three (A) Why was the Seventh-day Sabbath Rest given to them? I now aim to cover the reasons why God gave the Seventh-day Sabbath rest to Israel. 1. Given as a type of the true…
The Lord Our Only Sabbath – Part Three (A)
The Seventh-Day Sabbath The Old Testament Covenant and Sign between God and National Israel by Curt Wildy Introduction to Part Three After a lengthy gap in post between parts, and after further consideration, I wanted to come back to this issue of the Sabbath. This third part (of four, Lord willing) will cover the applicability…
Why The Emphasis On "Experimental" And "Experiential"
Why the Emphasis on Experimental and Experiential? Some may wonder what I mean by, or why I emphasize so much, the words Experimental and Experiential (the two being synonymous) when speaking of the Christian’s walk.The answer is simple, anything found in the Bible that is not experimentally applied to the Christian at some point in His…
Legalism: Is Church Membership Biblical?
Is Church Membership Biblical? Does The Bible Know Anything Of “Joining” A Local Church Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:…
Spiritual Wrestlings 