My note to his article: Very few professing Christians in our day, comparatively speaking, are willing to take an honest, “deep dive,” look into this issue. As with Christmas, the real arguments are either mischaracterized and/or side-stepped altogether. I’m not asking anyone to blindly agree with his arguments… I’m simply asking that you give him…
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Words Have Meaning: Shame
SHAME THE SAD TRUTH: There was a time, covering most of recorded history in fact, wherein people had the moral, intellectual, and emotional wherewithal to understand that it was actually good to feel ashamed over that which is shameful. They had the capacity to understand that there is a positive aspect to shame, e.g.,…
Yes, But… [A.K.A. Conversations with Semi-Pelagians]
The following is based upon recent discussions. Though not verbatim, it nonetheless accurately represents the gist of what has been encountered both recently, and over the years. Semi-Pelagian: When people hear the gospel, they have the natural ability to either accept christ or to reject him; to make a decision for him or to decide…
The Cross: The Muzzling of the Unclean Spirit
THE MUZZLING OF THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT Mark 1:23-25 “And a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. And he cried out, 24 saying [and per the Greek, interjecting with indignation/wonder/fear], AH! LET US BE. What is to us and to You, Jesus, Nazarene? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who…
Character & Conduct: Thomas Brooks On Company & Modesty
Thomas Brooks On Company & Modesty
The Jezebelian Error: God’s View of Female Pastors/Preachers/Teachers of Men
GOD’S VIEW OF FEMALE PASTORS/PREACHERS/TEACHERS OF MEN I’ve posted something similar on this as well, and yet, it too keeps coming up. So I will post the below with the fervent reminder that if anyone says that their church has a female pastor, they need to be reminded that they have neither a church nor…
John MacArthur On The True Nature of Saving Grace
“God’s grace is not a static attribute whereby he passively accepts hardened, unrepentant sinners. Grace does not change a person’s standing before God yet leave his character untouched. Real grace does not include, as Chafer claimed, “the Christian’s liberty to do precisely as he chooses.” True grace, according to scripture, teaches us to “deny ungodliness…
God’s Love: John 3:16 Is Not An “Offer” For “All Mankind”
John 3:16 Is Not An “Offer” For “All Mankind”… I’ve posted the same before but it’s a frequent topic of debate so I figured I’d add it here again as well. This is another example where the grammar and the context prove vital… FIRST: Note the very clear (same) grammatical pattern… Matthew 5:28…
John Flavel on Troubles
John Flavel on Troubles “It would much conduce to the settlement of your heart, to consider that by fretting and discontent you do yourself more injury than all your afflictions could do. Your own discontent is that which arms your troubles with a sting; you make your burden heavy by struggling under it. Did you…
Baphometic Age: Hundreds of youths who had gender surgery wish they hadn’t, says trans rights champion | Daily Mail Online
Campaigner Charlie Evans (pictured), 28, from Newcastle, was born female but identified as male for almost ten years before deciding to stop taking testosterone and become a woman again. From The article: “I’m in communication with 19 and 20-year-olds who have had full gender reassignment surgery who wish they hadn’t, and their dysphoria hasn’t been…
Spiritual Wrestlings 