Grounded and Settled Mr. Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 01/18/2009 41 min | Colossians 1:23 Colossians 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:…
Eternal Sonship vs. Incarnation Sonship — A Matter of Damnable Heresy?
Is The Denial of The Eternal Sonship of the Second Person of the Triune Godhead A Matter of Damnable Heresy This is the question that I both raise and hope to answer for myself as God enables. I am currently trying to find the works and writings of such Incarnation Sonship proponents as James Wells (of…
The Outcasts of Israel
The Outcasts of Israel Mr. Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 01/17/2010 52 min | Isaiah 11:12; Psalm 147:2 Isaiah 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 11…
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…
What Do I Know?
What Do I Know? Socrates is associated with the following quote “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” When it comes to matters of faith, I do not normally quote Socrates, or any other unregenerate man (no matter how famous they are or esteemed they…
Legalism: Baptism – Public, Private, or of No Matter?
Baptism: Public or Private? While listening to sermons and reading material that pertained to Baptism, something stood out heavily to me. Yet, the more I listened and read, the more I realised that no one was really addressing the matter. What I had noticed was that in many places, Baptisms were held publicly and outdoors. As a…
Who Numbered Christ with the Transgressors?
Who Numbered Christ with the Transgressors? Introduction I recently received a comment that stated: It is not the Father reckoning Christ as a transgressor, but rather the Jews and Romans sinfully reckoning Christ as a criminal, among the two other robbers on the crosses. This is a situation of someone reckoning *incorrectly*, and thus sinning. Compare…
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:…
Legalism: Is It Sinful For Women To Wear Pants?
Is It Sinful For Women To Wear Pants? Pants: articles of clothing or a tool of Satan? The encroachment of legalism in our day, as in days past, is no laughing matter. Left unchecked, it can lead to a Pharisaic mindset and the eventual manifestation of dead works and idolatry within a once faithful congregation. Even amongst believers, it…
Legalism: Are Your Shoes Polished in the House of God?
Are Your Shoes Polished in the House of the Lord? The Growing Problem in Our Congregations I can think of few things more indicative of a spiritually slothful heart, a heart improperly prepared for the worship service, than when a man enters into the assembly of the saints with unpolished shoes. Nothing speaks more of a lack of heart preparation,…
Spiritual Wrestlings 