Ambiguous Anomian/Antinomian commentary, without scriptural proof-text to support and clarify, will state something along the lines of… “God loves obedience.. THAT IS TRUE.. The question is, what kind of obedience and whose obedience..???? One’s answer is revealing of their gospel whether TRUE OR FALSE. God loves the obedience of Christ and no other… Did you…
Tag: Obedience & Submission
On Obedience… Another Case In Point
I will not belabour the matter much more. I think what has been written in the past few days suffices. The one from earlier today was going to be my last one on the subject for a bit. However, I couldn’t let this one pass. I need for people to see this, to understand this,…
Obedience: Do Not Be Fooled! Galatians Does Not Support Anomianism / Antinomianism
-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…
The Gospel in the Gospel Accounts… When Did It Start?
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…
On Obedience… A Case In Point
Consider language like the following: “Your obedience means nothing because it accomplishes nothing.” Now, if this is aimed at unbelievers, those who have not been born from above, those who have not been saved by the finished work of Christ, then it is 100% spot on. However, if it is aimed at Christians, or if…
Obedience: True Believers Hear, Love, Keep, and Obey God’s Commandments / Extant Law
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…
Hymn: Trust and Obey
Thank God, that where we fall short, the blood of Christ is there to wash clean those who have been given faith and repentance by His sovereign grace. And yet, how odious and disheartening it is to fall short, to give place to the devil for a season, to experimentally know and feel our stumblings,…
Some Thoughts On Balance and Maturity (Part One)
Some Thoughts On Balance and Maturity Not As One Who Has Arrived But As One Desiring To Be Led More Deeply In The Way I. THE CHRISTIAN’S OBEDIENCE TO THE WILL OF GOD After the inner man, the Christian absolutely desires to be obedient to all of the exhortations, commands, and verbal imperatives of God.…
Be Ye Therefore Perfect
Be Ye Therefore Perfect Pastor Ian Potts Audio sermon The Lord’s Day – 02/19/2012 41 min | Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 Comment: There is so much confusion over our “law-keeping” and our good works (“God-wrought” or otherwise). Brother Potts delivers a blessed…
Spiritual Wrestlings 