First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.…
“The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar.” John Wesley and that’s a beautiful thing! Soli Deo Gloria Lenny
So far from making evangelism pointless, the sovereignty of God in grace is the one thing that prevents evangelism from being pointless. For it creates the possibility – indeed, the certainty – that evangelism will be fruitful. Apart from it, there is not even a possibility of evangelism being fruitful. Were it not for the sovereign grace of God, evangelism would be the most futile and useless enterprise that the world has ever seen,…
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to give us life. That’s what “born again” means. And the reason the Lord uses this analogy is because it expresses to us the fact that we have no participation in this birth. You had nothing to do with your first birth, your physical birth. And you will have nothing to do with your spiritual birth. It is a divine work of God. Theologians call it…
“The evidence of a genuine saving work of God in the past is the continuation of that work into the present and until that final day. We are saved if we hold fast to the word that was preached to us (1 Corinthians 15:2). We can have little or no assurance of salvation if such is not the case.” ~ Paul Washer, “The Gospel’s Power and Message” It was D.L. Moody who once said…
“Faith, obviously, is not a mere matter of feeling. It cannot be, because one’s feelings in this kind of condition can be very changeable. A Christian is not meant to be dejected when everything goes wrong. He is told to “rejoice”. Feelings belong to happiness alone, rejoicing takes in something much bigger than feelings; and if faith were a matter of feelings only, then when things go wrong and feelings change, faith will go.…
For that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. Romans 7:15 Paul’s proof that sin still indwelt him was in the reality that that which I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do. Ginõskõ (understand) has the basic meaning of taking in knowledge…
“Flee from idolatry!” 1 Corinthians 10:14 It is idolatry, not only to worship a false god—but to worship the true God in a false manner. See the goodness of God to our nation, in delivering us from popery, which is Romish idolatry—and causing the light of His truth to break forth gloriously among us. In former times, England was overspread with idolatry. We had . . . purgatory, indulgences, the idolatrous mass, prayers to…
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life- 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us- 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that…
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Hebrews 10:23–25 Dr. MacArthur writes… How can the people of God “stimulate one another to love and…
Marc at marc5solas writes….We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college…
It may be wise to recognize men who are already qualified and are already doing elder-type work rather than to “make” men elders simply by training them. An elder is simply a man of exemplary, Christlike character who is able to lead God’s people by teaching them God’s Word in a way that profits them spiritually. What are the practical benefits of having more than one elder? 1. It balances pastoral weakness. 2. It…
It is obvious I like to listen to Dr. MacArthur preach, but every once in a while he does these question and answer sessions with his church Grace Community Church that are just so rich. I had some time this past Saturday and was just so blessed and edified with these two videos, so learn more about his church and his ministry below in these two question and answer session. He talks about Church,…
Free-will doctrine – what does it? It magnifies man into God; it declares God’s purposes a nullity, since they cannot be carried out unless men are willing. It makes God’s will a waiting servant to the will of man, and the whole covenant of grace dependent upon human action. Denying election on the ground of injustice it holds God to be a debtor to sinners, so that if He gives grace to one He…
“The doctrines of original sin, election, and effectual calling, final perseverance, and all those great truths which are called Calvinism – though Calvin was not the author of them, but simply an able writer and preacher upon the subject – are, I believe, the essential doctrines of the gospel that is in Jesus Christ. Now, I do not ask you whether you believe all this – it is possible you may not; but I…
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 For now, I want to encourage you to open the Word of God to the third chapter of John as we continue to look at this very important portion of Scripture on the new birth, being born again. We are returning to what is the definitive text in the…
“For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.” Psalm 48:14 Oh, that blissful word forever! Forever and ever in heaven! Forever and ever associated with saints and angels! Forever and ever gazing on the beauty of Jesus! Forever and ever basking in the sunshine of His glory! Forever and ever chanting the song of the Lamb! Forever and ever swimming in the ocean of God’s…
I love this from the folks at I’ll Be Honest. How can a sinner be right with God on judgment day? What is the only way to heaven? How Can A Man Be Right With God? Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure; Save from wrath and make me pure. Not the labor…
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