“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…
This morning, as we turn now to the Word of God, I want you to look in Scripture to one of the most sacred of all passages, Luke chapter 22 verses 39 through 46…Luke 22 verses 39 through 46. I want to read this passage, it is simple, straightforward, clear, unmistakable and yet it contains profundities and mysteries the likes of which we will never understand. Verse 39, speaking of our Lord Jesus, it…
The best evidence of the Bible’s being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself. (Charles Hodge) How did the early Church ever function without the “expertise” we have today? Yet those Christians turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6), and they did it without any celebrity testimonies, without modern management techniques, without psychotherapy, without mass media, and without most of the means the contemporary church seems to…
Sanctity of human life Sunday was this past Sunday and I can’t help but to think about the disabled people in my life, like my brother Joey (someday soon I would like to introduce you to him) and my friend’s son who attends our church. My friend Matt told me recently that 1 out of 88 kids are born with some form of Autism, I was shocked… That’s why I appreciate my church on…
The whole system of my politics is summed up in this one verse, “The Lord reigns! Let the nations tremble!” Psalm 99:1 The times look awfully dark indeed; and as the clouds grow thicker — the stupidity of the nation seems proportionally to increase. If the Lord had not a remnant here, I would have very formidable apprehensions. But He loves His children; some are sighing and mourning before Him, and I am sure…
Nathham Bingham at Ligoneir Ministries blog has posted yesterdays and todays Renewing Your Mind airings, it was a discussion between Dr. R.C. Sproul and special guest, Dr. John MacArthur, on the moral crisis and national tragedy of abortion-on-demand in our country. Dr. Sproul organized this discussion after reading a transcript of a sermon from Dr. MacArthur on this important issue. Grateful for the courage with which Dr. MacArthur proclaimed the clear teaching of Scripture, Dr.…
The story of Jonah takes place at the outset in the midst of this storm. And before we look at the storm, let’s go back to the beginning of the book, just briefly, and see the prophet commissioned, verse 1 and 2. “The Word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.’” The…
I couldn’t help but to compare some of the most flamboyant, popular pastors who run these mega churches with programs and a circus atmosphere and all the recent athletes that have been caught cheating to be great. Eventually you will get caught, eventually your athletic greatness will be seen as a big lie, eventually your lack of the knowledge of who God is and His word will find you out… Or as Numbers 32:23…
Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 I read those words this morning during my time in the word and I couldn’t help but to think of my Mom who always told me to, with great eagerness examine the Scriptures Acts 17:11, to diligently present myself before God as a workman, work hard at it, as not to be ashamed before God. 2 Timothy 2:15. To grow in…
When I begin to think of the sovereignty of God my eyes widen, my heart is filled with hope and my mind thinks of so many good things that God does. What does He do? Anything that He please… But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. Psalm 115:3. Anything that He please! That’s a reassuring thought for a believer in Jesus Christ and a fearful thought for the unbeliever and for any…
Yesterday I read a great article from Bob Jennings over at I’ll Be Honest about Good Music. He writes… Music is big in our world, both sacred and secular. It is big in importance; it is big in industry. We have a very musical world. Music is a marvel often taken for granted. Cows can’t make music. Frogs and birds come closer. But man is musical. Angels are musical, as it is written, Job 38:7 The…
In chapter 3, everything goes bad, fatally bad, terminally bad, historically bad, inescapably bad. And all human beings who will ever walk on this earth are affected by what happened in the third chapter of Genesis. It is the explanation of why things in this world are the way they are–why there is so much evil; why there is so much sin; why there is so much corruption; why there is disease, deformity, and…
There has been a lot said around the blogosphere about Louie Giglio withdrawing from giving the benediction at President Obama’s second inaugural ceremony. In my opinion Albert Mohler says it the best…. A new chapter in America’s moral revolution came today as Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio withdrew from giving the benediction at President Obama’s second inaugural ceremony. In a statement released to the White House and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Giglio said that he withdrew…
I started out reading Proverbs 15:7, 8 and 9 and wanted to use those verses as a way to improve my walk with God, especially Prayer! We learned yesterday that it better to obey than to sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:22, so today we take on the third pea in the pod… Prayer. They read… 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. 8 The sacrifice of the…
It was shortly after the first of the year and I was reading in Proverbs 15:7, 8 and 9 and I said that’s my goal for this year. 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He…
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