And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who […]
April 11, 2011
If you want to get the future right, you’ve got to get Israel right and you’ve got to get God’s sovereign electing purpose right. – John MacArthur I am currently going through a series from John MacArthur titled, Why Every Calvinist Should Be a Premillennialist, and wanted to go ahead and share it with you […]
April 9, 2011
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Tradition tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever will believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. However, this is what the Scripture says: KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him […]
April 7, 2011
On March 19th the Bible Prophecy Blog posted an article by Dr. Andy Woods of Sugar Land Bible Church refuting the biblical doctrine of “lordship salvation” titled, What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation? I’m very thankful this was posted and praise God for the opportunity to carefully examine critical and essential doctrines of the Christian […]
April 5, 2011
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Chosen vessels of mercy, notwithstanding their backslidings, are brought back; but ah! remember that nine out of ten of those who backslide never were God’s people. – Charles Spurgeon In this series addressing the erroneous arguments in Dr. Andy Woods’ article against lordship salvation titled, What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation?, I have attempted to […]
March 31, 2011
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Had it been possible for you to have had salvation without sanctification, it would have been a curse to you instead of a blessing. If such a thing were possible, I cannot conceive of a more lamentable condition than for a man to have the happiness of salvation without the holiness of it; happily, it […]
March 28, 2011
There’s only one proof of the Holy Ghost in your life and that’s a holy life. – Leonard Ravenhill In this series rebutting Dr. Andy Woods’ article titled, What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation?, we have covered the issues of saving faith and repentance, which could be condensed to repentant faith as being a necessary […]
March 25, 2011
I’m thankful that Christ saved me, but I’m not ready to obey Him. Jesus is my Savior, but I do not love Him enough to hate my sin and flee from it. Jesus died for me and I appreciate that, but demanding that I follow Him is a little too much right now – maybe […]
March 24, 2011
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Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. – 1 John 3:4 The following comes from page 1951 in the John MacMarthur Bible Commentary and addresses the fact that born again believers do not habitually sin. Why Christians Won’t Habitually Sin This passage begins with the phrase “Whoever commits sin” (v. 4). Commits […]
March 23, 2011
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. – Mark 1:15 Dr. Andy Woods of Sugar Land Bible Church was recently featured on the Bible Prophecy Blogwith his article titled, What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation? He provided 5 arguments for why lordship salvation is […]
April 21, 2011
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