John Samson at his new Effectual Grace blog posts an excellent article on justification and sanctification, where he explains that justification necessitates sanctification. From the article: Having made the distinction between justification and sanctification, let me affirm straight away that these two cannot be separated. That is because the truly justified person will be involved […]
October 6, 2010
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“Let it be a settled principle in our religion that when a man brings forth no fruits of the Spirit, he has not the Holy Spirit within him. Let us resist as a deadly error the common idea, that all baptized people are born again, and that all members of the Church, as a matter […]
October 1, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 ESV) In this post we will look at Paul’s “therefore” he placed in the passage above. In other words, in Romans 8:1 Paul begins an important summary and conclusion which is related to his preceding arguments. We […]
September 29, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? (Romans 6:1-2 ESV) What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you […]
September 24, 2010
This is the final message in this 5-part series on Biblical Assurance of Salvation by Paul Washer. He begins in 1 John 5:13 where John clearly states, 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and […]
September 22, 2010
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By Justin Edwards The following message is being sent to all friends on my personal facebook page. Facebook limits the length of private messages so I am using the blog to allow the reader to continue reading here. I invite anyone to read this important message. Dear friends, I will be deleting this facebook page […]
September 15, 2010
By Justin Edwards Over the course of the last year I have learned a lot about patience and trusting that God has a perfect plan for my life. Having surrendered my will to the Lord Jesus Christ several months before in March 2009, I found myself in a confusing situation where I did not know […]
September 8, 2010
This message is for church people. If you consider yourself a Christian, then you must watch this. You will either be edified, convicted, or your heart will be further hardened from the truth. Transcript below: The Fire Have you ever thought that there would be people that have gone to hell today that never thought […]
September 6, 2010
By Justin Edwards One of the greatest signs that the return of Jesus Christ is at the doorstep is the amount of deception taking place around the world, especially within the professing church. Perhaps it became most evident with the events surrounding the ecumenical patriotism of Glenn Beck’s interfaith rally to “bring the country back […]
September 2, 2010
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By Tim Challies In 2006, Reformation Trust published Steven Lawson’s Foundations of Grace, the first volume in a promising series titled “A Long Line of Godly Men.” Though the original publication schedule called for a new book every year or two, the second volume, Pillars of Grace has been repeatedly pushed back and is now […]
November 5, 2010
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