You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. – 2 Timothy 2:3-4 When you think of soldiers, what are the first things that come to mind? […]
December 8, 2010
Music is perhaps the most ingrained form of entertainment in our society. From the moment we entered the world, lullabies were whispered into our ears to sooth us and help us go to sleep. We use music to help us learn, to help us think, to motivate us, to energize us, to calm us, to […]
December 7, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff First indeed I give good grace to my God through Jesus Christ concerning all of you that your faith is broadly declared throughout the whole world. (a private translation of Romans 1:8 from the Greek text) In these broadly apostate days of the visible church the good biblical words such as ‘faith’ […]
December 3, 2010
‘ Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’ – Mark 9:48 We are clearly living in perilous times. With the threat of terrorism and war looming around the globe and economies on the verge of collapse, with the fallen state of the church and the vast push toward global religious […]
November 23, 2010
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By Mike Ratliff Go in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate and broad is the way leading to destruction and many are those going in through it. How narrow the gate and how hard is the way that leads to life and few are the ones finding it! (a personal translation of […]
November 22, 2010
I have been meaning to listen to Dr. Steven Lawson’s message from the 2009 Resolved Conference, “Blessed Purity”, for quite some time now, but just last week finally got around to do so – and I’m so thankful I did. Over the last several months I have had the opportunity to read and listen to […]
November 13, 2010
From the Grace to You blog: In terms of its depravity, America is beginning to look like ancient Rome as it plunges into new depths of sexual immorality. Here are a few examples of how pervasive our perversions have become: In the last 50 years, public opinion on fornication has changed dramatically. Educational institutions used […]
October 15, 2010
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I heard the following message on the radio a few months ago and never got around to finding the transcript. If we truly understood the realities of hell, we would all the more tell people how to avoid it. Moreover, if we fail to mention the wrath of God and the wages of sin (spiritual […]
October 15, 2010
Godly sorrow worketh repentance. (2 Corinthians 7:10) Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too choice a flower to grow in nature’s garden. Pearls grow naturally in oysters, but penitence never shows itself in sinners except divine grace works it in them. If thou hast one particle […]
October 13, 2010
By Justin Edwards Having now twice-listened to Dr. Steve Lawson’s It Will Cost You Everything in full, I must say this is undoubtedly the most important message one might ever hear. Some of you have seen the epic-like video excerpt of Dr. Lawson’s message put together by I’ll Be Honest (HERE), and if you have […]
December 14, 2010
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