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What Is Wrong with NON-Lordship Salvation? – Part 3

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 […]

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Why Christians Won’t Habitually Sin

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 […]

Posted in: Doctrine, Examine Yourself, Regeneration, Sanctification

What Is Wrong with NON-Lordship Salvation? – Part 2

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 […]

Posted in: Doctrine, Examine Yourself, Justification, Lordship Salvation

What Is Wrong with NON-Lordship Salvation? – Part 1

March 22, 2011

What’s the Answer for a Culture in Decay, Decline, or Despair? On Saturday, March 19th, an article came across my Google Reader titled, What Is Wrong with Lordship Salvation? by Dr. Andy Woods of Sugar Land Bible Church. The article was posted at Bible Prophecy Blog, which is generally a good resource for keeping up with […]

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An Open-air First in 1st John

March 21, 2011

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For several months now, I believe the Lord has been drawing and preparing me to preach in the open air. Through wonderful ministries like Go.Stand.Speak and Living Waters, God has equipped and greatly encouraged me to get “on the box“. I knew the day was coming when I would preach on the street for the […]

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Preach Hell with Agonizing Vigor

March 17, 2011

A man who realizes in any measure the awful force of the words eternal hell won’t shut up about it, but will speak with all tenderness. – A.A. Hodge These last few weeks have generated much buzz about the doctrine of hell since Rob Bell released his promo video of his latest book, Love Wins […]

Posted in: Doctrine, Exhortation, Hell

An Atheist Responds to Everlasting Hell

March 16, 2011

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PersonalFailure This morning I discovered through blogger stats that my article from yesterday, Hell Is Real, It’s Forever, and It’s No Party, was posted by a lady who calls herself PersonalFailure at her Forever in Hell blog. In the article, she took a few quotes from John MacArthur to criticize in wonderment how an “omnibenevolent” […]

Posted in: Doctrine, Hell

Hell Is Real, It’s Forever, and It’s No Party

March 15, 2011

I have recently had a few conversations with folks who have 1 or more of the following beliefs: 1) Hell will not be all that bad because their friends will be there. 2) How could a good God send people to hell for eternity? 3) They would rather go to hell than receive God’s gift […]

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Project Challenge #2 – TRILLIONS!

March 14, 2011

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As I didn’t get a chance to explain the concept of these Project Challenges in Project Challenge #1 – Tsunami, I’d like to take a minute to do that before proceeding with the next challenge. An integral part of this ministry is to help saints overcome their fears in evangelism. One thing I learned last […]

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"Increased Seismic Activity"

March 11, 2011

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In this incredible video revealing the extraordinary power of the Japan tsunami generated by the massive 8.9 earthquake, the news anchor and analyst comment: Anchor: “We’ve seen a number of devastating earthquakes over the past few weeks…the terrible earthquake in Christchurch, now this in Tokyo – why are we seeing so much seismic activity now?” […]

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