Introduction How to be holy? We can trust in Jesus. Many people are noticing this world is getting darker and darker morally and spiritually. This world seems to be planted with its feet firmly in the air. Churches are dwindling in attendance, funds are drying up, and...
Sanctification
The Josiah Diet
“When the King [Josiah] heard the words of the Book of the Law he tore his clothes” (2 Kings 22:11, ESV). We have all heard of the Daniel Diet and Ezekiel bread, but how many of us heard of the Josiah Diet? With the Daniel Diet, one has to eat only vegetables and...
Husbands Spiritually Leading Their Wives = Baptism? Baptismal Regenerationists Grasp for Straws
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (Ephesians 5: 25 – 26, ESV). Introduction It is astounding what someone will read...
Paul’s Conversion a Trump Card for Baptismal Regeneration? (Acts 22:16)
“And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name” (Acts 22: 16, ESV). Introduction Something that stumped me when I went to St. Louis Christian College was the above verse. It radically challenged my belief that we are saved...
Does Baptism Make Disciples? (Norm Fields)
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” (Matthew 28: 19, ESV). Introduction Continuing the series on refuting baptismal regeneration passages, we move to the Great...
Come, Let Us Worship: The Fight Of Our Faith
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 “While all things are quiet and comfortable, we live by sense rather than faith. But the worth of a soldier is never known in times of peace.” Thomas Manton Originally published...
Come, Let Us Worship: Sanctified … by His Doing
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day,...
Come, Let Us Worship: Glory & Image
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 If you do a Google search on the question, “Why am I here?,” you will be presented with inexhaustible numbers of digital pages containing links to some 6 billion places around...
Come, Let Us Worship: “Have You Not Read?”
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 The renowned rock-star and apparent literati, Frank Zappa, is known for his chart-topping contribution to humanity’s musical heritage which includes a song featuring the...
The Role of the Holy Spirit – Part 1
God the Holy Spirit Far too often in conservative, reformed, evangelical circles, the subject of the Holy Spirit is met with tension and uneasiness. Cessationists will bristle, not wanting to venture too far into Continuationist territory. Many believers so...