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Sometimes One Just Shakes One’s Head
Such as when one reads from Darryl Hart that “Maybe Mark Driscoll should turn Seattle into the Jerusalem of the Pacific Rim before setting up shop in Portland … .” What is he thinking? I certainly don’t agree with Driscoll on everything (in fact, I almost certainly disagree more with him than with Hart in…
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Don’t Mention God’s Law, Because It’s About the Gospel!
True antinomians would simply deny that God’s law has any force. Homiletic antinomians would make a comment like the title of this post. Those who have been influenced by a Lutheran division between “Law” and “Gospel” may even go so far as to suggest that preaching God’s law is actually detrimental to preaching the gospel.…
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Frame on the Law/Gospel Distinction
Frame writes: So the definitions that sharply separate law and gospel break down on careful analysis. In both law and gospel, then, God proclaims his saving work, and he demands that his people respond by obeying his commands. The terms “law” and “gospel” differ in emphasis, but they overlap and intersect. They present the whole…
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Your Hell is Too Small, Mr. John H. Armstrong
To John H. Armstrong, author of the book, “Your Church is Too Small,” and to those who buy into his way of thinking, my response is “Your hell is too small.” What do I mean by that? I mean that you are too quick to assume that people don’t need to hear the gospel. You…
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Gospel Poetry
The following video provides some Gospel poetry. It is in a fairly modern style – what would be considered “frestyle rap.” http://www.youtube.com/v/dPZlzDTdSsE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1 I am not sure the context where this came from and I don’t even know the name of the man bearing witness to the truth of the Gospel. This is a good message,…
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Voddie vs. Feminism
I found the presentation provided by Pastor Voddie T. Baucham, Jr. to be solid. Later, I found this link to more information about him (link). The presentation follows:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f14z3cnNzzo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] One gospel preacher pitted against Kyra Phillips (of CNN’s Newsroom) and Margaret Feinberg (an “evangelical speaker”). One does not envy his position. Nevertheless, Pastor Baucham wisely stuck…
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King on Repentance
Pastor King provides an excellent discussion on the importance of repentance. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od4q5jQzrRs&fs=1] It’s less than 15 minutes long. It’s specifically geared toward those who consider themselves Calvinists, but it is also relevant to Arminians, Semi-Pelagians, Pelagians, and in fact every man. Listen carefully – try to pay attention for a quarter hour. -TurretinFan To God…
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Two Reasons I’m not a Romanist
Because (1) you can do everything Rome tells you to do and still perish, and (2) the religion of Rome makes no promise to be the unique way to heaven. (link) Now, obviously, these are not the traditional doctrines (pre-Vatican II), but I don’t think I could be a Sedavacantist for other reasons. Warning: the…
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Short Response to so-called Evangelical Universalism
There is a new book out, entitled “The Evangelical Universalist.” Its premise appears to be that Christ will save everyone, and that he will do so through the preaching of the gospel. (link to review/author interview) While one can appreciate the softness of heart that would motivate such a conclusion, it is not a Scriptural…
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Catholics vs. Muslims
By now you should be aware that a recent report is out that indicates that there are more Muslims than Catholics. This should Catholics who have been playing the numbers game (1 billion members cannot all be wrong …) a bit of pause. At least one Catholic, however, has pointed out that this comparison is…