How Do We Know if the Gospel is from Men or from God?
by Jason A. Van BemmelToday's Reading: Acts 5:17-42 & Proverbs 6:20-35So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man,...
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Comfort For Those Who are Called According to His Purpose.
Jerome Zanchius, 1516-1590"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also...
View ArticleHow Does God Use Persecution to Strengthen and Advance His Church?
by Jason A. Van BemmelToday's Reading: Acts 8:1-3 & Proverbs 10:12-23And Saul approved of his execution.And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they...
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Demonizing our Opponents
Brothers and sisters, I am sure many of you have noticed that there is a significant group of people in the USA who have taken up a kind of mob mentality, who think that if you disagree with them on...
View ArticleDoes Definite Atonement Undermine Our Zeal for Evangelism?
by Jonathan GibsonThe Achilles Heel of Reformed Theology?The doctrine of definite atonement, known historically as “limited atonement” or “particular redemption”, has always courted controversy. It has...
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God has Sent the Spirit of His Son into Our Hearts - Galatians 4:4-7
by Martin Luther"...when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And...
View ArticleIf the Doctrine of Election is True, Why Preach the Gospel?
Visitor: if election is true, why preach the gospel?Response: why preach the gospel? because "election" saves nobody by itself. Salvation is by Christ. Election is merely a blueprint of what God...
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That the Law is Designed to Lead to Christ by Giving Knowledge of Sin
by Martin LutherAnd here is the solution of the question which the Diatribe repeats so often all through the book: 'if we can do nothing, what is the purpose of all the laws, precepts, threats and...
View ArticleFor those Christians who are concerned that their sin has disqualified them...
by John HendryxYou said you trust in Jesus yet you claim YOUR sin has disqualified you. Consider ... this means you are not trusting in Christ alone but, at least partly, in your own ability to...
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The Calling of God
by C. H. Spurgeon"Whom he did predestinate, them he also called."— Romans 8:30
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Salvation Belongs to the Lord!
by C. H. SpurgeonEdited by Alistair BeggSalvation belongs to the Lord! – Jonah 2:9Salvation is the work of God. It is He alone who quickens the soul “dead in…trespasses and sins,”1 and He it is who...
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No True Evangelism Without It
by D. Martyn Lloyd-JonesThere is no true evangelism without the doctrine of sin, and without an understanding of what sin is. I do not want to be unfair, but I say that a gospel which merely says ‘Come...
View ArticleEvolution is a Channel, not a Canal
Steve Hays has an impromptu debate with an atheist on Facebook:
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The Christian's Reasonable Service (Indexed)
by Wilhelmus a BrakelWith a decidedly Puritan flavor and representing Reformed experiential religion at its best, Wilhelmus à Brakel systematically moves through the major doctrines of the Bible in...
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What Happens after Death (and before Resurrection)
Dr. Kim RiddlebargerThis post is adapted from Kim Riddlebarger’s chapter, "Eschatology," in Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary edited by Matthew Barrett."On the Sleep of the Soul"John Calvin’s...
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How to Get Rid of the Problem of ‘Self’
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones“Here is a superb bit of psychology, for what after all, is the main cause of this spirit of fear? The answer is ‘self’ – self-love, self-concern, self-protection. Had you...
View ArticleThe Will in Regeneration
by William CunninghamExcerpt from The Doctrine of the Will (eBook)
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A Life of Obedience by Grace
Don't make a savior of your morality. It cannot deliver you. Repent of trusting in your own righteousness and instead believe on Christ alone.Remember, grace is not earned by meeting a condition, or it...
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Are You Wearing The Right Wedding Garment?
A guest post by Justin HokeMatthew 22:1-14 1And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3...
View ArticleUltimate Collection of Free Presuppositional Apologetics Lectures
SLIMJIM over at the blog The Domain for Truth has compiled a list of apologetics media resources. He reconstructed is list that was originally listed on a now deleted blog account elsewhere on the web...
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