Whether a pastor or a layman, there is a biblical calling upon every Christian man, husband, and father to be a theologizer. Believing men are to be biblical teachers in the body of Christ and in the home—to ‘steward’ of the truth in such a way as to set forth from Scripture the knowledge of God in Christ, the meaning of human existence, and the path of life.
Read moreAbortion, the Sanctity of Life, and the Judgment of God
The fundamental biblical issue in abortion is that it constitutes the shedding of innocent blood. The real question today is not when people’s lives begin, but what is the value and sanctify of human life? The blood of millions of aborted children cries to God for vengeance. Their silent screams are heard loudly by Almighty God. America’s hands, and most of the nations of the world are covered with the guilt and stain of innocent blood. “That innocent blood cries to God for vengeance. Those cries are reaching a thunderous crescendo, and God will answer in judgment just as he did with Israel and Judah”
Read moreRecovering Gospel Essentials (Part One)
The church today is afflicted by a gospel of “easy-believism.” By easy-believism, we do not mean that salvation is not by faith alone. What we do mean is that saving faith is erroneously depicted as residing within the sinner’s capacity. Concerning this easy believism and its noxious fruits, the words of Welsh pastor Howell Harris are even more true today than they were 200 years ago: Churches are filled with folks who have a détente with sin; they are at ease under its dominion. They won’t study the fruits of faith or make their election and calling sure; but turn the grace of God into licentiousness.
Read moreAre we Giving them God?
There is a trend in preaching today to set forth principles, to flood people with hyper-grace comfort and security without actually exhibiting the transcendent holiness of God. What tends to be neglected in these principle-saturated sermons is the setting forth of God Himself in His majesty and holy perfections.
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