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DISPENSATIONALISM – A REFORMED EVALUATION
DISPENSATIONALISM – A REFORMED EVALUATION by Ligon Duncan If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Romans chapter 2. I want to point your attention to two verses. We are going to begin today … Continue reading
“A Seed Was Sown” ( a personal testimony)
“A Seed Was Sown” (An honest, bold and humbling Confession of a WHITE Christian Afrikaner pastor, who accepted his newly adopted BLACK Grandson) I was born in 1950 in the Free State town of Bethlehem (South Africa) and grew up in … Continue reading
What is a Reformed Baptist?
What is a Reformed Baptist? The term ‘Reformed Baptist’ best refers to those who adhere to the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) in practice as well as in theory. Reformed… The name ‘Reformed’ refers to the distinctive historical … Continue reading
Loving Difficult People
Loving Difficult People Article by Stacy Reaoch Topic: Loving Others It was only a three-minute escape. Listening to my name being chanted over and over, louder and louder, with greater urgency, along with pounding on the door, you might imagine … Continue reading
Do We Participate in Our Own Salvation?
Do We Participate in Our Own Salvation? (Article by Andrew Shanks Topic: Sanctification & Growth) In The Pilgrim’s Progress, author and pastor John Bunyan relates the vision of a man whom his main character, Christian, sees sweeping the wooden floor … Continue reading
The Swept Tomb vs. The Empty Tomb: A Collision of Holidays in China
The Swept Tomb vs. The Empty Tomb: A Collision of Holidays in China Each spring almost one-fifth of the world’s population observes a tomb-oriented holiday that isn’t Easter. Yet despite the mass observance of this festival, most Christians in the … Continue reading
What I Really Think About the ‘Sinner’s Prayer,’ Conversion, Mission, and Deception
What I Really Think About the ‘Sinner’s Prayer,’ Conversion, Mission, and Deception (By David Platt) My concerns are not about prayer or election, but about authentic conversion and regenerate church membership. I recently had the privilege of preaching at the … Continue reading
WHY “ACCEPTING JESUS IN YOUR HEART” IS SUPERSTITIOUS & UNBIBLICAL
WHY “ACCEPTING JESUS IN YOUR HEART” IS SUPERSTITIOUS & UNBIBLICAL (By David Platt) “Making disciples is the supernatural overflow of being a disciple. Proclaiming the love of Christ is the overflow of sharing in the life of Christ. And I’m … Continue reading
A Church Discipline Primer
A Church Discipline Primer (Jonathan Leeman) What would you think of a coach who instructs his players but never drills them? Or a math teacher who explains the lesson but never corrects her students’ mistakes? Or a doctor who talks … Continue reading
Three Gifts We Need, But Hate to Receive
Three Gifts We Need, But Hate to Receive Article by Christina Fox Topic: Suffering Before any birthday party or the annual mayhem of Christmas morning, I always prepare my children for what to say when they open a present. I … Continue reading