Defending the Resurrection
Recently, I had a discussion with a man who was vigorously antagonistic to the Gospel, ridiculing “talking snakes”, Noah’s flood, and the idea that God (if there was a God) had to send His Son to atone for the sins of humanity. At one point he confessed that he didn’t know how Jesus “pulled off the so-called resurrection ”. When I asked what he thought of it, this man declared that “the disciples stole the body”. He was not interested in listening to a defense of the resurrection and I encouraged him to look into it. “Christianity stands or falls on the bodily...
Read MoreResponding Wrongly To The Cross
In the Philipines, there are annual ceremonies on Good Friday in which people are nailed to crosses and are whipped (With caution you can watch a homemade video of the ceremony). The ceremony is not only a commemoration of the suffering that Jesus underwent, but it is described as “a flagellation rite meant to atone for sins.”This is a tragedy! On a day set aside to remember the cross, in a rite commemorating the cross, what was accomplished on the cross is forgotten and declared insufficient. Christ died in order to atone for sins so that we don’t have to. Atonement can...
Read MoreGenuine Saving Faith
Taken From John MacArthur Study Bible The Character of Genuine Saving Faith 2 Corinthians 13:5 Evidence that neither prove nor disprove one’s faith A.Visible Morality Matt 19:16-21, 23:27 B.Intellectual Knowledge Rom 1:21, 2:17ff C.Religious Involvement Matt 25:1-10 D.Active Ministry Matt 7:21-24 E.Conviction of Sin Acts 24:25 F.Assurance Matt 23: G.Time of Decision Luke 8:13-14 2.The Fruit/Proofs of Authentic/True Christianity A.Love for God PS 42:1ff, 73:25, Luke 10:27, Romans 8:7 B.Repentance of Sin PS 32:5, Prov 28:13, Romans 7:14ff, 2 Cor 7:10, 1John...
Read MoreA cheap, easy Christianity
(J.C. Ryle, “The Cost!“) “Any of you who does not give up everything he has, cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33 What does it cost to be a Christian? I grant freely that it costs little to be a mere outward Christian. A man has only got to attend a place of worship twice on Sunday, and to be tolerably moral during the week–and he has gone as far as thousands around him ever go in religion. All this is cheap and easy work–it entails no self-denial or self-sacrifice. If this is saving Christianity and will take us to Heaven when we die–we must alter...
Read MoreChristian Duty
In my preparation for bible study on Romans 12:9 I read this quote by John MacArthur and thought I would pass it on. Christian duty begins with a pure love, and a hatred of evil, and a commitment to practice good. So, if you sense a love for God’s people and want to reach out to those who are in need, that is an indication that you’re moving along the path of Christian duty. And if you can identify with the struggle of the Apostle Paul and say, “Yes, I want to cling to what is good even though I don’t always do it. I too hate what is evil,” then you’re moving in the...
Read MoreLet me try to draw a picture of Biblical holiness written by J.C. Ryle
Let me try to draw a picture of Biblical holiness (J.C. Ryle, “Holiness, Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots“) “Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord!” Hebrews 12:14 Are we holy? Shall we see the Lord? In this hurrying, bustling world–let us stand still for a few minutes and consider the matter of holiness. It is a solemn thing to hear the Word of God saying, “Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord!” A man may go great lengths in religion–and yet never reach true holiness. What is true practical holiness? It is...
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