In this two part video interview, John MacArthur discusses the way some prominent pastors claim to be Calvinistic in their view of soteriolgy but operate in their ministries as though they are actually Arminian. He correctly questions how fully committed they really are to a Scriptural Reformed theology. Whether or not you agree with every point he has to make, his criticisms … Continue reading John MacArthur Predicts a Reversal of the Reformed Revival
Robert Gagnon on Homosexuality and the Bible
Dr. Robert Gagnon - What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality? from Pure Passion on Vimeo. Some of the blog's readers may be familiar with Robert Gagnon as the author of The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics, which is an in-depth defense of the traditional Biblical view over against modern objections. In the above video … Continue reading Robert Gagnon on Homosexuality and the Bible
"Gay Christianity" Refuted by James White
Matthew Vines has been gaining quite a following with his video entitled "The Gay Debate - The Bible and Homosexuality," in which he tries to argue that homosexuality is not actually sin according to the Bible. But James White has offered a thorough response to his arguments, and he has made the audio available for download free … Continue reading "Gay Christianity" Refuted by James White
James White on the Reality and Blessing of Apostasy
I'm sure none of this blog's readers would be surprised to see a message posted here entitled "The Reality of Apostasy," but you may be surprised to see a message entitled "The Blessing Apostasy." Well, I encourage you to listen to both of these messages from Dr. White, who offers both strong warning and great encouragement to … Continue reading James White on the Reality and Blessing of Apostasy
Conviction & Peace
I was honored to be the camp pastor of the Sovereign Grace Youth Camp in Conway, Missouri this past week. What happened over those few days will be something I will never forget—God graciously brought conviction of sins, and then forgiveness and peace upon several young souls. These campers came as sinners and under the … Continue reading Conviction & Peace
Church Is For Children Too
I recently read a very good article arguing for the importance of adults bringing their children into the regular worship services with them. It is a practice that we have been following for many years at Immanuel Baptist Church (a Reformed Baptist Church where I am privileged to serve as the primary teaching elder), and we … Continue reading Church Is For Children Too
Anger at God is Never Right
The following advice comes from an article entitled Go Ahead, Be Angry at God! by a liberal writer named R. Adam DeBaugh: Too often I hear people talk guiltily about feeling anger toward God. More often than not, we get angry at God over things over which we have no control. If we don't control it, … Continue reading Anger at God is Never Right
Toward a Biblical Perspective on Depression: The Joy of the Lord
Although we could derive much teaching from the Old Testament about the joy promised to believers (e.g. Deut. 12:12; Ps. 16:11; 51:12; Isa. 61:10; Jer. 15:16), for the sake of brevity I am going to restrict our study here to the teaching of the New Testament, and even then I will only be able to … Continue reading Toward a Biblical Perspective on Depression: The Joy of the Lord
Toward a Biblical Perspective on Depression: James 1:2-17
In my last post on this subject I wrote about how we can become more capable of ministering to others in their trials when we have first been comforted by God in our own trials, and I emphasized that such trials would include even the worst sorts of depression. In this post I want to us … Continue reading Toward a Biblical Perspective on Depression: James 1:2-17
For the Sake of the Gospel – Mormonism in NOT Christianity!
A group of Christian leaders has recently published a document entitled For the sake of the gospel! "Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the Christian Vote" A Biblical Call to Christian Ministers and Leaders. The document makes the case that Christians should be very careful to to add tto the current confusion about whether or not Mormonism … Continue reading For the Sake of the Gospel – Mormonism in NOT Christianity!