Sound doctrine is useless! (J.C. Ryle, “Holiness, Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots” 1879) “The doctrine which is according to godliness” Sound doctrine is useless–if it is not accompanied by a holy life! It is my firm impression that we need a thorough revival of Scriptural holiness. I have had a...
The New Genesis - R.C. Sproul Without the presence of the Spirit there is no conviction, no regeneration, no sanctification, no cleansing, no acceptable works . . . Life is in the quickening Spirit. — W A. CRISWELL BIRTH and rebirth. Both are the result of the operation of the Holy Spirit. Just as...
One of the most prevalent problems with most modern day evangelism is the overlooked doctrine of regeneration. Eph 2 and many others must be considered. The scriptures must be held up instead of human reasonings Two Views of Regeneration by John Hendryx Monergism: In theol., The doctrine that the Holy Spirit is the...
“If the natural man has a free will to believe the gospel, then why does he need grace? If his will is naturally free then it would do away with the need for grace altogether.” “To teach that the natural man has a free will overthrows the gospel … it is precisely because man...
By Lorraine Boettner Edited by Steve Pribble The Gospel is the good news about the great salvation purchased by Jesus Christ, by which He reconciled sinful men to a holy God. The purpose of this booklet is to set forth, in plain language and in terms easily understood, the basic differences between the...
by John Owen Our next task is to take a view of the idol himself, of this great deity of FREE-WI LL, whose original being not well known. He is pretended, like the Ephesian image of Diana, to have fallen down from heaven and to have his endowments from above. But yet considering...
By Matt Slick Predestination is the doctrine that God alone is the One who chooses who is saved, that He ordains the means, the time, and the circumstances of salvation and that without His predestination, no one would ever be saved. In part this is because human nature is so completely corrupted by...
If you’re a Christian, you’ve heard of predestination. You must have because the Bible uses the word and teaches the idea. But what is predestination? How does free will fit in? What about man’s sinfulness and God’s sovereignty? Is predestination a fair doctrine or does it make God out to be dispassionate and tyrannical?...
True Repentance! From Spurgeon’s sermon, “APART” True repentance is always accompanied by sorrow. Repentance is a deep, radical, fundamental, lasting change; and you will find that, whenever you meet with it in Scripture, it is always accompanied with sorrow for past sin. And rest assured of this fact– that the repentance which has no...
By Thomas Watson, 1668 Reasons which enforce repentance 1. God’s sovereign command. “He commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). Repentance is not optional. It is not left to our choice, whether or not we will repent—but it is an indispensable command. God has enacted a law in the High Court of heaven—that...
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