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...
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...
By Thomas Watson, 1668 The NATURE of true repentance I shall next show what gospel repentance is. Repentance is a grace of God’s Spirit, whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and outwardly reformed. For a further amplification, know that repentance is a spiritual medicine made up of six special ingredients: 1. Sight of sin...
By Thomas Watson, 1668 Reader, The two great graces essential to a saint in this life, are faith and repentance. These are the two wings by which he flies to heaven. Faith and repentance preserve the spiritual life—as heat and water preserve the physical life. The grace which I am going to discuss is...
by J. C. Ryle “Except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.” Luke 13:3 The text which heads this page, at first sight, looks stern and severe, “Except you repent, you shall all perish.” I can fancy someone saying, “Is this the Gospel?” “Are these the glad tidings? Are these the good news of...
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