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...
By Louis Berkhoficon From Summary of Christian Doctrine Justification 1. The Nature and Elements of Justification, Justification may be defined as that legal act of God by which He declares the sinner righteous on the basis of the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ. It is not an act or process of renewal, such as...
by A.W. Pink Part 1 Having written so much upon both the inspiration and the interpretation of Holy Writ, it is necessary, in order to give completeness unto the same, to supply one or two articles upon the application thereof. First, because this is very closely related to exegesis itself: if a wrong application...
Written by Jack Van Deventer Dispensational premillennialists claim that their unique doctrines have been held since the early church, but these claims have been soundly refuted. Far from being the historic position of the church, premillennialism was described in 1813 by David Bogue as an oddity of Church history. Postmillennialism was the dominant...
Written by Rev. Dale Kuiper How one view the events which surround the return of Jesus Christ in glory is determined largely by the interpretation given to the term millennium (thousand years; Rev. 20:1-7). As was pointed out in the previous article, there are three such interpretations: post-, pre-, and a-millennialism. We have seen...
By W. Fred Rice Evangelical book catalogs promote books such as Planet Earth: The Final Chapter, The Great Escape, and the Left Behind series. Bumper stickers warn us that the vehicle’s occupants may disappear at any moment. It is clear that there is a preoccupation with the idea of a secret rapture. Perhaps this...
A few words from the old dead guys…
A Study of the Believer Under the Old Covenant Author: Anonymous May 1984 Editor: Chad Thompson August 2005 BLESSED IS THE MAN The Believer Under the Old Covenant When attempting to assimilate from the Scriptures a truly apostolic view of the Law, its purpose, character, and force, we are faced with what appear to...
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