Satan’s attacks are always aimed against God’s glory in salvation. It is in this context that we understand the wiles of Satan. Satan’s goal is to keep sinners in a state of condemnation, and his main weapon is deceit concerning the glory of God and the ground of salvation. Satan’s attacks are always aimed against [...]
Archive for May, 2009
31 May
God’s Redemptive Character
God’s redemptive character, how God reveals Himself in salvation, is His chief glory. We cannot properly identify the God of redemption, and, therefore, call on sinners to believe unto salvation, until we preach the particulars revealing how He justifies the ungodly based on the righteousness of Christ. Everything we preach by way of encouragement, warning, [...]
31 May
God’s Glory – His Ultimate Purpose
Everyone who believes the Gospel, every sinner in whose heart God has been glorified, has been given by God the Holy Spirit a threefold desire:
1) An honest zeal for the glory and honor of God.
2) A sincere concern for the preeminence of Christ.
3) A fervent desire for the salvation of sinners.
God’s foremost design in all [...]
31 May
A Study Of 1 Timothy 1:15
When God converted Saul of Tarsus, He showed us a vivid picture of the fact that NO SINNER, no matter how guilty or defiled they might be, are beyond His Sovereign ability to save. When most people think about the Apostles, Paul and Peter in particular, they only think of them as great men of [...]
31 May
A Faithful Saying For Labouring Sinners
When God converted Saul of Tarsus, He showed us a vivid picture of the fact that NO SINNER, no matter how guilty or defiled they might be, are beyond His Sovereign ability to save. When most people think about the Apostles, Paul and Peter in particular, they only think of them as great men of [...]
31 May
A Study Of Galatians 3:10
Modern religion teaches God’s law in such a way that it conveys to natural men’s minds the false idea they can be saved by keeping the commandments. Religious men and women are convinced in their minds that if they can make mankind understand the significance of the “Ten Commandments”, their lives will be transformed.
The [...]
31 May
Do You Actually Hear The Law?
Modern religion teaches God’s law in such a way that it conveys to natural men’s minds the false idea they can be saved by keeping the commandments. Religious men and women are convinced in their minds that if they can make mankind understand the significance of the “Ten Commandments”, their lives will be transformed.
The [...]
31 May
A Study Of Matthew 7:1-2
When Christ said, “Judge not, that you be not judged” Matthew 7:1, was He forbidding us to judge anyone at all who is in error?
No!
He was giving us guidelines as to how we are to be discerning and not merely judgmental, particularly with regard to whether or not we or others are saved or [...]
31 May
Judging Righteous Judgments
When Christ said, “Judge not, that you be not judged” Matthew 7:1, was He forbidding us to judge anyone at all who is in error?
No!
He was giving us guidelines as to how we are to be discerning and not merely judgmental, particularly with regard to whether or not we or others are saved or [...]
31 May
Justified By An Imputed Righteousness
If you ask the nominal professing Christian to give you a Scriptural definition of justification, many of them don’t even know what justification is; much less understand the ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of believing this Biblical truth. The Apostle Paul said: “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved.” [...]
31 May
A Study Of Romans 3:24
Romans 3:24
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Apart from the Holy Spirit’s work of regeneration and conversion in the heart of God’s elect, man’s natural depravity will always lead him to the conclusion that his justification (his being declared legally righteous) before God is conditioned on what he [...]
31 May
Justified Freely Through God’s Grace
Apart from the Holy Spirit’s work of regeneration and conversion in the heart of God’s elect, man’s natural depravity will always lead him to the conclusion that his justification (his being declared legally righteous) before God is conditioned on what he does or doesn’t do. They think if they can do their best to keep [...]
31 May
A Study Of Philippians 3:3
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
What would it mean to you as a sinner to KNOW you possess eternal life?
I know many people live under the false assumption salvation is dependant on a combination of Christ’s death [...]
31 May
“No Confidence In The Flesh”
What would it mean to you as a sinner to KNOW you possess eternal life?
I know many people live under the false assumption salvation is dependant on a combination of Christ’s death plus their fulfillment of certain conditions. When asked if they know whether or not they are going to heaven their response is usually, [...]
31 May
No Confidence In The Flesh
What would it mean to you as a sinner to KNOW you possess eternal life?
I know many people live under the false assumption salvation is dependant on a combination of Christ’s death plus their fulfillment of certain conditions. When asked if they know whether or not they are going to heaven their response is usually, [...]
31 May
A Study Of Romans 8:1
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
When religious people read a statement like the one I chose as the title of this article, they think those who believe and preach such doctrine are opening the door for men [...]
31 May
No Possibility Of Condemnation
When religious people read a statement like the one I chose as the title of this article, they think those who believe and preach such doctrine are opening the door for men and women to live like hell. I’ve actually had people tell me: “If you preach that kind of message, people won’t give, people [...]
29 May
What All Believers Should Preach
This is the message of the bible:
GOD, who is perfect, created man in His own image, but man (Adam) chose to rebel against God. Thus Adam’s sin infected all mankind.
GOD’S justice requires payment for sin. Thus the whole human race, which is accountable to God, is bound for eternal condemnation.
GOD, in His great mercy, decided [...]
29 May
Chosen By God
Every first day of the week we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus from the grave.
By that act of the resurrection of Christ from the tomb, God demonstrated beyond any shadow of a doubt, that the price for our sins on the cross has been fully paid.
And to prove that Christ has absolutely risen [...]
29 May
God Be Merciful To Me A Sinner
David’s Sin and His Attempt to Hide It
David the king was a man after God’s own heart. But David also had a weak spot for women. One night David could not sleep, and he got out of his bed and walked on the roof of his palace. They built houses with flat roofs in those [...]
28 May
A Study Of Amos 3:7
Amos 3:1
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Amos 3:2
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Amos 3:3
Can two [...]
28 May
The Secret Of The Lord
The title of this article is: “The Secret of the Lord”. You will find “The Secret of the Lord” in several places in the Bible. Therefore, if we want to understand “The Secret of the Lord” we will have to compare Scripture with Scripture. Let us first consider “The Message of Amos” regarding “The Secret [...]
27 May
Israel, My Servant
Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Who is God speaking to in this chapter?
To begin with God is speaking to the islands, which is a reference to the islands in the Mediterranean. But in a broader sense, God is speaking to [...]
27 May
A Study Of Isaiah 41:8-14
Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Who is God speaking to in this chapter?
To begin with God is speaking to the islands, which is a reference to the islands in the Mediterranean. But in a broader sense, God is speaking to [...]
27 May
“Israel, My Servant”
Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Who is God speaking to in this chapter?
To begin with God is speaking to the islands, which is a reference to the islands in the Mediterranean. But in a broader sense, God is speaking to [...]
26 May
The Levite And His Concubine
If you ever have read through Judges 19, and 20, and 21, you know that these are not easy chapters to explain. But before we begin I should first tell you what the ground rules are that I will be using. I will not dwell on the historical aspects of these passages; you can find [...]
25 May
A Study Of Romans 6:23
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
“For the wages of sin is death”: many of us work and receive a paycheck – a money payment for our work: these are our “wages”.
The “wages” – payment that we deserve [...]
25 May
A Study Of Romans 6:22
Romans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
“But now” – when? “Now” – since you have believed the true gospel.
The true gospel is God’s promise to save His people (Matthew 1:21), entitle them to ALL of salvation, [...]
24 May
A Study Of Romans 6:21
Romans 6:21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
“What fruit” (fruit is works) “had ye then” (when?: “then” – when you were servants of sin – see the previous study of verse 20) “in those things” (works) “whereof ye are now” (Now [...]
24 May
A Study Of Romans 6:20
Romans 6:20
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Remember that “servants of sin” are those sinners who do not believe in Christ ALONE for ALL of their salvation.
“free from righteousness” means that servants of sin don’t have any (FREE FROM) righteousness.
Our text is telling us that an [...]
24 May
A Study Of Romans 6:19
Romans 6:19:
I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
Our passage we are studying (Romans 6:16-23) speaks of the two classes of sinners in [...]
24 May
A Study Of Romans 6:18
Romans 6:18
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Let’s review what we are studying in this passage (Romans 6:16-23): God is dividing the whole world of sinners into two classes.
1) A servant (slave) to sin: one who does not believe in Christ ALONE for ALL of salvation;
and
2) A [...]
23 May
A Study Of Romans 6:17
Romans 6:17
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin”: by nature and by practice we are all servants of sin:
1) By nature: we were seen [...]
23 May
A Study Of Romans 6:16
Romans 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
In the world there are two classes of people: servants of sin, and servants of righteousness.
Servants of sin will sin unto death, and servants [...]
22 May
The Adversary
In this article I want to take a good look at the Adversary of the church. Of course you know who our Adversary is. It is the Devil, also called Satan. But let us first look at:
The Sovereignty of God (Proverbs 25:2)
Did God create Satan?
Well, if God did not create Satan, then who did?
Could there [...]
22 May
A Study Of Genesis 33:17-20
In the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 7, verses 15 and 16 God speaks about ONE land purchase, but in actuality there were two land purchases in view.
Jacob and his sons died in Egypt (Acts 7:15-16, Deuteronomy 5:6, John 8:34)
Acts 7:15
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
Acts [...]
22 May
The Great Prince
We have here in Revelation 12:7-12 a continuation of the first 6 verses in this chapter. What I mean to say is that we should see the sentences in Revelation 12 in a chronological sequence. This war in heaven follows the event of Ascension Day, in verse 5, when Christ was caught up unto God [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 8
John 3:8
“The wind bloweth it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.”
Jesus here likens the work of the Holy Spirit to the wind: we can’t see the wind, but we see it’s effects. This [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again.”
John 3:7
Jesus tells Nicodemus not to marvel (be surprised) that ye must be born again. Nicodemus should have known from Old Testament scriptures of the new birth which we looked at in previous verses, but I’ll repeat here:
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 6
John 3:6
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.”
Jesus is speaking here and He is dividing the whole human race into two and only two classes:
1) those who have been born of the flesh; and
2) those who have been born of the Spirit.
All human [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 5
We will continue our study on “The Born Again Experience” looking in John 3:5.
But first, let’s review our passage thus far. In John 3:1-4 a religious leader of his day Nicodemus is talking to Jesus, and Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born again. So the main message of our complete text (John 3:1-8) [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 4
Let’s look at John 3:4 looking at the doctrine of being “born again”.
John 3:4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
Here we see the spiritual blindness of Nicodemus, a supposedly spiritual leader of the [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 3
This is the third in an eight part study titled: ‘the born again experience’.
Let’s do a quick review of this passage: A religious leader of Jesus’ time named Nicodemus is talking to Jesus. Jesus now speaks in John 3:3,
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be [...]
21 May
A Study Of John 3:2
John 3:2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Nicodemus, a teacher himself of the Jews, came to Jesus by night. Many believe he came to Jesus [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 2
Let’s look at John 3:2
John 3:2
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Nicodemus, a teacher himself of the Jews, came to Jesus by night. Many believe [...]
21 May
The Born Again Experience – Part 1
Today we we start to look at John 3:1-8 – ‘the born again experience’. Even though this is only eight verses, it is a very important passage of scripture. May God be pleased to give us understanding as we study this passage.
Since this is so important a doctrine (teaching), I would like to expose (reveal) [...]
20 May
The Number Of The Beast
Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man (Literal: it is man’s number); and his number is Six hundred threescore and six
This is a number that is of great concern to all those in the charismatic movement. They are in [...]
20 May
The Ministry Of Reconciliation – Part 4
2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Let’s take a close look at this verse in the final part of our study on ‘the ministry of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He (the Father) hath made [...]
20 May
The Ministry Of Reconciliation – Part 3
In the third part of our study titled: ‘The ministry of reconciliation’ we will look at 2 Corinthians 5:19-20.
2 Corinthians 5:18
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
2 Corinthians 5:19
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling [...]
19 May
The Ministry Of Reconciliation – Part 2
In the second part of our study titled: “the ministry of reconciliation”, we will look at 2 Corintians 5:18.
2 Corinthians 5:18
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
“And all things are of God”, this means that all [...]
19 May
The Ministry Of Reconciliation – Part 1
The title of our study will be “The ministry of reconciliation”. The title means in service to the gospel of Christ which I will explain in some depth in our study.
Let’s read our text, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21:
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things [...]
18 May
The Call Of God – Part 4
In our final part of this study on ‘The call of God’ we will concentrate on the inward (internal) call for this is the CALL OF GOD which results in the sinner realizing that they are in a state of justification (not guilty, righteous) before God ALL based on the person and work of the [...]
18 May
The Call Of God – Part 3
In our third study on the subject, ‘The call of God’ we will focus on that internal (inward) call of the gospel accompanied by the Holy Spirit, where one is enabled by God to look to Christ ALONE for ALL of their salvation.
We will look at this doctrine (teaching) in 1 Corinthians chapter one: [...]
18 May
The Call Of God – Part 2
To review, ‘The call of God’ has three points:
1) The call of the gospel.
2) The external call of the gospel.
3) The internal call of the gospel.
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1) The call of the gospel – the gospel that’s proclaims salvation conditioned on Christ alone:
“But God forbid that I should glory (have confidence in, [...]
18 May
The Call Of God – Part 1
In this study we will look at ‘The call of God’.
In ‘The call of God’ I’m talking about the ‘gospel call’ – God’s gospel proclaimed in the Bible.
There are two calls:
1) The external (outward) call: this is the call that goes out into the world: the gospel preached out to everywhere that God [...]
17 May
A Study Of Romans 6:23
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
“For the wages of sin is death”: many of us work and receive a paycheck – a money payment for our work: these are our “wages”.
The “wages” – payment that we deserve [...]
17 May
A Study Of Romans 6:22
Romans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
“But now” – when? “Now” – since you have believed the true gospel.
The true gospel is God’s promise to save His people (Matthew 1:21), entitle them to ALL of salvation, [...]
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