The Free Grace of God
by John Newton“By the grace of God I am what I am!” - 1 Corinthians 15:10The true Christian is sensible and mindful of indwelling sin. He confesses that in everything he comes exceedingly short, and...
View ArticleQuicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word
by Thomas Manton1. What is quickening?2. Why asked of God?First, What is this quickening? Quickening in scripture is put for two things:—1. For regeneration, or the first infusion of the life of grace;...
View ArticleResources on Covenant Theology
"In studying divine covenants in general, one is treading through understanding God's Redemptive Plan throughout history. This is a matter of Eternal Salvation. It answers the question: How may a...
View ArticleDoes God give People a Choice?
Question: Does a person have a choice when God deals with their heart?Response: All people without exception are called to repent and believe the gospel. God holds no one back from believing. However,...
View ArticleHow We Ought to Respond to Difficult Providences
by Thomas BostonIn your sufferings,"Consider His holiness and justice, showing he wrongs you not;His mercy and goodness, that it is not worse;His sovereignty, that it may silence you:His infinite...
View ArticleThe Providence of God After the Pattern of Christ
by Thomas BostonObserve the providence of God in the dispensations of it, about the man Christ, the most noble and august object of it, more valuable than a thousand worlds. Did not Providence keep...
View ArticleBe Content With Your Present Condition
by Thomas BrooksIf the saints have such an excellent, such a transcendent, and such a matchless portion, oh then, let them be content with their present condition, let them sit down satisfied and...
View ArticleWhy do Christian's Always Talk About Salvation?
What do Christians mean when they say that people need to be "saved"?Do we mean that people need to just modify their behavior and obey God's law? It would be great if it were that simple, but that is...
View ArticleRepentance in the Ordo Salutis
Repentance is not forsaking sin that you may turn to Christ. It is turning to Christ that you might forsake sin.When we trust in Jesus Christ we do not simply go to a generic Jesus, but to Jesus...
View ArticleCan Objective Morality be Arrived at by Unaided Reason Alone?
Atheist: Objective morality can be arrived at with reason alone and we should all be obligated to live by it. Right is simply what makes the most people happy.Response: I am not sure you understand the...
View ArticleAtheist Says You Should Not Lie to Your Children
Atheist: It is wrong to teach the Bible to your children because you're lying to them.Response: Didn't you say you were an atheist who believes in evolution? Your assertion is actually self-refuting....
View ArticleHow Do You Know All Things Can Be Explained by Natural Causes?
Atheist: A supernatural explanation of the universe is wrong because it cannot be explained by natural causes.Response: Your assertion reveals an a priori commitment to naturalism. You conclude that...
View ArticleSinners Before an Infinitely Holy God
The following is a negative response by a visitor to the Christian belief that those who trust in their morality will end up in hell - that good morality is not what makes a Christian.Visitor:I don’t...
View ArticleThe Gospel of Jesus Christ
PRINTABLE PDFTHE GOSPEL IS A MESSAGE ABOUT:1. GOD1. Is. 6:1-5, 5:16; Rev.4:8-11. God is Holy.2. Dan. 4:35; Ps. 135:6. God is Sovereign.3. 1 Jn. 4:8,16. God is Love.4. Heb. 12:29. God is a Consuming...
View ArticleSlavery and the Idols of our Culture
An overwhelming number of our country's social problems are directly or indirectly realted to the idol of sex. You have abortion (millions dead), pornography (objectifying women), human trafficking...
View ArticleIn Prayer We Come as Humble Suppliants for Mercy
by John CalvinIn prayer, we yield all confidence in ourselves and humbly plead for pardon8. We come as humble suppliants for mercy
View ArticleSecularism: Road to Nowhere
When I was a college freshman before I was a Christian, a friend of mine and I were on some mind altering substance and we decided to take a drive. He was driving towards the mountains.I said, "let's...
View ArticleWhy does the Bible ask people to repent and believe if they are unable to...
Question:Why does the Bible ask people to repent and believe if they are unable to respond?Answer:That's an important question... As R. C. Sproul once said, "God is not going to negotiate His holiness...
View ArticleCognitive Dissonance
Cognitive dissonance is a state of conflict occurring within a person when they hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time. The conflict produces feelings of discomfort which the individual seeks...
View ArticleDear Atheist Friends (and Other Skeptics)
Dear atheist friends,If there is one thing I know for certain it is that I am not better than you. My purpose here is not to try to convince you that I am morally superior to you. Clearly, I am not....
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