Thor, Zeus, Orbiting Teapots and the Error of Equivocation
Two of the most common errors modern web atheists commit are the CATEGORY ERROR and the ERROR of EQUIVOCATION.CATEGORY ERROR an error in logic in which one category of a thing is presented as belonging...
View ArticleSome Thoughts From Calvin for Reformation Day
by John CalvinOUR feeling of ignorance, vanity, want, weakness, in short, depravity and corruption, reminds us, that in the Lord, and none but He, dwell the true light of wisdom, solid virtue,...
View ArticleThe Resurrection of Jesus and the Early Church
Many of the first Christians genuinely believed they witnessed Christ's physical resurrection from the dead (over 500 of them - 1 Cor 15:1-8). Including some who initially opposed it like Paul. The...
View ArticleCan a Person Self-Identify as a Homosexual and Continue a Gay Lifestyle and...
A visitor claimed that someone could still self-identify and continue a gay lifestyle and be a Christian.Response:If a person goes to Christ to save them from hell, but does not want Him to save them...
View ArticleCan We Get Meaning and Purpose out of Life by Being a Good Person?
Those who attempt to get meaning, purpose and satisfaction out of life by being a good person will be sadly disappointed. If we want justice in the world we ought to be careful what we wish for,...
View ArticleDistinguishing God’s Will and His Precepts: A Brief Study of Calvin’s...
D. Scott Meadows John Calvin wrote that “God’s will is . . . the cause of all things, [which makes] his providence the determinative principle for all human plans and works, not only in order to...
View ArticleLasting Forgiveness for the Members of the Church!
by John CalvinLasting forgiveness for the members of the church!Not only does the Lord through forgiveness of sins receive and adopt us once for all into the church, but through the same means he...
View ArticleFellowship with the Triune God
by Herman Bavinck“ Fellowship with the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14), and secondarily with each other (1 John 1:7; 1 Cor. 12:12-31; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:16). The purpose of human life is fellowship with God;...
View ArticleBooks I Read in 2019
I love to read books; especially books on the Bible and theology. As you can see, with only 52 books on the list, I am not a fast reader and look with great admiration at those who can read a 600 page...
View ArticleWe shall see Him as He is!
by Thomas Boston"We shall see Him as He is!" - 1 John 3:2Then we shall behold Him who died for us, that we might live forevermore; whose matchless love made Him swim through the Red Sea of God's wrath,...
View ArticleThe Covenant of Grace in Time and Eternity
by Herman BavinckElection is not the whole counsel of redemption, but is a part, the first and principle part, of it. Included and established in that counsel is also the way in which the election is...
View ArticleThe Trials and Sufferings of the Godly
by Thomas WatsonGod's own people often suffer great afflictions."This is what the wicked are like—always carefree, they increase in wealth. Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I...
View ArticleThe Advantages of Understanding Providence
by Theodore VanderGroeWherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. —1 PETER 4:19Question 28: What...
View ArticleWhat Happens When the Holy Spirit Converts a Person?
BY THEODORE VANDERGROEFirst, he who truly knows the Lord Jesus to be his savior has been convicted by the Holy Spirit of his sins, misery, and wretchedness. He has learned to know himself as one who is...
View ArticleBefore you convert to Roman Catholicism... (Top Ten List)
by James WhiteDear Mr. White, For someone considering converting to Catholicism, what questions would you put to them in order to discern whether or not they have examined their situation sufficiently?...
View ArticleA New Nature
by Martyn Lloyd-JonesWe would almost think at this stage that we have seen all the glories which Paul saw in the cross, but that is not so—their number is not exhausted, there is more for us to see, as...
View ArticleThe Method of Grace
by George Whitefield"They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace." - Jeremiah 6:14
View ArticleThe Work of the Holy Spirit and the Strengthening of Faith
by Theodorus VandergroeLORD’S DAY 25 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. —ROMANS 10:17 Question 65: Since then we are made partakers of Christ and all His benefits by faith...
View ArticlePrayer is Abandoning Reliance on Self
by Paul David TrippPrayer is abandoning my reliance on me and running toward the rest that can be found only when I rely on the power of God.Prayer abandons independence. Prayer forsakes any thought...
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