December 2024 – sheeplywolves

False Teaching – Galatians 4:15 – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

31 Dec 2024 Michael A

Christians can suffer from bouts of unhappiness in their faith. One contributing factor may be conflict and confusion due to false teaching within the Christian church. The main problem of spiritual depression lies within the church, not outside. …Today, false teaching can be very subtle and creep its way into the believer’s life. Dr. Lloyd-Jones points out that false teaching sometimes detracts from the Christian message. Other times, as in the case of the Galatians, it adds to the Christian message. Either way, false teaching leaves the believer conflicted and confused.

Worship in the Spirit – Ephesians 5:19 – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

30 Dec 2024 Michael A

What is the role that singing is supposed to play in the church? What are the Lord’s instructions for how He is to be praised through song? In this sermon on Ephesians 5:19 titled “Worship in the Spirit,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones answers these questions and more. In this passage, Paul is concerned with how the Holy Spirit is manifested when believers gather together for worship. Did Paul mean to prescribe the exact style of worship that every church should have? No….

Schism in the Church Part 2 – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

29 Dec 2024 Michael A

The Protestant Reformation created a monumental break within the Western church. It is difficult to deny the necessity of Luther and the Reformers’ break from the Roman Catholic Church whose leaders were unwilling to address heresy and apostasy within the church. But what about the subsequent divisions following the Reformation? Do they carry the same legitimacy as the magisterial Reformers’ break with Rome? Can one know if a division is justified or not? [MLJ provided criteria for when division is justifiable and not, in this sermon. If you’re interested in living by scripture, then his sermon will be of value to you.]

British Evangelist Beaten for Witnessing Christ to Muslims – CBN News

28 Dec 2024 Michael A

The CBS video of this post caption at YouTube: LONDON – An ex-Muslim turned Christian evangelist has been beaten, chased by angry mobs, unlawfully jailed and even stabbed, all for the sake of the Gospel. This is not in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia. It is officially happening in Christian Britain. Her name is Hatun Tash, and what has been done to her has even caught the attention of the British media. [The 4-minute video reminds me of the beatings the apostle Paul suffered from Jews for witnessing the gospel of Christ in the book of Acts.]

Schism in the Church Part 1 – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

28 Dec 2024 Michael A

In the sermon of this post, MLJ explained what schism is and provided numerous examples of it. He emphasized what the apostle Paul did in the New Testament, that Christians need to find unity via holding biblical doctrines. For example, the ecumenical movement that emphasizes unity at the expense of doctrine is wrong. MLJ provided examples of the opposite extreme too, regarding unity. [I thought I understood what ‘schism’ meant until I heard this sermon.]

The Christian and the Devil – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

27 Dec 2024 Michael A

The Bible teaches that the whole world is in the kingdom of Satan and under his power. Those who live in the world are blinded by his lies and continually live under his power. …Those who are in the kingdom of God have been rescued from the power of Satan and transferred to the kingdom of God. Those who are of God can never fall again and become subject to the devil’s power. This does not mean that the devil will not try to destroy the faith of Christians. He is a lion seeking to devour, but if Christians resist him, he will flee, for the power of Christ is greater than the devil.

Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts – [Covenant Part 8]

26 Dec 2024 Michael A

Today’s Morning Thoughts from C H Spurgeon are much more meaningful if you have been following along in our study of covenants. Therein he talks of blessings that derive from being born-again, being ‘in Christ’ and His New Covenant.

Christmas; an Event in History – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

25 Dec 2024 Michael A

In the sermon of this post, MLJ talks about numerous futile ways of viewing Christmas. Such ways have been tried by even advanced civilizations like the Greeks; today also, when Christians attempt to forward Christianity via a focus on moralism; or via politics, legislation… they err. We must look to Christ alone for salvation. [I usually watch a dozen or more Christmas movies every year and it is a very rare thing to hear the name of Jesus mentioned, or, for example, to hear a prayer to God. Everybody is always talking about the spirit, or the magic of Christmas, about the goodness of being near family and being kind…. MLJ’s message shows that such things miss the point in that they are secondary matters. If one’s heart is changed by Christ, then such things will ensue, but without Christ, such are meaningless, as He is the foundation….]

The New Covenant Part 2 – R C Sproul – [Covenants Part 7b]

24 Dec 2024 Michael A

This is the final post in this mini-series on covenants. Herein, R C Sproul provided further teaching on the New Covenant. He spoke mostly from the book of Hebrews. This post contains a lot of scripture. It is every bit as illuminating as the last post on the New Covenant. I pasted in bulleted points which can easily be followed by those who also listen to the video.

The New Covenant Part 1 – R C Sproul – [Covenants Part 7]

23 Dec 2024 Michael A

In the video of this post, R C Sproul provides substantial connections between all the covenants and describes the New Covenant as being their fulfillment. He also describes the difference between the gospel message of Jesus and the apostles (something I was oblivious to beforehand). If you haven’t understood the idea of the plan of redemption via the covenants, then this message should help you understand that biblical reality. He will conclude this message in part 2.

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