This post contains a 3 minute explanation of assurance from a Ligonier Ministries Conference Q & A panel that included Sproul, MacArthur and Horton. The contents of the full-length video are listed and that video is linked.
Category: Doctrine / Theology
What Is Free Will? R. C. Sproul
In Sproul’s lecture, he began by describing the humanistic concept of free will; then he described the biblical view of free will via the writings of Jonathan Edwards; Martin Luther; and St. Augustine; finally, he provided his own brief description. The crux of his lecture was that motive (inclination, intention, desire) precedes choice; and to have the ability to choose is free will. He explained further, that mankind’s ability to choose was impacted by the fall; and he clarified how our choice-making has been impacted.
Watching Men Die, Pastor Rolfe Barnard, Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Rolfe Barnard’s message is about his time of starting a church in an oil boom town in Texas; therein, after he got a church building…he talked about being the only preacher for 26 months, in a town of 50,000; about conducting at least 3 funerals a day, some days as many as 7; he talked about the horrors of those who were experiencing dying, as the majority of them had lived lives of ill repute. The last 8-10 minutes of his sermon were extremely vivid, as he clarified the meaning of the word ‘cast’ from the phrase, ‘cast into the lake of fire.’ He used a true story to convey much horror. You don’t want to miss that. If you have time for nothing else, listen to that, as we all need to have as clear an understanding as we can about death so that we might spend our lives rightly.
WHOEVER BELIEVES… John MacArthur (John 3:16)
Dr. MacArthur explained that the unforgivable sin is unbelief. We are all born in unbelief, if we remain in it, we will experience eternal death, hell. As he expounds John chapter 3, he also explains conversion, the work of God within converts…. If you do not understand John 3, about conversion being a work of God; if you think that you can sign a card and become born again, then please study this sermon, because those modern conversion techniques are UNbiblical
Spiritual Warfare: 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5
This post reviews the ideas of tearing down strongholds, via spiritual weapons from 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5. Highlights from commentator Albert Barnes were copied and pasted to clarify the important parts of this passage. I was reviewing the text for my own benefit and thought I’d do a post on it because, although it is an extremely important text, the Bible is big and there are many things that deserve contemplation; and it is easy to forget to apply such concepts in one’s daily warfare unless they become very familiar out of application – so this is an opportunity to refresh your memory of this passage
God And Nakedness; The Intimate Marriage With R. C. Sproul
“In the book of Genesis, the book of beginnings, we see the first game of hide and seek. Adam and Eve hid from God in the Garden because they realized they were naked, and because of that knowledge they were ashamed. In this case, their nakedness was more than skin-deep. However, God has since remedied the problem. Dr. Sproul thinks of this account as he discusses the institution of marriage as a safe-haven where shame need not exist.”
The Legacy Standard Bible: Dr. John MacArthur Commented On and Read Ps. 37
In the following 8- minute sermon excerpt, Dr. John MacArthur described a new Bible translation, the Legacy Standard Bible. It is based on the NASB; the most significant changes are that “YAHWEH” is substituted for “LORD,” and “slave” is substituted for “servant.” A link is given so that readers may read from the New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs in the LSB; the full Bible will be available for purchase in the fall of 2021.
Just the Facts, Please – Charles Spurgeon Devotional
C.H. Spurgeon spends 6 minutes talking about biblical facts on election; if you listen, then you will have some important points to ponder. The following is from the website video description: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he* predestined us for adoption to sonship* through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will (Ephesians 1:3-5)
The Adoption of the Believer, by Dr. John MacArthur
Salvation is by faith apart from works. Those who have come to Christ by faith are no longer slaves, but adopted sons of God, heirs …All religions and false Christian sects, teach that people are delivered from judgment, saved, by their works: morality [kindness, church attendance, tithing, penance, helping the poor…] …THAT IS SATAN’S BIG LIE; every society since the fall has believed it [and it is currently believed in the western world] …The gospel of faith alone in Christ had been buried by the Roman Catholic Church for 1000 years or so before the protestant reformation [view the movie Luther for a quick study on the reformation and for a glimpse of RCC heresy]
Despised and Rejected, by Pastor Patrick Ramsey
The true interpretation of the cross: Jesus is the Son of God, incarnate; the Messiah, the Christ, the Savior of the world, who willingly went to the cross; He came to be despised and rejected in order to deliver us from sin… So we would not be despised and rejected by God on judgment day, for our sin… He came to redeem us from the curse, by being a curse for us