KNOWING God and self – Page 13

The Believer’s Lifelong Battle for Holiness – Dr. John MacArthur

4 Oct 2021 Michael A

The MacArthur sermon in this post is preceded by a list of highlights for those who don’t have 45 minutes to listen. He answered many questions that believers have about what it means to walk in Spirit; about justification, sanctification and salvation. He also delved into pietism and the holiness movement; and legalism; these topics were considered to narrow down the meaning of true walking in the Spirit, as the others are common sideroads. If you are a new Christian, this sermon is worth coming back to many times, bookmark it.

3Gs: Guilt, Grace And Gratitude, by Dr. Patrick Ramsey

6 Sep 2021 Michael A

In case the title of this post doesn’t speak to you, I want to encourage you to listen to the 27 minute sermon herein because it thoroughly explains the relationship between the Passover and the Lord’s Supper, and much more. For example, I had never had a good understanding of what Jesus meant when He said in John 6 – unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. I knew that he was referring to the Lord’s Supper, but there is more than that in His words. This sermon will provide you with a fuller understanding of Jesus’ words; you will also have a greater appreciation of the interrelatedness of the Old and New Testaments and how the blood of the OT passover was looking forward to Jesus’ saving blood….

Can One Be Both Christian And Marxist? NO!

1 Sep 2021 Michael A

The purpose of this post is to confront those Christians who are of the opinion that they can be Marxists and Christians; that is not possible. The following two very brief videos provide instruction in logic that the human rational mind uses every day; although most do not notice the processes happening. The same topic, described by two different teachers in two different settings should help readers understand why a person cannot simultaneously be an atheist and a theist – cannot be both a Marxist and a Christian.

Cleansing: A Covenant Blessing by C H Spurgeon; Ezekiel 25-36; Part 5

9 Aug 2021 Michael A

GOD BEGINS TO DEAL WITH HIS PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE YET IN SIN. He does not make promises of purification to them upon condition that they cleanse themselves; but He comes to them according to the riches of His grace, even when they are dead in trespasses and sins. He finds them in all their defilement, rebellion, and iniquity, and He deals with them just as they are. His grace stoops to the ruin of the fall and lifts us up from it. If the covenant of grace did not deal with sinners as sinners I should be afraid to come to Christ; but…

Idolatry, Why God Hates It; Re: Ezekiel 36:31, by J.D. Davies: Part 4

6 Aug 2021 Michael A

The following description of idolatry is the best I have ever read. The author discusses the passage of scripture surrounding verse 31; his description of idolatry explains fully why God called them to loathe themselves. Furthermore, if you have been wanting a clear definition of ‘repentance,’ then, knowing the contents of this post will enable you to be much closer to that; or if you have been wondering what is wrong with your repentance, then the answer may lie herein. However, if you have read the other 3 parts to this mini series, then you realize that only God can bless you with such repentance. Stay in His means of grace, and do as is stated in Proverb 2:1-10, seek His truth like one seeks gold and silver, and cry out to him for understanding…

Self-Knowledge And Self-Loathing, by J.R. Thompson: Ezekiel 36:31, Part 2

5 Aug 2021 Michael A

This is an 800 word commentary on Ezekiel 36:31, I found it to be of great value in showing how repentance takes one to a place of self-loathing. The following 4 points are the subheads of J. R. Thomson’s comments: I. SIN BLINDS MEN TO THEIR REAL CONDITION, AND FOSTERS UNDUE SELF-SATISFACTION. II. GOD’S CHASTISEMENTS AND GOD’S MERCIES AWAKEN MEN TO REFLECTION AND TO SELF-KNOWLEDGE. III. SELF-KNOWLEDGE, BY REVEALING INIQUITY IN ITS TRUE LIGHT, LEADS TO SELF-LOATHING. IV. THUS SELF-KNOWLEDGE LEADS TO REPENTANCE AND TO A BETTER LIFE. [The last point is profound and worthy of meditating on; all these points indicate that it is absolutely essential to examine your sin for your motives in committing and more that God will reveal to you – see, Categories, Jonathan Edwards, Glimpses into his spiritual life for help in such things]

This Is Why Most People Are Going To Hell – Voddie Baucham

3 Aug 2021 Michael A

In the 12 minute sermon excerpt of this post Dr. Voddie Baucham uses scripture to explain why most people are going to hell; that includes, most Christians also. He explains sin, repentance, faith in terms of how it looks in a person’s real-life experience. He talks briefly about the preachers who lead people onto the broad way of destruction and the kinds of beliefs that keep one there and he contrasts those beliefs with biblical truth

Romans 7:9 Commentary For Consideration

24 Jun 2021 Michael A

Thoughts from Bible commentators John Gill and Albert Barnes are used to explain Romans 7:9 and to reveal the state of professed believers before true conversion. These statements further clarify what other posts in this blog explain: those posts are The Sinner’s Prayer; The Beatitude Life; and posts that contain Jonathan Edwards 5 stages of the Struggle of Faith. These will be linked for those who have not yet seen them. Ultimately, all these posts confront the false doctrine of decisionism used broadly by evangelicalism during the past 120 years, under which many wrongly believe themselves to be converted

The Gospel of Redemption – Voddie Baucham

6 Jun 2021 Michael A

In the following 5 minute sermon excerpt, Dr. Voddie Baucham explains the gospel of redemption; his purpose in doing so is to clarify the difference between a man-centered gospel and a God-centered gospel. This culture has long believed that the gospel is about them and has wrongly presented the gospel in that way to those who do not know Christ.

The Master’s Bounty – J. C. Philpot / Christian Audio Sermon; Psalm 119:17

16 May 2021 Michael A

J C Philpot explains what the Lord’s bounty is; how it is obtained; how His Spirit works in us, enabling us to seek His bounty and to walk with Him. Sermon points accompany this 58 minute mp4 sermon, for those who do not have that much time to sample Philpot’s preaching

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