KNOWING God and self – Page 6

Basic Instructions For Battling Sin – Pastor Mayfield via John Owen

18 Aug 2023 Michael A

The two very brief videos in this post provide foundational instructions on battling sin from the works of John Owen. Pastor Mayfield explained that God wants Christians to sin less; that all Christians sin; that a Christian must seek God’s help via prayer to successfully fight sin…. The contents of these videos necessary building blocks for a Christian walk. These two videos are from a 17-part series, but stand alone. New and old Christians alike can benefit from what Pastor Mayfield explains because such things are not typically part of the Sunday church service….

Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him…. [Explained from Commentaries]

16 Aug 2023 Michael A

The two verses looked at in this post are some of the most frightening in the Bible. They are about those people who think they are getting away with sinning. These not only apply to the believer who is backsliding, but to those marauders who are doing smash and grabs; to those manipulators cheating to win elections; those malevolent globalists creating vaccines to harm others and rid the earth of them, or who are orchestrating famines to accomplish that end… but they are God’s words to all who think they can get away with sinning: the act of sin carries its own punishment. [I reviewed these for my own edification, as my attitude towards some sins is not yet biblical; hopefully, others will find this post worthy of contemplating.]

Tucker Carlson’s Bible reading is impacting his perceptions of events

12 Aug 2023 Michael A

The video in this post is of Tucker being interviewed by Blaze TV. Therein he talks about having become a Bible reader and how the Bible is enabling him to view the events around him differently. He seems to have been significantly impacted by the sovereignty of God. I found it hopeful for two reasons: that Christians will likely benefit more from his take on the events he reports and that Christians, who are not very strong Bible readers, might benefit from seeing what a significant impact his personal Bible study is having on him and might want to read through their own Bibles.

The Westminster Shorter Catechism [a reading]

10 Aug 2023 Michael A

This post contains a reading of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. “The purpose of the Shorter Catechism is to educate children and others “of weaker capacity” (according to a preface written by the Church of Scotland) in the Reformed faith. It is based on the Larger Catechism, which was intended for use by ministers as they taught the faith to their congregations in preaching. The Catechism is in a question and answer format, which had been popularized by Martin Luther as a way to help children learn the meaning of the material, rather than simply memorizing the Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments, and Apostles’ Creed as had been the practice prior to the Reformation.”

C H Spurgeon – Morning and Evening Thoughts for June 22nd

22 Jun 2023 Michael A

His morning thoughts provide some understanding about God’s purposes in affliction. All believers are shaped by it, and receiving it is not always something we want to do; Spurgeon’s words help with that in particular. His evening thoughts encourage us in learning to hold the things of this earth loosely because they are temporary, while we are being taught to see the things of Christ as precious. The Spirit shows the foolish and temporal things we have been trusting in as He helps us make the transition to trusting wholly in Christ. Spurgeon’s words remind us that our trust in earthly things must be let go of and transferred to Christ alone.

Introducing Wisdom | Proverbs (1:1-7) – Pastor Kyle Johnston

20 Jun 2023 Michael A

This video is the first of 12 in a series: Study on the book of Proverbs, chapters 1-9. The videos range from 9-14 minutes in length, this is the longest video. I found the last video of this series because I wanted to blog on Proverbs 9 and after listening to it, I decided it would be beneficial to me and interested readers to blog the entire series for reasons that will become apparent in this video. Video highlight points precede this lesson. ADDITIONALLY, this post contains a reading from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion to explain the necessity of a believer knowing who he/she is in relationship to God

I Asked AI About the Antichrist and It’s Answer Was Terrifying…

19 Jun 2023 Michael A

I knew little of Ai and found the video informative and relevant for Christian viewing, as this is a rapidly changing world and we are becoming targets of the people running this mad society. Despite that, we need to be sufficiently knowledgeable of important events and think about how to witness Christ in the unfolding of those. This video offers some encouragement for doing that.

Hell: Is God Unfair? Voddie Baucham Provides Biblical Clarification

27 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains two videos on hell. The first is 2-minutes 28-seconds in length; therein, Voddie Baucham provides a biblical explanation of hell that you may not have heard before. His explanation silences all those who say that it was unfair for God to have saved only some people from hell…. The second video, 15 minutes, is the son of pastor John Piper, Abraham Piper, who via Tic Toc rants and mocks hell. The video was produced because A Piper has over a million YouTube followers and his erroneous teaching needs to be challenged.

I’m Stuck in Sexual Sin — Should I Excommunicate Myself? – Ask Pastor John

23 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains 3 videos: the one titled above is second. I clicked on a 1-minute video from my YouTube notification page yesterday, and was busy doing something and the next two videos that played are posted here in that order. They are all related and relevant to the second video titled above. How so? The first video is what one is not able to do if he / she is addicted to sexual sin; the third video is an answer to that problem from the pen of C H Spurgeon. It is about how the Lord sanctifies those whom He has drawn to Himself.

Encountering God: Fear and Trembling – R.C. Sproul

22 May 2023 Michael A

This post contains an R C Sproul teaching video that I had used as part of another post. I am posting it by itself because it will likely be missed by those who had no interest in learning about ‘The Nearness,’ a new movement for those who consider themselves, ‘spiritual but not religious.’ Sproul’s message talks about something all church goers have likely experienced but possibly haven’t thought much about or could not define, the experience one has as he enters into the building of the church and leaves behind the secular world and mindset. If you have never had such an experience, then Sproul’s lecture is a must for you to hear. It is part of a 6-part teaching, but stands alone. The series is linked for those who might want to know more. Lecture highlights are set in bullet points before the video.

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