False Christian teachings, trends….
The following video shows celebrities, talk show hosts, a sports commentator, Paul Washer and Voddie Baucham taking a stand for Christ and talking of Him openly; it contrasts those people with those taking an open stance for Satan. The sports commentator’s remarks about sin were very helpful: he used scripture to talk about sin, but he also included himself in that group of sinners. He was able to confront the biggest cultural issues in a humble, loving manner.
The one-minute video in this post is about the response of J. Gresham Machen to 20th century Christian liberalism. Pastor Hines mentioned numerous books Machen wrote before he quoted him. Machen’s words are from Isaiah 44 about the folly of idolatry and are powerfully stated; those words describe a larger portion of the church today. Please take a moment and listen to Machen’s rebuke of the liberal church.
The following 10 minute video on prayer is an excerpt of one of Paul Washer’s sermons. His words are intense, they are also encouraging. Every time I hear him talk about prayer, I realize that my prayer life is lacking much.
The 23 minute lesson by R C Sproul in this post instructs on the connectedness among the following ceremonies and doctrines: the Passover; the Lord’s Supper; Salvation from the wrath of God by Christ’s atoning work; Calvary; and the resurrection. Listeners will better understand the relatedness of all these ceremonies and events. Those who never understood how it was that Christ is the only way of salvation from God the Father’s wrath against sin, will be given a clear picture of that reality.
This post contains a Q & A session with Joel Kim, Steven Lawson, John MacArthur, and Stephen Nichols. The video addresses questions about the following topics: 0m – 12m: Intro of speakers and definition of “reformed theology” 13m – 22m: How are we made in the image of God? 22m – 27:30: Can one who is intellectually impaired be saved? Being saved in general; the Holy Spirit’s work in regeneration 27:30m – 30m: cessation and sign gifts 30m – 36m: public confessions by ministers 37m – 47m: Discipleship; the gospel
This sermon is a perfect follow up to the last post, as it carefully explains the mercies of God in Christ – gospel repentance; God’s standard of righteousness, from the perspective of the cross; what it means to care about the things of God; and how ministers of the word err. …The aforementioned topics are the highlights; his minor points and related material were wonderful; that is, therein he expanded much and made those things very understandable, such that new Christians will get much from hearing him.
Dr. MacArthur’s sermon explained the plight of our modern culture that believes truth is relative; or that they can create their own truth. He explained
Whitefield’s sermon thoroughly explains how one grows in grace once he has been converted; his description of this process mirrors the beatitude declarations of Christ.
Dr. MacArthur met with a group of Black men from Grace church, from which he got the points for the following sermon. This sermon is