False Christian teachings, trends….
In the first of two video shorts below, you will hear MacArthur state what is required for a professing Christian to live in accordance with scripture; in the second video short, you will hear what most people think it means to worship God, or to be a Christian.
The following 2-minute excerpt is the conclusion of an 18-minute J R Miller devotional about one’s lot in life: what that is; that God gives it; how to view it; how to thrive in it…. The 18-minute version is also in this post for those who would hear more. Also, there is a link to Christian Sermons and Audio Books J R Miller playlist.
This post contains a 3-minute video excerpt of a C H Spurgeon sermon on election and a 52-minute A W Pink video on the topic. Pink used quotations from several Spurgeon sermons to clarify various aspects of the doctrine; I thought his presentation was very understandable. If you don’t know much about this doctrine, which is a foundation stone of God’s plan of redemption, as found on the pages of scripture, then please sample the videos.
The following 7-minute video is from the YouTube site, Got Questions dot org. He presents the gospel message clearly. The gospel message is the good news concerning Christ and the way of salvation. It comes with the bad news, that you were born in sin under the law….
Again, when I went to my E-sword pc Bible program, the following devotional opened before me and I read it to my blessing. Both messages are great; but the second one speaks specific encouragement for times such as this: I posted earlier today, a video about the globalist agenda, how the one-world order is crystallizing before our eyes. The second message below is comforting in light of these developments; it is also comforting for all conditions a believer might experience: cancer, Covid19….
Spurgeon’s morning thoughts were on, “My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.” — Psa_22:14; and his evening thoughts, on: “The king’s garden.” — Neh_3:15. And it goes without saying that the writing is full of meaningful, poetic metaphors; the pictures of which increase insight. [I discovered his thoughts when I went to E-sword Bible software to get some scripture for tomorrows post, and was happy to see that today’s thoughts prepare the way to hear tomorrow’s post, even though each stand alone.]
The sermon in this post by Pastor Ramsey, examines Paul’s arguments for justification by faith in Galatians 3: 6-9. Understanding this material is foundational to your Christian walk, particularly because the doctrines in this text are largely misunderstood by the contemporary church. To put it differently, if you do not understand the contents of this portion of scripture, then you will not be able to identify when you are committing the spiritually fatal error of seeking to be made right with God by works, instead of by faith. Pastor Ramsey clearly presents Paul’s arguments; thereby arming readers to more easily see their own errors; to throw off such idolatry, via depending upon the Lord in prayer….
Two men had pursued a life of crime; they were angry with God, and now they stood on the brink of eternity. Pastor Colin talks about how something changed in one man’s soul, and he cried out to Jesus, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Discover the stunning words Jesus said to this man. [This 2-part sermon gives very clear teaching about how one is saved by the Lord Jesus Christ. Those Christians who fear they will never be sufficiently good to enter into heaven will be greatly uplifted by the contents of this sermon, particularly, Roman Catholics. But I know many Christians, including myself, who wrongly think that our own performance has something to do with entering into heaven. Sermon points are included for part 1
This post contains one verse of scripture, Proverbs 1:7 and the comments of 6 Bible commentators: John MacArthur; John Gill; F B Meyer; Albert Barnes; Joseph Benson and Matthew Henry. This is a foundational verse in the Bible, so it is worth the effort required to know what it means.
This post contains the evening thoughts from C H Spurgeon’s commentary, Morning and Evening Thoughts, for April 1st. They are on a verse from Hosea: “It is time to seek the Lord.” — Hosea 10:12. They go well with the verse and commentary from Proverbs that I have planned for tomorrow.