Pastor Hines opened by reading the following passages: Titus 2:11-14; Romans 5:17-21; Romans 3:20-26; Genesis 3:22-24; and Genesis 2:16, 17. Afterwards, he shared a 2 minute quotation from a book on justification written by Michael Horton which conveyed misunderstandings that he and his wife had about justification even though they had been instructed in a biblical church. Part of the quotation from Michael Horton’s book is as follows: Many people have told me “I feel like there was grace for me at the beginning sufficient to be saved; I was totally forgiven, slate wiped clean…;” but now it seems like, “do more, be more… and I wonder if there is still enough grace for me after blowing it so many times.” Pastor Hines is preaching on this doctrine so people do not have to go around wondering such things, but can be more secure via a biblical understanding….
Tag: What is saving faith?
Evidences of Saving Faith – A W Pink
This post contains two videos about faith, the first, by John MacArthur is ‘walking by faith.’ In this 5-minute excerpt, he talks about the disciples having walked with Christ in this world, had to adjust to walking by faith after His ascension; the second video, 31-minutes, is a reading of A W Pinks, ‘evidences of saving faith.’ Sermon points are supplied before each video.