Soli Deo Gloria

Bible Studies, Evangelism, Preaching, The Gospel

“Christ will be master of the heart, and sin must be mortified. If your life is unholy, then your heart is unchanged, and you are an unsaved person. The Saviour will sanctify His people, renew them, give them a hatred of sin, and a love of holiness. The grace that does not make a man better than others is a worthless counterfeit. Christ saves His people, not IN their sins, but FROM their sins. Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord.”

- Charles Spurgeon

Scripture, The Gospel, Theology

In an age where the evangelical church today focuses more on humanism than the true Gospel, Paul Washer’s brief message below is a stark warning to all professing believers.  May we truly come to an understanding of just what “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” truly means.  (Rom. 3:23)

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To learn more about Paul Washer and his ministry, visit Heartcry Missionary Society

Preaching, The Church, The Gospel

It’s time the Christian evangelical churches get back to the doctrine of regeneration as it is clearly outlined in Scripture. Most evangelicals today continue to preach that regeneration is a mutual act of man and God working together in a synergistic manner. However, we clearly see in Scripture that regeneration is a monergistic act completely dependent on God alone. Brian Schwertley of Westminster Presbyterian Church has written an excellent paper on the new birth. Here’s a quick excerpt:

“A proper understanding of the new birth is crucial to the Christian faith. An unbiblical view of the new birth will compromise and pervert many other important doctrines (e.g., the doctrines about God, original sin, human ability, predestination, perseverance of the saints, etc.). It is remarkable that most fundamentalists and evangelicals who champion the new birth have completely perverted the doctrine. They have made it dependent on man’s choice rather than God’s choice. There is no excuse for anyone to misunderstand this doctrine; the Bible is very clear in this area, as we have seen. If you do not believe what the Bible teaches regarding the new birth, then you must repent and submit to Christ’s teaching. If you have changed your view of the new birth and yet find yourself in a church that rejects the Bible’s teaching in this area, it’s time for you to find a new church. Jesus Christ clearly implied that men who did not understand this doctrine where not fit to be teachers of His people (cf. John. 3:10).”

I could not agree more with his statement. Head on over to ReformedOnline.com and read the entire paper.

Theology