Before one can talk intelligently about sphere sovereignty, we must first establish that God, the Creator of the universe, Himself created the three primary spheres of the family, the church, and the state.
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If you have been in church as long as I have, you may have heard the expression, “In the world, not of the world.” This is softly based on Jesus’ High Priestly prayer in John 17, which says, “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep …
This article is part 8 in a series by Tom Nettles on Remembering Jesus Christ. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7). Parts of this post were published on this site in 2016. What we find on the pages of the New Testament concerning the true humanity of Christ and the concerns […]
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When to come to culture, there are usually two groups of Christians. There is one group that flees from it. There are some Christians that just do not want to have anything to do with the world around them. They evangelize but they do not interact with…
Chances are that all of us have made resolutions at some point or another and all of us have failed to keep our resolutions at some point too. But how should we approach our resolutions and how should we think about our failure to keep them?
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Plans sputter, hopes crumble, relationships derail, or evil exposes itself. I know I did my part – but God didn’t come through. Because life is full of disappointments, modern pastors and writers inform me, it must also be full of forgiveness. Their sage advice? Loosely commandeering Psalm 142:2, they urge cultivating a lifestyle of forgiving others, forgiving […]
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We Baptists would agree with Catholic Canon Law when it proscribes baby names “foreign to Christian sentiment.” So ‘Jezebel’ and ‘Judas’ are out of bounds. No right-minded parents would touch those names with a stick. Unfortunately, my namesake, Mark, has a black mark on his record, and it’s only by the grace of God, and the […]
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One of the classic arguments against Calvinism is the belief of regeneration proceeding faith. Many non-Calvinists would say, no faith always comes first then we are regenerated. That does sound nice, but it is not biblical. What is implied by saying f…
One of the classic arguments against Calvinism is the belief of regeneration proceeding faith. Many non-Calvinists would say, no faith always comes first then we are regenerated. That does sound nice, but it is not biblical. What is implied by saying f…
In Romans 6:1-14, the Apostle Paul gives Christians, among other things, one of the purposes of believer’s baptism. This blessed ordinance of our Lord Jesus Christ is a beautiful picture worth a thousand words! While much ink has been spilled over the mode, subject, and purpose of baptism, let me give you three simple, yet […]
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Reintroducing George Smeaton and Abraham Kuyper Writing on different subjects, in different language, but at roughly the same period of time, George Smeaton and Abraham Kuyper used synonymous language to describe Christ’s reign over the earth. In our first post, we introduced them; today we will compare and combine their statements to give a more […]
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If John the Baptist only baptized those who were capable of confessing their sins, and if the disciples of our Lord followed the same practice with His approval, why should it be so difficult to believe that the apostolic Christ did not practice infant baptism?
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Andy Stanley continues to teach in his church that we believe in the Resurrection not because of what the Bible says. It is because of the ancient documents written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Stanley would go on to say that history tells us ther…
Losing a loved one can be a difficult time no matter the circumstances of their passing. Whether it is a grandparent, parent, spouse, friend, or child, there is a time for mourning over them. Over time, some people will express that their loved ones ar…
Since the Spirit of God is the Spirit of truth, his operations in sanctification in the new covenant are more powerful and thorough than before the coming of Christ, for the shadows and types now are fulfilled and made clear by His appearing.
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This sermon took place during the 2023 Founders Conference and is the best sermon I have ever heard on the subject of Hell.
This is an excerpt from the Truth Matters 2022 conference where Darrell B Harrison gives the Biblical Perspective on Social Justice.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me (Psalm 23:4).True believers, although they dwell safely under the protection of God, are, notwithstanding, exposed…
There is a popular teaching among evangelicals that you can hear the voice of God outside of Scripture. There are some in Reformed circles that believe that as well. Can we truly hear the voice of God outside of Scripture. In this video, John MacArthur…
In this video, we have a debate with James White who is arguing that the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) is a superior translation to the King James Version (KJV), which Thomas Ross will argue that the KJV has preserved the Word of God.
Introduction Having previously considered the sinfulness of the state in which man fell, we now consider the misery of that state. The Baptist Catechism, Question #22 Q. 22. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell? A. 22. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God,¹ are under his wrath and curse,² […]
Summarized by Tom J. Nettles In his opening section Edwards demonstrates that true virtue consists most essentially in benevolence to being in general. Though this could include all things that have existence, Edwards is concerned mainly with rational being. Virtue concerns the “beauty of the qualities and exercises of the heart, or those actions which […]
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Duty is a loaded word with many implications. It implies an obligation of action despite obstacles or trials that stand in the way. Duty assumes resistance. It assumes doing something regardless how I may feel on any given day. In a way, duty is the antidote to pragmatism or a superficial happiness. It is the […]
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“Thou shalt love the Lord the God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” (Deut 6:5) In this manner the Bible commands the chief of all duties. No reasons are assigned for the requirement. No proof is adduced that God exists, or that he possesses such perfections as […]
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Duty is defined as “that which one is morally or legally bound to do.” That defines duty in an absolute sense. Another definition is “action or conduct required by one’s profession or position.” That might, often does, involve absolutes, but the particular actions required are relative to the skill, qualification, interpersonal relations, and professional office […]
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The Holy Spirit is often confused with as a thing or impersonable force. Christians tend to think when the Holy Spirit comes upon them, they are supposed to speak in tongues or start doing sporadic things they would normally not do such as jumping off …
*For other installments from this series, see here. Introduction In previous installments, we considered the relationship God had with Adam in the garden, Adam’s breaking of the covenant, the fact that Adam represented his natural seed, and the state in which Adam’s sin brought man into. The next question focuses on the sinfulness of that […]
This is video is from the teaching series The God We Worship:
