Christian Living
Issues pertaining to developing character, godly living, sanctification of believers.
A Return To Modest Apparel
A Return To Modest Apparel
by Jeff Pollard
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
[1 Cor 6:20]
Reformed Practice – Modesty and Dress
Vicent Alsop observed, “That the present generation is lamentably intoxicated with novelties and as sadly degenerated from the gravity of former ages can neither be denied, nor concealed, nor defended nor, I fear, reformed…even ‘the daughters of Zion’ have caught the epidemical… Continue reading
Modern Man-Centered Christian Music
Modern Man-Centered Christian Music
Introduction
Have you noticed that many contemporary Christian song lyrics are more about man than about God? More about the worshipper than the God whom we should be worshipping? This trend seems to be ever-growing – just as the trend in the Church is growing for “easier to understand” Bible translations, simplified sermons, and even easy salvation formulas.
A Prime Example Of Man-Centered Music
“I Surrender All”
One of the most… Continue reading
Our Approach To The Former Life
Our Approach To The Former Life
In this Christian discipleship study we are going to look at how God would have us approach sinful activities we used to be involved in before we became saved, and how God would have us relate to unsaved people we associated with before coming to Christ. In this study, we will be looking at several key verses from the Bible that relate to the issues at hand:
Ephesians 5:11 – And have no… Continue reading
The 70 Resolutions Of Jonathan Edwards
The 70 Resolutions Of Jonathan Edwards
“Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat Him by His grace to enable me to keep these resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ’ s sake.”
Jonathan Edwards is believed to have written resolutions 1 through 21 in one setting in New Haven in 1722 at age 19 and that he reviewed these resolutions once a week.
- Resolved,… Continue reading
Heart-Surgery by Robert Bolton
Heart-Surgery
by Robert Bolton (1572-1631)
“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Acts 2:37
In these words, there is shown a thorough wounding of the hearts of these men when they had heard of the greatness of their sin. Therefore observe that contrition in a new-born soul, is ordinarily in proportion to his former… Continue reading