Discipleship
Various topics relating to Christian discipleship.
Accepting Christ
“Accepting Christ”
by I. C. Herendeen
In an effort to get sinners saved we often hear them exhorted to “accept Christ as their personal Saviour” as though those who are slaves of Satan and captives of the Devil could do so and be saved if they did so. But this is utterly foreign to Holy Scripture; there is no foundation in Holy Writ for it. It presents a false way of salvation, and therefore should be discarded along with other… Continue reading
Free Will – A Slave
Free Will – A Slave
A Sermon by C.H. Spurgeon
(Baptist Preacher, born 1834 – died 1892)
“And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” John 5:40 …
This is one of the great guns of the Arminians, mounted upon the top of their walls, and often discharged with terrible noise against the poor Christians called Calvinists. I intend to spike the gun this morning, or, rather, to turn it on the enemy, for it… Continue reading
How Dead Is Dead?
How Dead Is Dead?
A Look At The Bible Doctrine “Total Depravity”
Let’s start out at the beginning, in the book of Genesis:
Genesis 2:16 – “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
OK. So we know… Continue reading
For Whom Did Christ Die?
For Whom Did Christ Die?
by John Owen (theologian, born 1616 – died 1683)
The Father imposed His wrath due unto, and the Son underwent punishment for, either:
- All the sins of all men.
- All the sins of some men, or
- Some of the sins of all men.
In which case it may be said:
- That if the last be true (some sins of all men), all men have some sins to answer for, and so, none are… Continue reading
The Gospel Exam – Answers
The Gospel Exam – Answers
What Is The Gospel? Answers are highlighted below…
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What does the Gospel say about the state of man (mankind’s spiritual condition at birth and up to and including salvation)?
- All are sinners but all are still able to reach out to God and receive salvation.
- All are sinners and spiritually dead but all are still able to receive salvation.
- All are sinners and spiritually dead and unable to reach out to God to receive… Continue reading
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