Discipleship
Various topics relating to Christian discipleship.
What Most Churches Don’t Teach Their Members
What Most Churches Don’t Teach Their Members
After many years of attending “Bible-believing” churches and after being a member of a couple of these churches, I have come to the realization that most conventional churches (from the leadership on down) are not aware of what it means to make disciples. There are some very basic, fundamental issues that all believers should be taught and yet most churches do a very poor job of teaching – if they even teach these… Continue reading
The Will Of Man
The Will Of Man
by Todd Nibert
“He delivered Jesus to their will” (Luke 23:25). And what was their will? “Crucify Him, crucify Him.” That is man’s will in a nutshell. That teaching that says God wants to save all men, Christ died for all men, and the Holy Spirit is calling all men, but man’s salvation is ultimately dependent upon his own will, is a lie! Those who preach such a message do not believe the Gospel. And those… Continue reading
Predestination And Free-Will – So How Does The Gospel Take Effect?
Predestination And Free-Will
So How Does The Gospel Take Effect?
Romans 10:17 – “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
God has chosen to use believers to get the Word of God out, to sow it in men’s hearts:
Mark 4:15 – “And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown… Continue reading
Predestination And Free-Will – What The Gospel Is Not
Predestination And Free-Will
What The Gospel Is Not
The true Gospel of Jesus Christ is none of the following, no matter how many people may be saying these things:
- God has a wonderful plan for your life.
In truth, God has a plan for your life that you may not like in the least – especially if you are not among the elect. (Romans 9:22, Romans 2:5-6, Prov 29:1)
- God loves the sinner but hates the sin.
In truth,… Continue reading
Predestination And Free-Will – What Is The Gospel?
Predestination And Free-Will
What Is The Gospel?
The whole Bible is the Gospel or Good News of Jesus Christ or in other words, God’s plan of salvation. However, God’s plan of salvation can be summarized as follows:
- We need to recognize who God is: God is man’s creator, and ruler and law giver. He values holiness and justice as much as love. His hatred towards sin is a great as his love for righteousness.
- We need to recognize… Continue reading
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