Rick Phillips asks "a serious question: Did one of the founders of the Gospel Coalition (of which I, like many of us at Ref 21, am a member) really just suggest that gospel clarity is non-essential to a church?" Phillips writes, I do not think that Tim Keller meant to say that gospel clarity is non-essential. I think that having just spoken at a massive Willow Creek conference, enjoying the ...
A must-read article (PDF) by Daniel Chew, author of Driven Away by Purpose. Daniel submitted this article for the CREDO 500 blog conference. To download the article visit Daniel's Place. This is a great link to send anyone caught up in the Purpose Driven movement. Here is an excerpt: If we are Christians, we are to truly believe the Scriptures from which we may have life (Ps. 119:93; Jn. 6:63, ...
James Sundquist, author of Who's Driving the Purpose Driven Church?, has recently posted the audio and video/powerpoint presentation of his talk at the Southwest Radio Ministries Conference. If you know anyone caught-up in the Purpose Driven movement this is a good link to send them. Pt. 1: Is [Rick] Warren a False Teacher, and Is 40 Days the Answer? Pt. 2: Who's Driving the Purpose Driven Church? More from James Sundquist: Open ...
Mike Sarkissian has written a new article here on STF MAG that is rich in exhortation and soteriological content...
Former Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, and founder of Westminster Theological Seminary, J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937), wrote Christianity and Liberalism (1923), a classic treatment on the age old controversy between orthodox Christianity according to the Bible and Liberalism. Although Machen's refutation was written nearly a century ago, since he began with Scripture, stuck to it, and refuted that which contradicted it on the basis of ...
The Trinity Foundation has just published Clark and His Critics, Volume 7 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Clark and His Critics combines The Philosophy of Gordon H. Clark (aka the Festschrift) edited by Ronald Nash and Clark Speaks from the Grave. The hardback is $29.95, and the paperback is $21.95. BUT - with this new volume in the Signature Series The Trinity Foundation is also offering ...
“C.A.P.S.” (Compton Academy for Protestant Studies) invites you to the upcoming Fall Session 2009 which begins on September 18th, 2009. 6 Classes will be held on consecutive Friday evenings at Greater Union Baptist Church from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM; location: 714 N. Tamarind Ave., Compton, CA. 90220. The registration fee is $25.00 for the entire 6-class session or $5.00 per class. Please make check payable to Greater Union ...
The Nature and Extent of the Atonement (part 5 conclusion) In the introduction to John Owens The Death of Death in the Death of Christ Dr. Packer eloquently communicates God’s effective plan of salvation, “Three Persons working together in sovereign wisdom, power and love to achieve the salvation of a chosen people, the Father electing, the Son fulfilling the Father’s will by redeeming, the spirit executing the purpose of ...
How plain and pointed is the language of Holy Writ! It is man who, by his words, darkeneth counsel. It is impossible to state the case more clearly, or strongly, than it is stated here. Our salvation is not "according to our works;" that is to say, it is not due to ...
This is the second post of Pink's, The Sovereignty of God. Let the Lord minister to you as you read. "Perhaps the one Scripture which most emphatically of all asserts the absolute sovereignty of God in connection with His determining the destiny of His creatures, is the ninth of Romans. We shall not attempt to review ...
For the rest of this year and perhaps into 2010, we will feature chapter 4 of A.W Pink's book, The Sovereignty of God in Salvation. May God be glorified in the lives of His saints. Let our starting point be Scripture! Prayerfully read and meditate on these postings, may God cause us to increase in His grace and knowledge! In chapter 12, Pink declares the following about the ...
Very recently, I had a discussion with "Frank" in the thread on James White's closing arguments against our friend George Bryson. Frank brought up Paul and how Paul stated that he had received mercy because he acted in ignorance and unbelief. Today's devotional by Vincent Cheung is excellent and addresses this very topic. Here is the devotional. May it bless you to God's glory! "I thank Christ Jesus our ...
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