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We are living in an age of self-idolatry and very few people who profess Christ truly understand the Gospel. Many believe that Jesus died for all men universally and that the difference between those who are saved and not saved is the individual's "free will" decision.
There are others who are more enlightened but yet still believe in things like the doctrine of "common grace", the doctrine of "duty-faith" or the "free offer" of the Gospel. We believe these doctrines are erroneous and profane God's precious love for His elect. We prefer the word "free" or "pristine" instead of the word "common" to describe grace as the Scriptures declare God's love to be found only in God's Son, and that all of Grace is of the will of God and not corrupted or stained by the will of man, hence the adjective "pristine".
Some would also cast aspersions on us because we believe in the absolute predestination of all things - that is there isn't a single event that occurs that God did not predestinate. We believe that the term hyper-calvinism is a pejorative used to discredit our writings. Nevertheless, we believe He is absolutely Sovereign! We believe He has saved His people from their sins (Mat 1:21) and that all of His sheep will be given the gift of faith in the Gospel of Christ at His appointed time.
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 ... What fellowship can there be between those who have been made the righteousness of God in Christ by grace and those that Paul describes in another place like his own people that he says they are going about to establish their own righteousness? What kind of fellowship can there be between people who look to the Lord Jesus Christ and call him all their righteousness and those who on the other hand cover themselves, dress themselves in the filthy rags of their own self righteousness?...Gary Shepard Article Length: Short |
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I have been accused of being a compromiser, my family has been defriended, and blocked on Facebook by someone because I mentioned I enjoyed reading Calvin's commentaries. I didn't say I ag...Brandan Kraft Article Length: Short |
 ... When I attend corporate worship, I need to hear the Gospel. I need to know that His grace is still sufficient, even in the face of my total insufficiency. I need to hear about the victory procured for me on Calvary's tree. My sin-stained soul needs the solace and contentment of knowing that the blood He shed will always be sufficient for a sinner such as I. As long as I live, I will be a sinner in word, thought, and deed. I may exchange certain sinful tendencies for other sinful...Jason Boothe Article Length: Short |
 ..."𝗕𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧". (Jn. 13:35)
There is a way our invisible saving connection to Christ becomes visible, manifest to outsiders ("all men"). Christ says, th...Renat Ilyasov Article Length: Short |
 ... Many things happened this past year that we did not expect, anticipate, or desire. Many things happened that we did not expect, anticipate, but which we did desire. It will be same for this coming year. But if we could only look at all matters of providence through the eyes of our sovereign God, we would have no fear, dread, or anxiety over that which comes our way each day of each year. One may ask, “How can poor sinful human beings view these things ...Bill Parker Article Length: Short |
 ... REVIEW YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, see if in your own salvation you only accepted an “invitation” and availed yourself of it to secure your acceptance with God, or were you awakened to a sensibility of your guilty, lost and helpless condition by the irresistible and almighty power of God? Was it left optional with you to decide whether you would live or die, when by the arrows of the Almighty you were arrested and arraigned before the bar of Eternal Justice? Why did you there ...Gilbert Beebe Article Length: Very Short |
 ...But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe." - John 20:24-25
When I was in false, self-righteous, work based religion, I can't count the number of times I heard messages and rea...Richard Warmack Article Length: Short |
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 ...“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.” - Matthew 21:31
These words of the Lord Jesus, together with His excoriation of the Pharisees in passages like Matthew 23:1ff. and Luke 18:10ff., underscore the following:
Self righteousness is the penultimate expression of human evil.
The relevance of this point for those who profess the gospel of Scripture can not be overstated...John Pedersen Article Length: Short |
| ... Cutting down Asherim poles of free will and other works religions is not the same as building true altars to JESUS (YHWH Salvation). Polemics are like unto sledge-hammers. They are good for smashing the high places. But without positive gospel preaching (which is a balm of Gilead for laboring and heavy laden self-"sinners" - elect) you will just have ruins of Dagon worship, but not much of YHWH worship.
You think about that.... Renat Ilyasov Article Length: Very Short |
 ... Well, as I sit fighting sleep and looking over the few posts and messages on FB this evening, I realize that 2019, like all years, have been good and bad. From the perspective of life, there have been many hard blows. We've lost loved ones, battled illness, fought the good fight, and even lost a few battles. From the position of the true life, we have only had joy, fullness, and assurance of an everlasting hope that is ours in Jesus Christ our Lord.
So, t...James H. Tippins Article Length: Short |
 ... The non-elect who hear nothing of the apostolic gospel in this life will still confront it with hatred on judgment day--because they want to be justified by works and not a redemption provided solely in God. The sole difference between the elect and non-elect for eternity will be that one class wants to be justified to some degree by a personal rightness and the other realizes this is 100% futile and totally rest in the work of Christ by faith....Bob Higby Article Length: Very Short |
 ... I think one of the worst things a believer can do in a relationship with another is to try to determine what someone is thinking, especially if you think they are upset with you.. many times a person will be a thousand miles away with their thoughts and troubles.. Another is to take someone else's word for something they supposedly said or did.. Don't ever take someone's word alone on something to make a judgement about a person.. it's notoriously unreliable an...Chip Holbrook Article Length: Very Short |
| ..."Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 the things that are freely given to us of God". - 1Co. 2:12
We have received the Spirit, in order that we might know {through belief in the gospel} 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵... Renat Ilyasov Article Length: Short |
 ...If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: - Job 31:33
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. - 1 Corinthians 15:22
If a man is covered (paid in full on the cross of Calvary) by the works and merits of Christ alone, salvation by the imputed righteousness of Christ alone, then he is made alive (a new creature IN Christ), and if a man is trusting in his own works and merits then he “shalt surely die&r...Timothy Pannell Article Length: Short |
 ... The Hebrews and the Galatians were believers stumbling at the gospel. Any other reading of those texts is simply reading what you want into the text to make your false points.
All believers stumble at the gospel. All sin is at it root unbelief and all unbelief at its root is gospel unbelief.
And brothers, be sure of this you will never convince some brothers that you are believers.
They have set up a self-righteou...Bobby Capps Article Length: Short |
| ... No one can be saved by "sinning less than before", i.e. by committing less obvious sins. But our flesh is still putting on this show, we are still trying hard to deceive ourselves and others.
Our human measurements of holiness, such as "doing relatively better" {than other people} fall short of God's perfect righteousness, they cannot meet the requirements of God's law. The Thrice Holy God will not accept a "relative progress&... Renat Ilyasov Article Length: Very Short |
 ... My friends, my goal is not to make God look bad or even good, he is who he is. My goal is to worship and preach him as he has revealed himself, even if that means I have to put down my presuppositions, feelings, philosophy, and favorite writers and preachers. Even if it brings division and goes against popular consensus. My goal is not to please men or be popular, but as God gives grace and light, faithfully preach the word of God and to worship him for who he is and not what I mak...Mikal Smith Article Length: Very Short |
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