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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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 ... Sinners find neither strength, merit, nor cause within themselves for God to look upon them savingly. It is a stark reality, that that which is flesh, is flesh and shall always be so. It is but delusion to believe that this flesh is improving day by day and thereby becoming more acceptable to God. This is Satan's lie; "ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."
Yet those to whom God has given open eyes, ears and a heart to believe his glorious gospe...Kenny Dyess Article Length: Short |
 ... I am not one of God's elect because of something good God saw in me. There never was, is not now, and never will be any good in our flesh. "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.” Paul said he knew it. The problem with most religious folks is they don't know it, and until they do, they will continue to brag and boast of what they have done for God.
I am not one of God's elect because of s...Scott Richardson Article Length: Short |
| ... Believers need to be under a regular ministry of the Word and in fellowship with other believers. Not to be so is asking for trouble. Sometimes for some few it is impossible to be where sound preaching and true worship is available. But, in most cases, it is only impossible because of a man 's unwillingness to:
1. Sacrifice material gain and comforts
2. Move from home, friends, and earthly ties
3. Re-examine some traditions and customs
4. Seek and serve the glory of ... Scott Richardson Article Length: Very Short |
| ... The average church has brainwashed its members — Woe unto that person today in any church who opposes the official line and dares to be what God has made him, an individual. Individual liberty and religious freedom is nowhere more lost than in the modern church where today it is almost unknown.... Scott Richardson Article Length: Very Short |
| ...Don't betray a confidence.
Don't fail to show appreciation.
Don't live beyond your income.
Don't be a stingy person.
Don't fail to keep your appointments.
Don't allow anyone to dictate your message.
Don't be lazy.
Don't be professional, artificial, or sensational.
Don't overlook the Bible when looking for texts.
Don't neglect the sick and sorrowing.
And last, but not least: Don't grow old. "Winter is on my head,... Scott Richardson Article Length: Very Short |
| ... Do you have a real desire to be saved, or do you merely desire to escape the consequence of your sin? The common desire of all men is to escape Hell, to escape the consequence and punishment of their sin. But this is no desire to be saved. The desire to be saved is not common but uncommon and only the elect of God have it. The desire to be saved is first of all and above all a desire to be saved from the practice of sin, a desire to be holy and a desire to do Go... Scott Richardson Article Length: Very Short |
 ...For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. - Psalm 75:6
It is peculiar to mankind (especially religious mankind) to promote themselves. A little notoriety, a little recognition, a little attention, and the flesh is launched like a rocket. They love to see their name displayed with flashing lights and to be identified with those who are highly esteemed. They want all to know of their acceptance and success. They want the world to know ...Tommy Robbins Article Length: Short |
| ...“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” - 1 Corinthians 1:30
My greatest sin is to sit under the glory of God and remain unmoved—How can we believe that way?
We have heard people speak of sanctification as a progressive work, in virtue of which our old nature is to be made gradually better. And, until this process has reached its climax, that is until fa... Scott Richardson Article Length: Medium |
 ..."Therefore they could not believe..." - John 12:39
What a sobering verse of God's word! A verse that speaks not about willingness but ability. These Jewish and Greek people gathered at Jerusalem with the religious leaders was affixed to Jesus has He had just entered the city. Palm branches and shouts of Hosanna were heard around the gate. The eyewitnesses that saw Jesus raise Lazarus from the grave were were there bearing witness of his miracle. All eyes...Mikal Smith Article Length: Short |
 ... One day as I was passing into the field, this sentence fell upon my soul: ‘Thy righteousness is in heaven.’ And with the eyes of my soul I saw Jesus at the Father’s right hand. ‘There,’ I said, ‘is my righteousness!’ So that wherever I was or whatever I was doing, God could not say to me, ‘Where is your righteousness?’ For it is always right before him.
I saw that it is not my good frame of heart that made my ri...John Bunyan Article Length: Short |
 ...There is a really good paper written by Lance Hellar that delves into the doctrine of Christ being made sin and what it means. I have included it in the books section. But you can also download it here. - Brandan
Click here to Download...Lance Hellar Article Length: Very Short |
 ... We are living in a world of sin, and the fearful havoc it has wrought is evident on every side. How refreshing, then, to fix our gaze upon One who is immaculately holy, and who passed through this scene unspoilt by its evil. Such was the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God incarnate. For thirty-three years He was in immediate contact with sin, yet He was never, to the slightest degree, contaminated. He touched the leper, yet was not defiled, even ceremonially. Just as the rays of the...Arthur W. Pink Article Length: Medium |
 ... When I consider the absolute independency of God, and the necessary total dependence of all created things on Him, their first Cause, I cannot help standing astonished at the pride of impotent, degenerate man, who is so prone to consider himself as a being possessed of sovereign freedom, and invested with a power of self-salvation, able, he imagines, to counteract the designs even of infinite wisdom and to defeat the agency of Omnipotence itself. "Ye shall be as gods," sa...Augustus Toplady Article Length: Short |
 ... There is not a preacher – living or dead – with whom you cannot find fault, either in what he says, what he writes, or what he does. Perfection is only found in our Lord. “I find no fault in HIM.” His ambassadors, however, are human and not only subject to mistakes, but prone to error, except they are kept, led, and taught by the Holy Spirit.
Let us be patient with one another, pray for one another, and look for the good and not the bad...Henry Mahan Article Length: Very Short |
 ..."For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man". 1 Cor. 11:8-9
In infralapsarianism, the man (Christ) is created for the woman (church); not woman for the man.
One of the problems with infralapsarianism is that the Man (Christ) is made for the Woman (Church) and not visa versa (as it is in the Bible) and that only in light of the woman's failure to live by her wo...Renat Ilyasov Article Length: Short |
Joseph Hussey Article Length: Short |
 ... Our Hawaii Reformation Fellowship has been entrusted with the delightful duty to proclaim, promote and preserve the truth of God. What is our creed; what, in short, are our beliefs?
The Five Solas of the Reformation:
Scripture alone. We do not bow to the writings of men to guide us in doctrine and practice. We cannot wholeheartedly support in letter every detail of many old confessions of faith written by well-meaning but sinful men. There are no church denomi... |
 ... A friend reminded me of a line in an old gospel song: "Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me..."
Without one plea...
Another great gospel song says, "nothing in my hands I bring, simply to thy cross I cling."
Nothing in my hands I bring...
When we throw ourselves at the mercy of the judge in our present court system, we still try to justify ourselves. &qu...Bobby Capps Article Length: Short |
 ... Here is good news for weary, heavy-hearted pilgrims from our homeland in Heaven. Do you have heartaches and troubles too numerous to count? It will do you good to receive some good news from home.
The Lord our God is still on His throne.
Our Savior is still in Heaven, preparing a place for you, representing you, interceding for you.
There are many in Heaven just like you and me already. There is . . .
a fallen...Don Fortner Article Length: Short |
| ...1 John 3:5
The Lord Jesus Christ was manifested to take away our sins and in Christ there is no sin. Though he was made sin for us, our Lord had no sin of his own. — “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.” — “Who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners.” In order for him to be a suitable sacrifice for sin, it was necessary that our Savior be without sin. The sinner’s Substitute must himself be innocent, righte... Don Fortner Article Length: Short |