What Do I Believe And Preach?

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. no...: Heb. no morning - Isaiah 8:20

    Man’s opinion, when it comes to the things of God, is of no consequence or profit to the glory of God, or to the salvation of sinful man. There must be a scriptural foundation, or it is nothing more than heresy and a false Gospel. To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them (Is 8:20). I do not have all understanding, nor do I have all the answers. However, God in grace and mercy, has made me to know that only that message which gives God all the glory, sets forth God the Son as its sum and substance, declaring God the Spirit as the divine revealer of the truth of God, is the heart and soul of the true Gospel of Christ. The Gospel, when made effectual by God’s Spirit does not rehabilitate, reform or put man on probation—It gives life to spiritually dead men. Salvation is of the Lord! Concerning this Gospel, here is a brief summery of what I believe and preach.

    1. The God of the Bible is absolutely sovereign! This means that God reigns over all his creation in all time, and in every place, especially in salvation. See Is 52:7; 1 Chr 16:31; Ps 47:8; Ps 93:1; Ps 96:10; Ps 97:1; Ps 99:1; Rv 19:6.

    2. All of Adam’s posterity is spiritually dead. All are guilty of sin before God, none is good, none is righteous, none has faith, and none has either the desire or ability to come to Christ, apart from God‘s irresistible, sovereign grace. See Ps 110:3; Is 53:1-12; Jn 5:40; Jn 6:44; Rom 3:9-23; Eph. 2:1-10.

    3. God chose his people in Christ before the world began. See Jn 15:16; Jn 15:19; Acts 22:14; Rom 8:28-39; 1 Cor 1:27-28; Eph 1:4; 2 Thes 2:13; 1 Pt 1:2; 1 Pt 2:9-10; RV 17:14

    4. All for whom Christ died shall be saved, justified, and made righteous. This is the purpose of God’s grace in Christ toward his people. See Mt 1:21; Mt 18:11; Jn 10:11; Jn 10:15; Jn 6:37; Acts 2:47; Acts 13:48; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Tm 1:15. Not one for whom Christ died will be lost. See Jn 6:39; Jn 10:28; Jn 17:2

    5. God’s grace is powerful and effectual in calling his people and giving them life. See Rom 9:14-24; Eph 1:3-7; Eph 2:8-9; Gal 1:15 ; Phil 1:6; Ti 3:5.

    6. Those whom God has called unto himself, and saved with an everlasting salvation, shall persevere (continue) in his grace unto the end. See Jn 6:39; Phil 1:6; 1 Pt 1:3-5

    7. he preaching of the Gospel is the means whereby God, by his Spirit, reveals Christ to the saving of our souls. See Rom 10:14-15; 1 Cor 1:21; Eph 1:13

    All the Scriptures point us to Christ. The Gospel message reveals our sin, our degradation, and Christ as the poor sinners only hope. Salvation is in his hands, not ours. May God in mercy reveal Christ to our hearts.