Category Archives: Gospel

God, Help! “No!”

Colossians 2:6 (ESV) 6  Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, Did the title confuse you?  Did it seem counter intuitive? Have you not asked God for help?  And if that is the case why … Continue reading

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We Are His Workmanship

Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) 10  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:1-10 is often called the “autobiography of every Christian.” Verses one through three … Continue reading

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A Reductive Gospel – Part 2

It may be easy for you see how repentance has been eliminated from our modern-day gospel message. And for some it may seem as if I have added a work called repentance to the Gospel. Of course you can only … Continue reading

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Have You Lost Your First Love?

Revelation 2:4-5 (NKJV) 4  Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5  Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and … Continue reading

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Do You Know What You Believe

This is a short video by J.I. Packer on Faith. To the point and thought provoking and spot on!

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A Reductive Gospel – Part 1

It never ceases to amaze me how the Gospel message finds itself under attack in the name of evangelism.  While the message is simple it is not simplistic.  Just what do I mean by that?  Often the Gospel message is … Continue reading

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The God of the Universe and You

Galatians 4:4-5 (ESV) 4  But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5  to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as … Continue reading

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Perseverance Of The Saints and the Westminster Confession

Whenever I hear someone critical of the doctrine of the security of the believer, and properly called the “perseverance of the saints”, the question comes up;  “Is he a Baptist?”  This doctrine is not peculiar to Baptists but is held … Continue reading

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Gospel Thanks

The great English pastor and commentator Matthew Henry (1662-1714) wrote a book on prayer just two years before his death;  “A Method for Prayer.”   It is the result of a life of meditating upon and praying through the Scriptures. This book … Continue reading

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