“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Col. 4:6). Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834. He died at the age of 57 on January 31, 1882 after a remarkable ministry that continues into the 21 century by the… Continue reading The Graciousness of Charles Spurgeon
Category: Faith
Calvinist, Arminians, and Robots
One of the many false charges against Calvinist is that we make men robots by proclaiming the sovereignty of God and free grace in salvation. The charge is unfair. The charge is baseless and might actually be reversed. Consider the evidence. The word “robot”, first used in 1923, comes from the Latin word “orbus” which… Continue reading Calvinist, Arminians, and Robots
How to Step Out into Spiritual Freedom
The Desperate Condition of the Natural Man “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” John 8:36. There are a variety of Scriptural images that portray the plight of the natural man, a reference to the person who is born of Adam, born of the flesh, but not yet born… Continue reading How to Step Out into Spiritual Freedom
Four Signs of Salvation
In John 3:2 the Bible records the story of a man named Nicodemus. “The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” A man cannot regenerate himself,… Continue reading Four Signs of Salvation
A Gift from God the Father for His Son, the King of all Kings
“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”--Luke 1:32-33 The angel Gabriel said unto Mary… Continue reading A Gift from God the Father for His Son, the King of all Kings
Unto Us a Child is Born
Four Wonderful Names ISAIAH 9 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful - Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Normally, when government falls upon the shoulders… Continue reading Unto Us a Child is Born
The Desire of the Committed
AN EXPOSITION OF MATTHEW 8:19-22 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. It is not unusual to find individuals who want to be part of something larger than themselves, when they believe God is at work. Two individuals who either witnessed the… Continue reading The Desire of the Committed
