“So important is eternal life that the Bible gives us many illustrations so that no one will miss the message. To the farmers, Jesus talked about soil and seed. To the shepherds, He talked about sheep. To beggars, He talked about a great feast that God had spread. To lawyers, He talked abut justification. To [...]
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Total Depravity verses Total Inability
Posted: November 8, 2010 in SinTags: Charles Hodge, Robert Reymond, Total Depravity, Total Inability, Wayne Grudem
Some theologians view total depravity as total inability or the sinner’s inability to believe in Christ as Savior until God regenerates that sinner first. “In regeneration the soul is the subject and not the agent of the change produced. The Spirit gives life, and then excites and guides all its operations….That the nature of the influence by [...]
Back To the Basics Series: The Problem of Evil, Part 3
Posted: November 8, 2010 in Sermons, SinTags: C. S. Lewis, Erwin Lutzer, John Piper, Titanic, World Magazine
When my Mom’s alcoholic brother died, Mom looked in the casket as he lay in state, and wondered, “Where is Paul? Is he in Heaven or Hell?” But then she pondered, “If I died, where would I go? Heaven or Hell?” God used the death of her brother to bring her to Christ. “Every deadly [...]
When the discussing the problem of evil the topic usually makes a beeline to natural disasters. In Job 1, a natural disaster took Job’s ten innocent children. Is there ever a pure natural disaster that wreaks havoc apart from God’s control? Charles Spurgeon did not think so. From his sickbed, Spurgeon wrote his congregation: “We are in [...]
Back to the Basics Series: The Problem of Evil, Part 1
Posted: October 27, 2010 in Pastoral Theology, Sermons, SinTags: D. A. Carson, David Hume, J. Vernon McGee, New York Times, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Reflections on Suffering & Evil: How Long O Lord?, The Problem of evil, When Bad Things happen to Good People, William Saffire
Chris Sheeter and I were students at BJU and friends in 1981. Chris was tall, handsome, musical, with a great personality. He also was a good preacher. Chris was studying to pastor. We attended the same church, Southside Baptist Church and worked as waiters at the same Seafood restaurant, Old Mill Stream Inn. I graduated [...]
Origin of the Soul
Posted: March 19, 2010 in SinTags: A. H. Strong, Charles Hodge, Louis Berkhof, Millard Erickson, Origin of the soul, Preexistent of souls, Robert Reymond, Wayne Grudem
What does the statement “Like father like son” mean? Of course it means we are like our parents in some ways. We inherited something from mom and dad. What did we inherit? Perhaps our looks or the lack of looks. Mannerisms. Personality. I was in Cracker Barrel once and was reading some of the signs [...]
Our Sinful Inheritance
Posted: January 24, 2009 in SinTags: Charles Hodges, Charles Ryrie, John Calvin, Mark Driscoll, Total Depravity, Wayne Grudem
Have you seen the car tag, “I’m spending my children’s inheritance.” Comforting thought. Right? There is one inheritance most children wish had been spent by their parents. The inheritance of a sinful nature. Charles Ryrie calls this sinful state “inherited sin” because it came from our parents. Reformed or Covenant brothers believe this sinful [...]
