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Biblical Calvinism Should Evoke a Passion for Lost Souls
from Nathan W. Bingham May 16, 2012 Category: Articles
In the following excerpt from Steven Lawson's, The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon, we see in the life and ministry of Spurgeon the fruit biblical Calvinism should produce: a passion for lost souls.
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Some Standing Here Will Not Taste Death — The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology
from Keith Mathison May 14, 2012 Category: Articles
From the point of Peter's confession onward, Jesus begins to teach his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and on the third day, be raised (16:21). Peter rebukes Jesus for saying this, but Jesus shows him that this is the only way (vv. 22–23). Jesus tells his disciples that they must take up their cross and follow him because it is foolish to gain the world and lose one's soul (vv. 24–26). Then Jesus says, "For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom" (vv. 27–28).e
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The Eternal Significance of The Infinitely Insignificant
from R.C. Sproul May 12, 2012 Category: Articles
We often do not know what God does with our service. We plant the seed, go to bed, and, while we sleep, God germinates the seed so that life grows and eventually produces a full harvest. Keep Reading -
All Truth is God’s Truth — A Reformed Approach to Science and Scripture
from Keith Mathison May 11, 2012 Category: Articles
In the Introduction to this series of blog posts, I asserted that Dr. Sproul's response to a question about the age of the universe at Ligonier's 2012 National Conference should be heard by every Reformed Christian interested in the topic. Why? Because Dr. Sproul takes into account issues that are usually mishandled or ignored altogether.
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4 Reasons to Remember Your Creator in Your Youth
from David Murray May 09, 2012 Category: Articles
Our enemy says, "Youth for pleasure, middle age for business, old age for religion." The Bible says, "Youth, middle age, and old age for your Creator."
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The Sermon I Would Have Preached at my Wife’s Memorial Service
from R.C. Sproul Jr. May 08, 2012 Category: Articles
Though it was a close call, I elected not to preach at my dear wife's memorial service. Wasn't sure I could get through it. But in God's good grace I was given a second chance, the opportunity to preach to many who knew and loved her. Keep Reading -
The Infancy Narratives: Part Two — The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology
from Keith Mathison May 07, 2012 Category: Articles
The birth of John the Baptist and Zechariah's response are narrated by Luke in 1:57–80. The response to John's birth is Zechariah's prophecy, known as the "Benedictus" (vv. 68–79).
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Needed Need
from R.C. Sproul Jr. May 05, 2012 Category: Articles
We had company today. Darby my 18 year old made a pasta dish. Maili, my 10 year old set the table and poured the drinks. Erin Claire, 12, made a delicious cake. Delaney made a salad, and I made the garlic bread. Our guests were not only well fed, but were engaged in fruitful, God-honoring and laughter infused conversation. We talked of Denise and her many strengths. Everything went wonderfully. Keep Reading -
Introduction — A Reformed Approach to Science and Scripture
from Keith Mathison May 04, 2012 Category: Articles
"How old is the universe?" During the second Question and Answers period at the Ligonier Ministries 2012 National Conference, the speakers were asked this question in connection with the ongoing debate between Christians who think the universe is less than 10,000 years old and those who think it is much older. Dr. R.C. Sproul took about five minutes to answer the question, and what he said in that brief period of time should be heard by every Reformed Christian who is interested in this subject and by every Reformed Christian who is discussing and debating it.
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Was Haman Hanged or Impaled?
from Benjamin Shaw May 02, 2012 Category: Articles
In the Book of Esther, much of the plot is set in motion by the hatred of Haman for Mordecai. When Haman expresses his resentment of Mordecai to his family, they recommend, "Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it" (Esther 5:14, ESV). Some of the more recent English translations offer something different from the ESV. The TNIV, for example, reads, "Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it." The NLT offers something similar: "Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it." At the end of chapter 7, Haman ends up being "hanged" on that same pole. The obvious question raised by this translation comparison is twofold. First, is the construction a gallows or a pole? Second, was Haman hanged or impaled?
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