One false teaching that we must firmly reject, is that of soul sleep. When man dies, the soul is separated from the body, but "when separated from the body (it) neither sleeps nor dies" (Second Helvetic Confession). A little later in the chapter, the Confession expressly "condemn(s) all who ridicule or by subtle arguments cast …
Tag: Heaven
Not Ashamed of the Gospel!
Recently I was invited to visit Greece for an inside look at Gospel work among the tens of thousands of refugees there...The refugees I met in Athens are from some of the most war-ravaged and Gospel-destitute regions of the Middle East, including Syria, Afghanistan, and Iran. They fled here looking for a better life, and …
Dispensationalism & Orthodoxy!
There are two distinct areas where dispensationalism, which is a theological system, diverges from orthodox New Testament Christianity. There is, to begin with, a consistent Antinomianism which distinguishes dispensational theology. This one ingredient alone, if shown, destroys completely any claim of dispensationalism to Christianity. A person just cannot be antinomian and Christian in his theology. …
The Call of God!
"The Lord knoweth them that are his" (2Timothy 2:19). "My word...shall not return unto me void" (Isaiah 55:11). There is a threefold end of purpose in God desiring the promiscuous proclamation of his gospel in all the world. One, the Lawgiver, on his authority, he has the sovereign right to dictate to man his duty. …
Molech’s Fires Still Burn!
The voices of children they cry from the womb, Unwanted by parents and facing their doom; In the name of abortion sentenced to death, Long before they’ve taken their very first breath. Mamas’, don’t kill us we promise we'll be good, We’ll grow up just fine and do what we should; To live, to live …
Home-born Slaves!
I've talked to a lot of people in a lot of places in my travels. A guy in Ocho Rios, in Jamaica, collared me one day. He asked if I thought that what we, the Brits, that is, had done to Jamaicans in the past was wrong. He was taken aback when I agreed with …
Jesus Only?
We hear people speaking in their prayers to the Saviour only. We hear them singing in their hymns to Jesus only. It is a kind of Jesus-only worship. A Reformed person does not join them. He calls this one-sided and shallow. He certainly can still approve of a song that comforts his soul, such as …
