Introduction: One of the great battles in which the church is engaged today is the battle to defend the doctrine of creation against evolutionism. If it were only secular and unbelieving science that promoted evolutionism as an explanation of the origin of the creation, the church would not be unduly threatened; nothing of any value …
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A Historical Introduction to the Synod of Dordt!
"Four hundred years ago in 1618, the Synod of Dordt, a Synod of Reformed theologians, began to meet in the Dutch city of Dordrecht. The fruit of that great Synod, which concluded in 1619, is the Reformed creed or confession, the Canons of Dordt. The history behind the great Synod of Dordt begins with a …
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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 …
