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my dear friend and pastor has gone to be with the Lord. We miss him greatly and he will be remembered as one who was mightily used of the Lord to preach the Sovereighn Grace of God in Christ Jesus the Lord. He died a few months ago (I can look up the date if you wish) and the world mourns his...

It is sad to know that many who hold to covenant theology don't know that Presbyterian covenant theology and Baptist covenant theology are totally different. Presbyterians hold that the covenant of grace is seen in two administrations in Scriptures. That is how they support their view that...

There seems to be a disconnect on how we are saved. I would like your comments please.

I was wondering a couple of things. I am old and have time to wonder about trivial things. Anyway I was wondering how many prefer to read a book that you can hold in your hand and turn the pages or digital books? Also was wondering how the digital age has affected the library systems and book...

As the title of this thread suggests I would like to have a civil conversation on the subject. As many of you know I am not for its use in the study of Scriptures. The forum is kind of slow so I thought I might stir it up a bit. Hopefully without stirring animosity or heat.

Far too many have been taught to do word studies and to base their theology on them. That is sad because word studies are useful in finding out how a certain word is used in the Scriptures but are very harmful in determining true doctrine. Words and the verses that they occur in are most often...

As you can read in my signature true saving faith is not in the work of Christ but in the Christ who did the work. Now I know that that is going to be controversial and I am not trying to stir up trouble. I simply desire for folks to start grasping the simple truth that the faith that the...

It is readily apparent from reading the forums here and elsewhere that logic, when it comes to theology, is discarded like a dirty rag. I have heard it said that folks who are extremely smart when it comes to earthly things check their brains at the door when it comes to spiritual things. Why...

For those who want to learn Greek here is a great website. It is by the Greek professor at Louisville Seminary. You can also get a daily email of a passage detailing the Greek for it. http://dailydoseofgreek.com/

Prayer seems to be such a personal subject yet it is one of the most misunderstood truths of the Scriptures. The thread on the prayer closet got me thinking about what people think prayer is and what it is not. I know that myriad of books have been written about prayer but it still seems to be...

The question on baptism got me to thinking about the Apostle Paul and the fact that he says that he only remembers baptizing a few people, Crispus and Gaius, in 1Cor. 1:14 and the household of Stephanus in verse 16. Paul spent a year and a half there preaching and teaching and apparently...

I seem to remember Lyndon Johnson declaring war on poverty. I was just wondering how that war is going all these years later.

How often do we hear people talk about the Lord Jesus Christ as though He were a personal friend of theirs that they can approach as though He were just another man who they can be close to? Folks claiming to hear from Him in dreams and visions, speaking of Him as though He is not God and so...

Does anyone know why I can make such a statement? Why is the statement true? I didn't ask why it was false because it isn't. :)

We cannot be saved in Christ if we did not sin in Adam. What do you think? Is this a true statement?

A Biblical and Contextual Explanation of John 3:16, 2Peter 3:9 and 1Timothy 2:4. These are the three passages of the Scriptures most used by free-will works religionists as arrows to strike at the heart of Calvinism. Though they have been answered more than can be counted they are...

I am amazed at the atrocious grammar and spelling that is used on this forum by so-called educated people. I know that many use their phones and it puts words in that are not correct. But it is a simple matter to correct it before you post. I am not the greatest speller and I rely on a spelling...

Just wanted to let all you folks know in case you are ever around him. JM is a known bibliophile!

True Worship or Playing Church There are those who call themselves Sovereign Grace who have only changed one system of doctrine or theology for another. Everything else remains the same. While I am aware that many who believe the doctrines of grace have never been exposed to what a true Gospel...

Gal 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. What is righteousness? Rightoeusness is an absolute perfect keeping of all the commands of God along with a perfect trust in Him. It isn't just a keeping of the Law but to...