“Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!” Psalm 17v1-2 Psalm 17, a Psalm of David; one of many Psalms of David crying out to the Lord for vindication. A […]
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He Died for Me: Limited Atonement & the Universal Gospel
How can the atonement be limited in its efficacy without restricting the content or the scope of the free offer of the gospel? In his book, He Died for Me, Jeffrey D. Johnson seeks to solve the dilemma on how the death of Christ can be sufficient for all without being applied to all. Johnson […]
Are You Known in Hell?
“But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” (Acts 19:15) From this text, it is clear that Jesus and Paul are known in hell. The sons of Sceva were not. Are you known in hell? In other words – are you a threat to the devil’s […]
How to Live the Christian Life: Grace
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ… + Titus 2v11-13 This portion of […]
The Most Dangerous False Teacher
My church is currently going through book of Titus in our Sunday worship service. I recently had the responsibility to preach two sermons on Titus 1v10-16. Titus 1v10-16 deals with the problem of false teachers and the pastor’s responsibility to rebuke them. Without a doubt false doctrine can cause catastrophic damage to a church or […]