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Why Should You Spend Your Life Studying Christian Theology - part a
Why Should You Spend Your Life Studying Christian Theology - part a
O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
Now also when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.
Psalms [...] |
What is Christian Apologetics - part b
What is Christian Apologetics - part b
“The most crucial issue facing the Christian apologetist is that of method: Should the apologist in his effort to defend the faith and to persuade the unbeliever of Christianity’s truth claims reason to or from special revelation? Said another way, Should the Christian apologist begin his defense of [...] |
What is Christian Apologetics - part A
What is Christian Apologetics - part A
See the Apologetics Podcasts for an mp3 download of this study.
Definition of Apologetics:
Christian apologetics is the intellectual discipline wherein the intelligent effort is made carefully to delineate and to contend for the truth claims of the Christian faith before the unbelieving world, specifically, its claims of exclusive true knowledge of [...] |
The Existence and the Attributes of God - By: Stephen Charnock
A dear brother in the Lord sent this quote to us, from Stephen Charnock?s book “The Existence and the Attributes of God”:
?It is true, God?s will cannot be hindered of its effect, for then God would not be supremely blessed, but unhappy and miserable : all misery ariseth from a want of that which a [...] |
Does God Control the Minds of Man? - by Gordon H. Clark
 ?It is however a specific assertion that God controls men?s thoughts. Proverbs 21:1 says ?The king?s heart is in the hand of the Lord s the river of water: He turns it whithersoever He will.?
This verse states the general principle, and a particular example is found in Ezra 7:6, ?And the king [of Persia] granted [...] |
To Many People?Life Is Very Hard - by J.R. Miller
 To Many People–Life Is Very Hard
(J. R. Miller, “Life’s Byways and Waysides”)
For the Christian, all of life’s conditions and circumstances are transformed.
Take the matter of CARE. Every life has ‘cares’. There are cares in business. There are cares in home-life. There are cares of poverty–but no less has the rich man his cares. Childhood [...] |
let nothing be wasted! by J. R. Miller
LET NOTHING BE WASTED!
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“Gather the fragments that are left over. Let nothing be wasted!” John 6:12
It seems remarkable, that He who so easily could multiply the five loaves into an abundant meal for thousands, should be so particular about ’saving the fragments’. But Jesus would teach us [...] |
Would you see what sin is? - by J. R. Miller
WOULD YOU SEE WHAT SIN IS?
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
It was sin that nailed Jesus on the cross!
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Matthew 27:46
There is a picture which represents the after-scenes on that day of the crucifixion.
It is all over. The crowds have gone away. The evening [...] |
Nothingless than a living Christ will do for us! by J.R. Miller
NOTHING LESS THAN A LIVING CHRIST WILL DO FOR US!
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:4
If your faith stops at the cross–it misses the blessing of the fullest revealing of Christ!
You need a Savior who not merely two thousand years [...] |
When I grumble about the weather - by J.R. Miller
WHEN I GRUMBLE ABOUT THE WEATHER
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“The Lord has heard all your grumblings against Him!” Exodus 16:8
Does God really hear every discontented word which I ever speak?
Does He hear when I grumble about the weather . . .
about the hard winter,
about the late spring,
about the [...] |
We must hew our agags to pieces - by J.R. Miller
WE MUST HEW OUR AGAGS TO PIECES!
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“Since he had no sword, he ran over and pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath. David used it to kill the giant and cut off his head!” 1 Samuel 17:50-51
If he had not cut off the giant’s head–the old Philistine champion [...] |
He saw that they were in serious trouble! by J. R. Miller
HE SAW THAT THEY WERE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side. After leaving them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray.
He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and [...] |
There are Jebusites in every Christian heart! by J.R. Miller
THERE ARE ‘JEBUSITES’ IN EVERY CHRISTIAN HEART!
(J. R. Miller, “Miller’s Year Book–a Year’s Daily Readings”)
“The king and his men marched to Jerusalem, to fight against the Jebusites who inhabited the land.” 2 Samuel 5:6
The Jebusites still held a stronghold in the heart of the country, never having been dislodged. Just so, there are ‘Jebusites’ in [...] |
Quote From The Reign of Grace - by Abraham Booth (1734-1806)
 ?In morals, integrity holds the first place, benevolence the second, and prudence the third. Where the first is not, the second cannot be; and where the third is not, the other two will be often brought into suspicion.? Abraham Booth (1734-1806) ?The Reign of Grace?
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Quote by Walter Marshall
?That faith which receives not holiness, as well as remission of sins from Christ, will never sanctify us; and therefore it will never bring us to heavenly glory.? Walter Marshall (1628-1680)
?The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification? by Walter Marshall is perhaps the finest work available on the doctrine of sanctification. Just because it was written some [...] |
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