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Believers are encouraged to not live in fear or denial of the realities of death but to rest with faith in the sovereign will of God knowing that all things work together for our good and His glory. We are commanded to warn the lost and dying world that true and eternal life is found in Christ alone.
'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?' (Matthew 18:33)
Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one part of natural worship, is by God required of all men. But that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son, by the help of the Spirit, according to his will; with understanding, reverence, humility, fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and when with others, in a known tongue. (1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 22.3)
Faith is not a work that merits salvation but a gift from God that proves that one is really saved. When one trust in Christ alone for salvation he is resting in the eternal promise of God as declared in Scripture and can be assured that God always keeps that promise.
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. (Luke 14:27)
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? God having out of His mere good pleasure, from all eternity elected some to everlasting life, did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the estate sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer. ~The Baptist Catechism Question 23
Religious worship is to be given to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and to him alone; not to angels, saints, or any other creatures; and since the fall, not without a mediator, nor in the mediation of any other but Christ alone. 1689 LBCF 22:2
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:10
An introduction to Chapter 22 of the London Baptist Confession of Faith: "God, who has lordship and sovereignty over all; is just, good and does good to all; and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the heart and all the soul, and with all the might."
"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. "Whoever therefore will humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
They who upon pretense of Christian liberty do practice any sin, or cherish any sinful lust, as they do thereby pervert the main design of the grace of the gospel to their own destruction, so they wholly destroy the end of Christian liberty, which is, that being delivered out of the hands of all our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our lives.
Exposition of Romans 6:1-11t and he truths contained in the apostles Paul's teachings and drawing parallels to the believers unity in Christ through His death, burial, and resurrection.
The liberty which Christ has purchased for believers under the gospel, consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the severity and curse of the law, and in their being delivered from this present evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin, from the evil of afflictions, the fear and sting of death, the victory of the grave, and everlasting damnation: 1689 LBCF 21:1
And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the boy's father cried out and was saying, "I do believe; help my unbelief." (Mark 9:23-24
Q. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever. ~Baptist Catechism Question 22
"And at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.' (Luke 14:17)
The liberty which Christ has purchased for believers under the gospel, consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the severity and curse of the law, and in their being delivered from this present evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin, from the evil of afflictions,5 the fear and sting of death, the victory of the grave, and everlasting damnation: 1689 LBCF 21.1
Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!" (Luke 9:35)
Q. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of original righteousness, and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin; together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it (Rom. 5:12, to the end; Eph. 2:1, 2, 3; James 1:14, 15; Mt. 15:19).
Although the gospel be the only outward means of revealing Christ and saving grace, and is, as such, abundantly sufficient thereunto; yet that men who are dead in trespasses may be born again, quickened or regenerated, there is moreover necessary an effectual insuperable work of the Holy Spirit upon the whole soul, for the producing in them a new spiritual life; without which no other means will effect their conversion unto God. ~1689 LBCF 20.4
An exposition of Matthew 16:21-28. Jesus commands His disciples to take up their cross and follow Him.
An exposition of Luke 13:31-35 and discussion of the resolve of Jesus to carry out HIs Fathers will, a will that includes His dying to redeem a people for Himself.
The revelation of the gospel to sinners, made in divers times and by sundry parts, with the addition of promises and precepts for the obedience required therein, as to the nations and persons to whom it is granted, is merely of the sovereign will and good pleasure of God; 1689 LBCF 20.3
The promise of Christ and salvation by him is only revealed by the Bible. The works of creation and providence, seen with the light of nature, do not reveal Christ or grace by him even in a general or obscure way. It is even more impossible for people without the revelation of Christ by the promise or gospel to be enabled to obtain saving faith or repentance through these works apart from revelation.
An exposition of Matthew 16:5-12 and a warning from Jesus to beware of the false teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Question 20: Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?Answer: The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. ~The Baptist Catechism
A review of the John 10:1-30 touching on several of the statements made by Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd.
Q. Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transgression?A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression (Gen. 2:16, 17; Rom. 5:12; 1 Cor. 15:21, 22).
A final lecture on Chapter 19 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith regarding the Law of God.
And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the crowd, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."(Matthew 15:32)
An Exposition of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith Chapter 19 paragraph 5 and 6 regarding the law of God
"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me. But in vain do they worship, teaching as doctrines the commands of men." (Matthew 15:7-9)
But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)
Question 18: What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?Answer: The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit (Gen. 3:6, 12, 16, 17).
God was pleased to give to the people of Israel ceremonial laws, containing several typical ordinances, partly of worship, prefiguring Christ, his graces, actions, sufferings, and benefits; and partly holding forth divers instructions of moral duties. 1689 LBCF 19.3
"The Spirit is the One who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. (John 6:63)
What is sin?Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.~Baptist Catechism Question 17
An introduction to Chapter 19 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession on the subject of the Law of God. The different types of biblical laws and the 3 purposes of the Law are discussed.
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and also the bread which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." (John 6:51)
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5)
Exposition of Chapter 18 paragraph 4 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession. Our assurance may be shaken but can be regained.
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. (John 6:47)
It is the duty of every one to give all diligence to make his calling and election sure, that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and cheerfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper fruits of this assurance.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. (John 6:35)
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5)
This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel; and also upon the inward evidence of those graces of the Spirit unto which promises are made, and on the testimony of the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with our spirits that we are the children of God; and, as a fruit thereof, keeping the heart both humble and holy. ~1689 LBCF 18.2
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