From The Christian’s Reasonable Service. Therefore, you who desecrate the Lord‘s Name and do not glorify the Lord, give heed! The purpose for which you were created and the reason that the Lord has bestowed so many temporal and spiritual blessings upon you is to glorify God. Even though this may not appear to be [...]
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Wilhelmus a Brakel: The Serious Consequences Of Not Glorifying God
Posted in Theology, Forgiveness, Doctrine, Calvinism, Truth, Bible Study, Books, Sovereignty, Indian River Baptist Church, Church History, tagged Theology, Doctrine, Bible Study, Baptist, Gospel, Sin, Truth, Sovereignty, Indian River Baptist Church, Church History, Christianity, God, Christ on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Edwards Didn’t Preach Only Hellfire And Brimstone – Text And Wordled
Posted in Calvinism, Church History, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Church History, Doctrine, Forgiveness, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, New Testament, Sermons, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we will see in the sermon below from 1734 based upon Revelation 14:2 (“And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps,) and entitled “Praise, One Of The Chief [...]
Ezekiel 36:25-27
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, Old Testament, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Old Testament, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give [...]
Indian River Baptist Church AM Sermon, January 15, 2012: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Election, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, Predestination, Sermons, Sin, Sovereignty, Truth on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Below the audio is the text of the entire letter. I read the entire letter at the beginning of the sermon and it is shown so you can follow along. 1Thess 1:1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and [...]
Jesus Expounds On James 2:24 in Luke Chapter 7
Posted in Bible Study, Church History, Doctrine, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Anointing, Baptist, Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Church History, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the passages that has generated much debate and dispute between Roman Catholics and non-Roman Catholics is James 2:24, which says, You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. (James 2:24 ESV) Rome maintains this verse proves definitively its doctrine of justification, which they hold to be a [...]
Meet Jesus, The Hellfire and Brimstone Preacher
Posted in Bible Study, Church History, Doctrine, Evil, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Church History, Doctrine, Evil, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, New Testament, Sin, Theology, Truth on December 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Our Lord Jesus is portrayed by many in His incarnation as merely a nice man – if not the nicest – and one who never said anything harsh, or ever said anything that would offend the sensibilities of the most sensitive person. Was he nice? Of course he was. Was he kind? Of course he [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Books, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Forgiveness, Free Will, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Atonement, Baptist, Bible, Bible Study, Books, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Election, Forgiveness, Free Will, God, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, Predestination, Salvation, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on December 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you only have ten more days until the drawing for not one, not two, but THREE blessed winners who will receive their own shiny copy of “Against Calvinism” (A Parody For Our Generation), by Messrs. Peterson, Cardwell and Eddings. These are original 1.0 editions, without the extra disclaimers we have plastered [...]
Baptisms and The Lord’s Supper In Prisons On Consecutive Sundays – Blessings Beyond God’s Usual Abundance
Posted in Bible Study, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptism, Christian, Christianity, Church History, Forgiveness, God, Gospel, Jesus, New Testament, Prison, Prison Ministry, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The last two weeks have been very, very humbling and very, very special. Last week I was invited to fill in at the church service held at Kinross Correctional and the chaplain asked me to administer the Lord’s Supper to the congregation, which they only do twice a year at that particular prison. Today I [...]
Counterfeit Gospels: What The Gospel Is Not
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Church History, Doctrine, Forgiveness, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church History, Doctrine, Forgiveness, God, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, John Robbins, Repentance, Sovereignty, Theology, Trinity Foundation, Truth on August 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By the late John Robbins at The Trinity Foundation. Excerpted from “What Is The Gospel?“ The Gospel is not “You must be born again.” The Gospel is not “You must be filled with the Holy Spirit.” The Gospel is not “You must be baptized in the Holy Spirit.” The Gospel is not “You must speak [...]
Will Metzger: Man-Centered vs. God-Centered Views Of The Gospel
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, Forgiveness, Free Will, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Books, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Evangelism, Free Will, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on August 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Man-Centered God-Centered View of God Point of contact with non-Christians is love (God loves you). Therefore, God’s authority is secondary. Point of contact with non-Christians is creation (God made you). Therefore God has authority over your destiny. Love is God’s chief attribute. Holiness and love are equally important attributes of God. God is impotent before [...]
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