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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christianity’
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 [...]
Eisegesis 101: John 3:16
Posted in Bible Study, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Free Will, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, New Testament, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on February 14, 2012 | 9 Comments »
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son , that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Perhaps one wonders, how can one eisegete this verse? Actually, in more ways than one, but we will focus to day on one specific issue. Eisegesis is the practice of [...]
The Top 12 Sellers In “Christianity” In The Amazon Kindle Store: Rather Revealing, If You Ask Me
Posted in Books, Indian River Baptist Church, tagged Books, Christianity, Truth on February 13, 2012 | 7 Comments »
As of today, February 12, 2012. Christians appear to not be very interested in God, but are certainly interested in themselves. 1. Becoming Your Spouse’s Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great by Rick Johnson 2. Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships by Chip Ingram 3. Amish Prayers by Beverly Lewis and Beverly Lewis 4. [...]
Evangelism and the Extent of the Atonement
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Atonement, Baptist, Bible, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Mike Riccardi writes on the atonement and its use in evangelism, starting with this statement: At the time in my spiritual life when I began to embrace the doctrines of grace, the one that was hardest to swallow was the L in our beloved TULIP acronym: limited atonement—or perhaps better stated (though ruining the acronym): [...]
Indian River Baptist Church, February 12, 2012 AM Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
Posted in Bible Study, Indian River Baptist Church, New Testament, Truth, tagged Audio, Baptist, Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Church History, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, New Testament, Sermons, Theology, Truth on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Indian River Baptist Church, February 12, 2012: The Doctrines of Election/Reprobation, Part 3
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Election, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Predestination, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Indian River Baptist Church, January 29, 2012: The Doctrines of Election/Reprobation (Introduction)
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Election, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, Predestination, Salvation, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on February 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I Wouldn’t Want Her For My (Or My Loved Ones’) Chaplain, Either
Posted in Doctrine, Indian River Baptist Church, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, God, Gospel, Indian River Baptist Church, Jesus, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »
CAVEAT: If your theology goes no farther than “God is love,” you may well find this post ‘mean,’ ‘unloving,’ ‘judgmental,’ or some similar adjectival description. In a recent essay posted on CNN, a hospice chaplain wrote about her experience in divinity school where her professor took her to task about her student chaplain experiences. She [...]
Indian River Baptist Church Sunday School, January 22, 2012: The Doctrine Of Man’s Depravity, Part 2
Posted in Bible Study, Calvinism, Church History, Doctrine, doctrines of grace, Free Will, Indian River Baptist Church, reformed baptist, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth, tagged Baptist, Bible Study, Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, Doctrine, Free Will, God, Gospel, Jesus, Sin, Sovereignty, Theology, Truth on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sound doctrine with a pleasant demeanor (and a swell graphic header courtesy of Josh Gelatt).
Swell Used Books For Sale!!
On sale now! See below for purchase locations!
“Against Calvinism” (A Parody For Our Generation) on sale at these online retailers:
-
El Rancho Reformado Weather- Currently: Cloudy: 32F February 23, 2012Currently in ALANSON, MI: 32 °F and Cloudy
- Currently: Cloudy: 32F February 23, 2012
