Monthly Archives: April 2009

Quotes (511)

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

Few things are so distasteful to the proud human heart as the truth that God does as He pleases, without consulting with the creature; that He dispenses His favors entirely according to His imperial will. Fallen man has no claims … Continue reading →

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Isn’t that the truth!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

HT: Slice of Laodicea See related sermon on this topic: Whatever Happened to Christian Unity?

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Quotes (510)

Posted on April 6, 2009 by

“Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp” – Hebrews 13:13 Jesus, bearing His cross, went forth to suffer without the gate.  The Christian’s reason for leaving the camp of the world’s sin and religion is not because … Continue reading →

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Ray Comfort is Dead On In His Newsletter

Posted on April 6, 2009 by

Living Waters sends out a weekly e-mail newsletter, and in today’s newsletter Ray Comfort gets to the root of a few issues I’ve been thinking about lately. If two people who both live by the philosophy of “looking out for … Continue reading →

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Book review: Evangelism in the New Testament: A Plea for Biblically Relevant Evangelism by Jon Speed

Posted on April 6, 2009 by

This book, short and sweet at only about 40 pages, makes an irrefutable case that the vast majority of evangelism that took place in the New Testament was among strangers. This goes directly against the idea that friendship evangelism is … Continue reading →

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Book review: “Titus: Comrade of the Cross” by Florence Morse Kingsley.

Posted on April 4, 2009 by

The 1997 Lamplighter book of the year, Titus: Comrade of the Cross, was originally written in 1894 by Florence M. Kingsley. A fictional work weaving the lives of several people living in and around Jerusalem at the time of Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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The problem is not that Christians have disappeared, but that Christian faith has become so deformed. Under the influence of modernity, we modern Christians are literally capable of winning the world while losing our own souls. – Os Guinness

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Dear Mormon: Which version of the first vision do you believe?

Posted on April 2, 2009 by

Here’s a quick time-line of how the conflicting accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision(s) overlapped. 1820 – 1838 The first vision consisted of angels only. 1842 The introduction of the “God the Father and Jesus the Son” version of the … Continue reading →

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Quotes (508)

Posted on April 2, 2009 by

“‘Not called!” did you say? “Not heard the call,” I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Errors in the Modern Day Gospel” by Voddie Baucham.

Posted on April 1, 2009 by

Your sermon of the week is Errors in the Modern Day Gospel. As always (with a Voddie Baucham sermon), prepare to be challenged.

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