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Man has become so fallen that he cannot keep the law. Sooner might the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots, than he that is accustomed to do evil learn to do well (Jeremiah 13:23); but what man … Continue reading
The Nature of True Repentance
by Thomas Watson I shall next show what gospel repentance is. Repentance is a grace of God’s Spirit, whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and outwardly reformed. For a further amplification, know that repentance is a spiritual medicine made up … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, repentance, Thomas Watson
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God’s electing a certain definite number is a manifestation of His glory. It shows the glory of His divine sovereignty. God is declaring His absolute sovereignty over His creation. He is showing us just how far that sovereignty extends. In … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged atonement, election, forgiveness of sin, Grace, Lamb of God, Love, mercy, predestination, Propitiation, Sovereignty, Truth
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“The Devil is at work inside the Vatican.”
An insider finally admits what we’ve known all along. Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that “the Devil is at work inside the Vatican”, according to the Holy See’s chief exorcist. Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Miek Gendron, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Sermon, Sermons, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “What Every Catholic Should Know” by Mike Gendron.
Your sermon of the week is What Every Catholic Should Know by Mike Gendron. This is a good message on the soul-damning errors of the Romish system. ____________________________________________________ Also download John MacArthur’s sermons Unmasking the Pope and the Catholic System … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism, Sermons
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Miek Gendron, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Sermon, Sermons, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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The doctrine of Salvation by Sacraments is a deadly delusion, the overthrow of the gospel, the destruction of souls and the path to perdition. –John Campbell
Posted in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Campbell, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Sermon, Sermons, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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A Medical Nun’s Story
This video shares the story of Lolly Harding, a woman who was a Catholic medical nun for 13 years. It is really a timely video and provides some more insight in how Catholics will accept without question what they hear … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Nuns, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish
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10 reasons to return to an oppressive, dead religion that preaches a gospel that cannot save.
It appears that the Catholic church is continuing to resort to marketing schemes to draw people back to the oppressive, dead religion of Rome. It was only a few weeks ago that I posted a video highlighting this new trend … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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Scott Hodge and his hodge-podge of Roman Catholic meditative monastic heresy.
Chris Rosebrough is tackling an unbelievable issue that has crept into the church: The continued march backward into Romanism by supposed Evangelicals (some of which are the golden calves of Americanized Christianity) through the use of monastic meditation practices. He … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Bill Hybels, Catholicism, Chaplain, Chaplains, Chris Rosebrough, Christianity, Christmas, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hospital, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lectio Divina, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, murder, News, Orchard, orchard church, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Religion, Rick Warren, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Saddleback, Scott Hodge, tagged Apostasy, The orchard, Theology, Willow Creek
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The peddler of false assurance.
Recently my grandfather was in the hospital for a week (it was looking pretty serious). On one of my visits to the hospital with my grandmother present, a nice white-haired man in a dress shirt and a tie entered the … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Chaplain, Chaplains, Christianity, Christmas, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hospital, Jesus, Jesus Christ, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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EE-Taow – It is Truth!
Words cannot express how one will be touched by this video that depicts the power of the gospel in ways that few of us have ever witnessed. Prepare to shed copious tears in rejoicing in the power of the Great God … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism, Missions & Martyrs
Tagged Bible, christian, Christianity, Ee-taow, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Missions
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Roman Catholics copying Evangelicals?
A sad trend as of late is that many supposed professing Christians are unifying with and even returning to Rome (like a dog to its vomit) and taking many of the undiscerning with them. But what I find ironic is … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy/Lukewarm, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, tagged Apostasy, Theology
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A Roman Catholic with univeralist leanings vs. an Atheist on the topic of Christmas.
I found this short and interesting video debate between a Roman Catholic (who includes Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons under the umbrella of “Christian”) and an Atheist on the subject of Christmas. The Roman Catholic is a Foxnews anchor, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, murder, News, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology
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The Shoe-Box Baby (Johnny Mark Paz)
From: House of Happiness: “Weighing only 2.5 pounds, Johnny was found in the trash by garbage men on the streets of Quito (the capital of Ecuador, South America). wrapped in a filthy rag, he was taken to the president’s wife, … Continue reading
A Public Rebuke to the Mahnattan Declaration Signers
From: Ralph Ovadal, Pastor of Pilgrims Covenant Church, Monroe, Wisconsin. The Manhattan Declaration is an ungodly manifesto, contemptuous of the blood and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an ecumenical treatise, complete with a Romish gospel and shot … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apostasy, Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pope, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish
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A Muslim Finds Jesus the Messiah
Barring the Catholic images of Jesus in this video and a comment about God loving everyone equally, following is a wonderful testimony of a previous follower of Allah and Islam who came to embrace Jesus Christ and the gospel. Truly … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Islam
Tagged Catholicism, Evangelism, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Islam, Jesus, Muslim, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism
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Now I should like to know whether your soul, tired of it’s own righteousness, is learning to be revived by and to trust in the righteousness of Christ. For in our age the temptation to presumption besets many, especially those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Theology
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Examining Francis Beckwith’s Return to Rome.
A while ago I wrote a post about an ecumenical meeting at Wheaton College between Francis Beckwith and Timothy George. For those who do not know, Francis Beckwith was baptized and raised as a Roman Catholic, where according to his … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Evangelism, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Bible, Catholicism, Christianity, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Sermons, Theology, Virgin Mary
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Reversing the Reformation-How some so-called Protestants are undermining Justification by Faith
Reversing The Reformation – How Some So-Called Protestants Are Subtly Undermining Justification By Faith – By Terry Rayburn Note: October 31 is Reformation Day, celebrating the Protestant Reformation, when the biblical gospel of grace was re-introduced to the Church at … Continue reading
Drug Addict’s Testimony of Salvation
“Peter Orasuk was a heroin addict and drug kingpin in Canada until Christ reached down and saved him. This is his testimony that was preached in the Ballymena Gospel Hall in N. Ireland. This is a ‘must hear’, not only … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ
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The Gospel: The Power of God Unto Salvation
It is written in the Scriptures that the gospel of Jesus Christ “…is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Rom 1:16) Likewise, it is written that … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism
Tagged Bible, Catholicism, church, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Orthodox, Religion, Roman Catholicism
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God saves whom He will, when He will, and where He will. I feel persuaded that I shall never fathom the depths of my own natural depravity–nor climb to the tops of the mountains of God’s eternal love. I feel … Continue reading
Preaching Error with Assurance
by Mike Ratliff at Possessing the Treasure Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostasy, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Jesus
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“. . . in your moral excellence, knowledge.” – 2 Peter 1:5 Moral excellence cannot develop in an intellectual vacuum. It’s a frightening thing to realize the extent to which our culture downplays knowledge in favor of emotions. These days … Continue reading
The Necessity of Waiting on the Spirit
Written by A.B. Simpson {1843~1919} “Tarry in the city of Jerusalem, until you are endued with power from on high.” Luke 24:49 “He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father.” Acts … Continue reading
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Beware of manufacturing a god of your own: a god who is all mercy but not just, a god who is all love but not holy, a god who has a heaven for everybody but a hell for none, a … Continue reading
Are you one of the few?
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Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Christianity, church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Paul Washer
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Uncommonly Powerful Preaching
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‘Are you one of those families who feel slighted because people around you have a larger family or a larger house, or more of this or more of that; and as a result, you sometimes get on your face at … Continue reading
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“You will not come to Me–that you might have life.” John 5:40 “No one can come to Me–unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” John 6:44 Why is it, that no one can come to Christ unless he is … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, Random Selections
Tagged A W Pink, Christianity, church, God, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Quotes
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