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How To Give Assurance Of Salvation Without Conversion 1. Focus on the “decision,” not conversion. Then they’ll remember their own “wise” choice, not Christ’s work on the cross. 2. Skim over the gospel and push the prayer. The actual gospel is simply too offensive. 3. Please your listeners with [..more..] Sometimes as Christians, we can have a very lop-sided view of God, for we equate His mercy and compassion with His love, and pretty much cast out His holiness and wrath as something that no longer applies. This is completely in error, for our God is love, and is just and perfect in all His [..more..] Saturday, June 20, 2009 J.A. Matteson “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.” Revelation [..more..] Here is a link at an article over at Sola Dei Gloria, which contains the transcript of an excellent message spoken by John MacArthur that really is challenging, and is a message we as Christians need to take note of. Visit Link Tuesday, March 2, 2010 “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Mark 8:34 Self-determination constitutes the foundational bitter fruit of the Adamic nature and left unbridled it is the ruin of men. Here in the Lord’s injunction lies the central issue by [..more..] TRIBULATIONS OF LOVE 02.19.10 J.A. Matteson “But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, ‘Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.’” Acts 24:25 As pilgrims labor to broadcast the gospel in the world, responses to it are unpredictable and [..more..] HE HAS LED ME J.A. Matteson “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:5 Surely the LORD is good to Israel, to those who call upon His name in Spirit and truth; By His [..more..] DELIVER ME 02.15.10 J.A. Matteson Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my mind and my heart. Psalms 26:2 Consider my ways, O LORD, let the light of Your righteousness shine in the secret places within; how can a man understand his ways, all of them are cloaked in sin and deceit, he cannot [..more..] The Following excerpt is from “The Church of God and the Truth of God,” a sermon preached at the New Park Street Chapel on Sunday morning 14 September 1856, when Spurgeon was barely 23 years old. emember how your fathers, in times gone by, defended God’s truth, and blush, ye cowards, who are afraid to maintain [..more..] A PRECIOUS JEWEL 02.03.10 J.A. Matteson You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. Acts 7:51 Stephen experienced that among those who claim allegiance to I AM, nothing is more sinister, vicious, treacherous, and lethal than religious fanaticism [..more..]
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