"Do men really believe that there is a gospel for each century? Or a religion for each fifty years? Will there be in heaven saints saved according to a score sorts of gospel? Will these agree together to sing the same song? And what will the song be? Saved on different footings, and believing different doctrines, will they enjoy eternal concord, or will heaven itself be only a new arena for disputation between varieties of faiths?"
"That which is new in theology is not true; the gospel was of full stature at its very birth; no man can add to it or take away from it."
"There are many points and particulars in which the gospel is offensive to human nature, and revolting to the pride of the creature. It was not intended to please man.How can we attribute such a purpose to God? Why should he devise a gospel to suit the whims of our poor fallen human nature? He intended to save men, but he never intended to gratify their depraved tastes."
-Charles Spurgeon (taken from Josh Williamson's blog)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATE OF TODAY'S CHUCH?
A glimpse on what's going on in the majority of Christian churches of today. Oh, how we desperately need revival!
Friday, November 7, 2008
TEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE MODERN CHURCH - BY PAUL WASHER
Preached Wednesday, October 22nd at the Revival Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Paul Washer delivers a urgent appeal to the Christians and Churches in North America that many have been believing a false gospel and have false assurance of their salvation. He lists 10 indictments against the modern Church system in America. We need a reformation and revival of a biblical standard! It will not happen unless we stop what we are doing and turn towards God and God alone. The sermon is long but it will provide enough for you to meditate on for months to come.
1. A practical denial of the sufficiency of Scripture.
2. An ignorance of God.
3. A failure to address man’s malady.
4. An ignorance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
5. An ignorance of the doctrine of regeneration.
6. An unbiblical gospel invitation.
7. An ignorance regarding the nature of the Church.
8. A lack of loving and compassionate Church discipline.
9. A lack of teaching and understanding of holiness.
10. A replacement of Scriptures by Sociology and Psychology in terms of family.
Watch the video below
Or watch it in this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_r-bGk8KG8
1. A practical denial of the sufficiency of Scripture.
2. An ignorance of God.
3. A failure to address man’s malady.
4. An ignorance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
5. An ignorance of the doctrine of regeneration.
6. An unbiblical gospel invitation.
7. An ignorance regarding the nature of the Church.
8. A lack of loving and compassionate Church discipline.
9. A lack of teaching and understanding of holiness.
10. A replacement of Scriptures by Sociology and Psychology in terms of family.
Watch the video below
Or watch it in this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_r-bGk8KG8
QUOTES FROM LEONARD RAVENHILL
"If weak in prayer, we are weak everywhere." — Leonard Ravenhill
"Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for?" — Leonard Ravenhill
"A sinning man stops praying, a praying man stops sinning" — Leonard Ravenhill
"The only reason we don't have revival is because we are willing to live without it!" — Leonard Ravenhill
"God pity us that after years of writing, using mountains of paper and rivers of ink, exhausting flashy terminology about the biggest revival meetings in history, we are still faced with gross corruption in every nation, as well as with the most prayerless church age since Pentecost." — Leonard Ravenhill
"The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising." — Leonard Ravenhill
"My main ambition in life is to be on the devil's most wanted list." — Leonard Ravenhill
"If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified." — Leonard Ravenhill
"Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for?" — Leonard Ravenhill
"A sinning man stops praying, a praying man stops sinning" — Leonard Ravenhill
"The only reason we don't have revival is because we are willing to live without it!" — Leonard Ravenhill
"God pity us that after years of writing, using mountains of paper and rivers of ink, exhausting flashy terminology about the biggest revival meetings in history, we are still faced with gross corruption in every nation, as well as with the most prayerless church age since Pentecost." — Leonard Ravenhill
"The Church used to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing. Now she is a cruise ship recruiting the promising." — Leonard Ravenhill
"My main ambition in life is to be on the devil's most wanted list." — Leonard Ravenhill
"If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified." — Leonard Ravenhill
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
IS IT RIGHT FOR A TRUE CHRISTIAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
First of all, I am not against a Christian running for president. I believe it is possible for God to call a member of His beloved to govern a nation. However, I cannot also incline to the other side of the court and say that Christians should desire political offices. Why? Because there are many universal Biblical facts that show that there is no need for such. I have listed these facts below to help you with your judgment.
1) The primary goal of a Christian believer is not to "fix the world". God has never commanded us to gain ground here. Our purpose is not to "fix the world" or "make it a better place" even though we do affect nations positively. Our main purpose is to preach the Gospel and tell people about the eternal God for His glory and the salvation of men.
The Bible describes the world as a place ruled by the prince of darkness, aka the devil, himself. It even goes far to state that mankind would abandon truth and become more wicked as generation goes by. This is indeed a present reality and will go on. Thus, our goal is not to change the world even though we do partially change the world as we live in submission to God. Our goal is to teach people about God and get as many people out of this sinking, rotting place until He comes back to judge the condemned and redeem His followers.
2) Jesus will come back to earth once all have heard the Gospel and the full number of His elect is completed. He will return as a Judge. To those who did not believe, He will come with fire. To those who did believe, He will come with grace. But this is not all. The Bible says there will be a "new heaven" and "new earth". Therefore, it is Jesus who will ultimately fix the world, not us.
This is one of the reasons why I cannot totally go to the other side and openly declare that Christians should run as presidents or senators. If Jesus will fix the world on His return, what's the point of doing it now? Didn't He just commanded us to preach the Gospel and live for Him until He returns? But then again, I also cannot say that Christians cannot run as presidents. If a Christian truly feels it is the will of God for him to run, why not? There are some Biblical references to this. The only thing that should be remembered is that our goal is not to fix the world. Only God can do that and He will do that. Our concern is living for Him on a daily basis, worshipping Him and preaching Him to the lost that they too may join our fellowship.
3) God is sovereign. This is the biggest fact that we have to face. If God is sovereign, what's the sense of running for president even with the good intention of changing the world? Everything is under His control. Should not we just focus on what He has commanded us to do? There's a lot of struggles we have to face to bother ourselves with such a task. Our neighbors.. have they already heard the Gospel? It is better to stick to God's will than go outside of it, even if you have good and pure motives.
4) God is the only who is capable of fixing this world. Even those in the annals of history who have changed the world, believers or non-believers, did so by the grace and power of God.
5) Lastly, God has promised to reorder His universe, cleansing it from the dark horde that governs it and the unregenerate who loves it. He promises a future, which is soon to come, in which He would personally dwell with His people and wipe every tear. There would be no more sin, war, suffering or chaos.
In Biblical prophecy, when God declares something to come, it is considered a reality, not a possibility. Thus, it is just a matter of time before these things are fulfilled.
Let us wait anxiously for these things, continuing to do what He has commanded us to do until the full measure of His elect are saved. When all have heard the Good News, He will come back to restore all things, fulfilling all of Scripture.
FACTS
1) The primary goal of a Christian believer is not to "fix the world". God has never commanded us to gain ground here. Our purpose is not to "fix the world" or "make it a better place" even though we do affect nations positively. Our main purpose is to preach the Gospel and tell people about the eternal God for His glory and the salvation of men.
The Bible describes the world as a place ruled by the prince of darkness, aka the devil, himself. It even goes far to state that mankind would abandon truth and become more wicked as generation goes by. This is indeed a present reality and will go on. Thus, our goal is not to change the world even though we do partially change the world as we live in submission to God. Our goal is to teach people about God and get as many people out of this sinking, rotting place until He comes back to judge the condemned and redeem His followers.
2) Jesus will come back to earth once all have heard the Gospel and the full number of His elect is completed. He will return as a Judge. To those who did not believe, He will come with fire. To those who did believe, He will come with grace. But this is not all. The Bible says there will be a "new heaven" and "new earth". Therefore, it is Jesus who will ultimately fix the world, not us.
This is one of the reasons why I cannot totally go to the other side and openly declare that Christians should run as presidents or senators. If Jesus will fix the world on His return, what's the point of doing it now? Didn't He just commanded us to preach the Gospel and live for Him until He returns? But then again, I also cannot say that Christians cannot run as presidents. If a Christian truly feels it is the will of God for him to run, why not? There are some Biblical references to this. The only thing that should be remembered is that our goal is not to fix the world. Only God can do that and He will do that. Our concern is living for Him on a daily basis, worshipping Him and preaching Him to the lost that they too may join our fellowship.
3) God is sovereign. This is the biggest fact that we have to face. If God is sovereign, what's the sense of running for president even with the good intention of changing the world? Everything is under His control. Should not we just focus on what He has commanded us to do? There's a lot of struggles we have to face to bother ourselves with such a task. Our neighbors.. have they already heard the Gospel? It is better to stick to God's will than go outside of it, even if you have good and pure motives.
4) God is the only who is capable of fixing this world. Even those in the annals of history who have changed the world, believers or non-believers, did so by the grace and power of God.
5) Lastly, God has promised to reorder His universe, cleansing it from the dark horde that governs it and the unregenerate who loves it. He promises a future, which is soon to come, in which He would personally dwell with His people and wipe every tear. There would be no more sin, war, suffering or chaos.
In Biblical prophecy, when God declares something to come, it is considered a reality, not a possibility. Thus, it is just a matter of time before these things are fulfilled.
Let us wait anxiously for these things, continuing to do what He has commanded us to do until the full measure of His elect are saved. When all have heard the Good News, He will come back to restore all things, fulfilling all of Scripture.
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