The third sesson of the True Church Conference 2010 “The Quagmire of Hyper-Calvinism”.

The morning session closed with a lecture by Jonathan Sims, a pastor in Shelbyville, Tennessee. His topic was urging all to repent and believe. His text was Acts 17:30-34. Why should we urge all men to repent and believe the gospel? Because that’s what God …

This is the thought that should be uppermost on your mind

in all you do for your children.

In every step you take about them,

 in every plan and scheme and arrangement that concerns them,

do not leave out that mighty question,

“How will this affect their souls?” …

In the New Testament, we get introduced to another reason to pray for unbelievers.  Prayer for their salvation and prayers for workers to go out into the harvest.

So now the general idea of prayer for unbelievers falls into the following categories:

Prayer to preserve an unbeliever from their due judgment and wrath from God.

Prayer for …

In Houston Has A Problem, I said this:

Now granted we are to pray for our leaders even if we disagree with them. But we are to pray for for their souls, their repentance and for their Salvation. We don’t pray that the Lord should prosper them or that the Lord will make their …

Read this profound statement about marriage from John Piper.

What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1

One of the reasons that I have emphasized the ultimate meaning of marriage so much in this series is that the meaning of marriage is such that human beings cannot legitimately break it. …

When we recently went to the nursing home to play Christmas music for the residents, I shared the gist of the following with them.

Most everyone but an ardent atheist have no problem with Christmas and a baby in a manger. …

The Marks of Saving Faith by John MacArthur

Seven conditions that do not prove or disprove genuine saving faith.

1. Visible Morality

2. Intellectual Knowledge

3. Religious Involvement

4. Active Ministry

5. Conviction of Sin

6. The Feeling of Assurance

7. A Time of Decision

Nine conditions that prove genuine saving faith.

1. Love for God

2. Repentance from Sin

3. …