2-2-2003 
2-2-2003
to save sinners”
(1 Tim. 1:15)
“Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Acts 20:21)
“Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:5)
Page
One Page
Two Page
Three Page
Four Straight
Arrows Food
For Thought Wisdom
from the Bible LinksThis excellent book is a classic on the Sovereign Grace of God, surveying the subject "from its rise to its consummation." Highly recommended!
"Then He said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." (Luke 24:25-27)
Blood Redemption in the Old Testament
Salvation by Grace Alone—Blood Redemption in Christ First Revealed in the Garden of Eden
Without the Shedding of Blood, There Is No Remission of Sin
Blood Redemption in the New Testament
As Sinners, We Have Two Desperate Needs
Which Have Been Met by the Lord Jesus Christ:
The Value and Characteristics of Love
We find 3 accounts of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus in the book of Acts. The first is given by Luke, the writer of Acts (Acts 9:1-22). The second and third accounts, though recorded by Luke, are given by Paul himself in Acts 22:1-21 and Acts 26:1-32. When Paul was given the opportunity to speak in these last 2 accounts, he immediately gave his personal testimony of how God saved him, referring back to that initial experience of his conversion. Though he lived in daily fellowship with the risen Lord with an abiding trust in the Crucified One, Paul never forgot his time of love—that experience on the Damascus road, when God gave him that effectual call (also referred to in Galatians 1:15-16), when the Lord Jesus Christ made Himself known to him, when he was born again, when old things passed away, and all things became new, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
See “Paul's Conversion,” by Doyle Dewberry and
"Men ought always to pray." Luke 18:1 Click Here to read (Courtesy of The Evangelical Bishop: The J. C. Ryle Bookshelf)
By C. H. Spurgeon Click Here to read See also Free Grace Broadcaster, Summer 2002 edition)
By C. H. Spurgeon A Gospel message on Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Click Here to read
By C. H. Spurgeon Click Here to read
By C. H. Spurgeon Click Here to read
"If he turn not, He will whet His sword; He hath bent His bow and made it ready." (Psalm 7:12)
In this age of "easy-believism," "Repentance toward God" (Acts 20:21; 17:30-31) is the missing note in much modern-day evangelistic preaching. In this message, Spurgeon defines it and urges its absolute necessity in true conversion.
An outstanding message, and one desperately needed to be heard in our day. Highly recommended.
(Courtesy of The Spurgeon Archive)
“If you can't forgive others, you have burned the bridge over which you must pass.”—The Voice of Truth Magazine
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:14-15)
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:31-32)
The Born-Again Believer's Attitude
Toward Unbelievers:2 Timothy 2:24-26 The Born-Again Believer's Attitude
Toward His Enemies:Matthew 5:43-45
"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" (2 Corinthians 13:5)
The old spiritual put it well: "Everybody that's talkin' 'bout heaven ain't going there." How does one know for certain whether he is truly saved, or whether he has made a false profession of faith in Christ?
Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ? Do you really want to know if you are truly saved? You need only answer one question: "Is Christ truly precious to you?" Search your own heart by listening to this audio message by C. H. Spurgeon:
"Christ Precious to Believers"
(narrated by Tod Magstadt) orClick Here to read the above message
Read also: "Saved or Deceived?" by Dr. William R. Crews
See also: "Self-Examination," by C. H. Spurgeon
"Blood Even on the Golden Altar"
by C. H. Spurgeon"The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice" by C. H. Spurgeon
What does the term "the blood of Christ" mean, and why is it so important? Why is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ called "precious" in the Holy Scriptures (1 Peter 1:18-21)?
Click Here to read an article by John Roden
“Justification by Faith”
By Pastor Brian Schwertley
Click here to read
“Justification”
By Charles Hodge
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
“The Doctrine of Justification”
By Arthur W. Pink
Click here to read
Click here to read from Arthur Pink's Archive
C. H. Spurgeon on Justification
This is Chapter Six in Pink's classic book, "The Sovereignty of God."
Click Here to read Click Here to access the entire book. (Courtesy of Arthur Pink Archive)
The sovereign grace of God cannot really be understood unless the Holy Spirit gives us some insight into the total depravity of man. This work by Pink is one of the best and most exhaustive on the subject.
Click Here to read
Page
One 8-26-2002
Articles and messages by C. H. Spurgeon, E. Charles Heinze, Arthur W. Pink, John Gill, James A. Stewart, Horatius Bonar, John Roden, and others
Page
Two6-2-2002
Messages by C. H. Spurgeon, Charles Hodge, John Reisinger, Arthur W. Pink, Fred Zaspel, Samuel Davies, and others
Articles, Messages and Tracts by Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Rolfe Barnard, Charles Spurgeon, James A. Stewart, and other authors
Articles, Messages and Tracts by C. H. Spurgeon, Robert Gifford, Rolfe Barnard, Arthur W. Pink, Doyle Dewberry, J. C. Ryle, William R. Crews, and other authors
Sayings and quotes selected to search the hearts of both saints and sinners
Christ's humiliation in His incarnation. Quotes from Thomas Watson are featured.
“For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16)
“If any of you lack wisdom . . .” (James 1:5-7)
Sovereign
Grace Links2-2-2003
We recommend these Links, but do not necessarily endorse every statement found on them.
Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime:
Then looking in, I saw upon the floor
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.“How many anvils have you had,” said I,
“To wear and batter all these hammers so?”
“Just one,” said he, and then, with twinkling eye,
“The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.”And so, thought I, the Anvil of God's Word,
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The anvil is unharmed . . . the hammers gone.—Author unknown
Brown, Driver, Briggs Gesenius Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Greek New Testament Lexicon based on Thayers, Smith's Bible Dictionary
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
“Abstract of Systematic Theology” by J. P. Boyce, Professor of Systematic Theology in The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. First published in 1887
“Manual of Theology,” by J. L. Dagg, D.D.
Page
One Page
Two Page
Three Page
Four Straight
Arrows Food
For Thought Wisdom
from the Bible Links