Three Streams

Restoration, Revival and Reformation

Entries for October, 2008

Do we need revival?

I never heard of Nancy Leigh DeMoss until I read this statement about the need for revival.
“We need revival:
-when we do not love Him as we once did.
-when earthly interests and occupations are more important to us than eternal ones.
-when we would rather watch TV and read secular books and magazines than read the Bible [...]

Paul’s Calling and the Elect of God

Titus 1:1-3 (ESV)
Greeting
 1Paul, a servant[a] of God and(A) an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and(B) their knowledge of the truth,(C) which accords with godliness, 2(D) in hope of eternal life, which God,(E) who never lies,(F) promised(G) before the ages began[b] 3and(H) at the proper time manifested in [...]

Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology: dead orthodoxy, door stopper or devotional discipleship?

 
Ok, so it is a fairly large book, it has a title that would cause the average Christian to yawn, and yes it is full of big words and it is all about theology. However is it useful for more than door stopping and sending people to sleep? Absolutely!
 
I bought this book a [...]

Spurgeon’s sermons and my devotions

Since discovering that most of Charles Spurgeon’s sermons are available online, I decided to incorporate some his sermons into my quiet time. I’ve decided to work through them in chronological order. This will have many benefits, it will give me a deeper and wider insight into the preaching and theology of Charles Spurgeon. It will, [...]

Leonard Ravenhill: Forget Miracles preach the true gospel!



    "First of all, the evangelical is one who is entirely subservient to the Bible… This is true of every evangelical. He is a man of one book; he starts with it; he submits himself to it; this is his authority."
    D.M. Lloyd Jones