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Entries Tagged ‘The Gospel’

Contemporary qualifications for being a prophet

“I think Phillip Yancey is modern day prophet”. These were the words a Christian sister in the Lord expressed to me recently. My response? “Erm, I think Phillip Yancey is a modern day heretic”.
Perhaps, this was a bit too strong, I’m not sure. But I do know this, the one thing that I found so [...]

Let Calvin Speak on…Preaching the Gospel

Many people react to the idea of election by saying ‘whats the point of preaching the gospel to people?’ Or they will say ‘The idea of election will lead to believers no longer inviting people to turn to Christ.
Well, let the master reformer speak on these issues himself…
“The gospel is to be preached indiscriminately to the elect [...]

Leonard Ravenhill: Forget Miracles preach the true gospel!


A Theology of Escapism (I’m a Christian get me out of here!”)

I’ve had a few conversations with people from different contexts who have all been impacted by the testimony of Ted Herbert, Some of these conversations were with people who knew him and others were with people who didn’t know him but news of his testimony had reached their ears.
One of the things that it has helped me realise [...]

The Simple Power of the Cross

I’ve started reading Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening again, this particular entry made an impact on me.
Morning—September 25
“Who of God is made unto us wisdom.“ 1 Cor. 1:30
Man’s intellect seeks after rest, and by nature seeks it apart from the Lord Jesus Christ. Men of education are apt, even when converted, to look upon the [...]


    "We are to believe and follow Christ in all things, including His words about Scripture. And this means that Scripture is to be for us what it was to Him: the unique, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God, and not merely a human testimony to Christ, however carefully guided and preserved by God. If the Bible is less than this to us, we are not fully Christ's disciples."
    James Montgomery Boice