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Westminster Shorter Catechism

I thought I’d include the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I cannot say I agree with every point in the chatechism, however, I do wonder if the church would be in better condition if more ministers and Christians used it to inform their faith.
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to [...]

STRANGE FIRE in THE HOUSE of THE LORD by J. Lee Grady.

STRANGE FIRE in THE HOUSE of THE LORD
 -by J. Lee Grady.
 
We need to be careful. Current fads involving angels, ecstatic 
worship and necromancy could push us off the edge of spiritual sanity.
 
No one fully understands what Nadab and Abihu did to prompt 
God to strike them dead in the sanctuary of Israel. The Bible says 
they loaded their [...]

Puritan wisdom for today’s generation

“Impress the young convert from the very beginning with the coviction that God has called him into His kingdom to struggle with the corruptions of his heart.”
WILLIAM B. SPRAGUE
“Sin is naturally exceeding dear to us; to part with it is compared to plucking out our right eyes. Men may refrain from wonted ways of sin [...]

Young people and the gospel: Why a return to reformed theology is so essentially urgent

This article is found at the puritanboard
Why is Confessional, Reformed Theology Important?
The National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) has published its first major findings in Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, by Oxford University Press.
The book Soul Searching accurately describes the state of American Christianity today by describing the beliefs [...]

Puritans speak on Limited Atonement

“Election is ascribed to God the Father, sanctification to the Spirit and reconciliation to Jesus Christ.  This is the chain of salvation and never a link of this chain must be broken.  The Son cannot die for them the Father never elected, and the Spirit will never sanctify them whom the Father has not elected [...]


    "IN THE LAST DAYS THREE THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN THE GREAT PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT:

    1) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON POWER, RATHER THAN ON RIGHTEOUSNESS;

    2) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON PRAISE, TO A GOD THEY NO LONGER PRAY TO;

    3) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, RATHER THAN ON THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST."

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