Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
"What say you? Are you resolved to live godly in Christ Jesus, notwithstanding the consequence will be, that you must suffer persecution? You are beginning to build; but have you taken the Lord's advice, to "sit down first and count the cost?" Have you well
Persecution, Suffering, & Mortality
“There has been no single Church of God existing in England for these fifty years which has had to pass through more trial than we have done…scarce a day rolls over my head in which the most villainous abuse, the most fearful slander is not uttered against me both
Biblical History
A Definitive Study of the Church & Its Attendees Ministerial Branches, Church Members, or Attendees? The popular Doctrine and Practice of Church Purity does isolate the mandate of separatism as a requirement for Ministerial Branches of the Church and or “Church Staff”, as some call it. As a result of
Calvinism vs. Arminianism
Calvinists, who deny that salvation can ever be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way They tell us, that... * no virgin's lamp can go out; [Matt. 25:1-13] * no promising harvest be choked with thorns; [Mk. 4:18-19] * no branch in Christ can ever be cut
Seminary, Academia, Psychology, & Science
Not too long ago Mark Driscoll and Matt Chandler were the rising stars of Neo-Calvinism. Even John Piper hoped that they would champion the cause of Calvinism before the up-and-coming generation. However, sadly, considering the fact that Piper has "laid hands" on Rick Warren and Lecrae, that'
What Is Revival?
"I remember thee" - GOD With unspeakable affection God laments for His darling, "I remember thee!". Jeremiah, enamored with the vision, was weeping with God! Do you know the feeling? Jeremiah was divinely-unctionized when he heard the Word of the LORD command him: "GO and
What Is Revival?
"This is a Covenant between the LORD and us, to give up ourselves fully to Him, without reserve, soul and body, hearts and affections, to be His children and Him to be our God and Father, if it please the Holy Lord to send His gospel to the land
What Is Revival?
Morning "quiet times" were a heartless perusal through scripture for many, that is, until the late generation heard the exasperated cry of Ravenhill! This man was different. He arose to withstand lukewarmness by 8 hours of prayer a day at the height of his ministry! Can you believe
What Is Revival?
“A very remarkable thing happened…”, Duncan reports. While kneeling in straw among the barn of a farm house, “The Young Man” arose and read Psalm 24:3-5... "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands,
Calvinism vs. Arminianism
When Spurgeon defended Calvinism, he defended the gospel. When he took up an argument to defend the TULIP, he was impassioned to focus upon the gospel. The following quote represents how, to him, the two were intertwined and inseparable. "The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that
What Is Revival?
What is the eternal destiny of those who are Spiritually Sleeping? In this generation, whose voice but Ian Paisley's is more clearly heard booming in the memory of multiplied thousands of individuals, when he said: “The Church of Jesus Christ is LARGELY SLEEPING, like a great bedroom, and
What Is Revival?
Many people pray for revival, but how many have taken the time to study the scripture to discover exactly what it is? Generally speaking, most consider revival to be like a forest fire: chaotic and uncontrollable by humanity, and yet, having its beginning and continual existence under the government of