Salvation, Divorce and Remarriage

Another question was emailed to me a few weeks ago primarily on the issue of divorce and remarriage among Christians. He had a 2-part question; the first dealt with salvation, and the second about remarriage.
 
First question: “Is salvation lost if a separated guy marry [sic] again? Even it is already annulled? Is the salvation of [...]

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The Long War

Foreword:  This is the last installment on the series  from Modern Reformation, Nov./Dec. Vol. 5 No. 6 1996 issue. To see the complete list and full articles, go to ‘Categories’ from the sidebar and choose the section on The Life of A Justified Sinner. – EmmausTrekker
 
By Dr. Michael S. Horton
Everyone knows St. Augustine , that fourth-century giant, as [...]

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What is Discipleship?

I have transcribed the introduction below from the White Horse Inn broadcast on December 6, 2009 regarding the subject – EmmausTrekker
 
What is Discipleship? by Michael Horton
Once we sit down and really become a disciple, a listener, a learner, once we really do, first of all, receive from Jesus the truth, the doctrine that He wants to teach us, [...]

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Book Review: The Truth About Man

Book Review: The Truth About Man, by Paul Washer

At the beginning of his classic Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin heads his very first paragraph thus: “Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God”. This observation is strikingly true, and if one would take the time to discuss the gospel in depth [...]

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Christian Preaching

By Eric Costa
 
Preach to Glorify God
The ultimate goal of Christian preaching—as with all other things—is the glory of the Triune God. When the minister proclaims God’s true and beautiful Word, he honors the Persons, attributes, and works of God. But the glory really radiates when the Spirit uses his Word to change lives. If someone [...]

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Quote from Sinclair Ferguson

How Reformed Christians can contend for a pure gospel: “Get beyond witnessing to fellow Christians about the Reformed faith and start witnessing to non-Christians about saving faith.” – Sinclair Ferguson

 
Sinclair Ferguson (born 1948) is a Scottish theologian known in Reformed Christian circles for his teaching, writing, and editorial work. He received his Ph.D. from the [...]

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Unhindered Reception

13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 Truly, I say to you, [...]

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Articulus Stantis Et Cadentis Ecclesiae

Foreword
I have posted here snippets from an article written by R. C. Sproul on the current situation regarding the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. This is one doctrine that has been maligned for nearly two millennia, even from the early days of the apostles.  As Sproul noted, till today much is being proposed [...]

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D. A. Carson’s Take On The Gospel

Preached at the Gospel Coalition convention, clearly this is one the best Scripture expositions of 1 Corinthians 15:1-19 that I have heard - hands down! As I have mentioned in my About Me page, Donald A. Carson is my favorite biblical theologian.  He is a prominent, conservative scholar of the evangelical movement. He is currently a research professor of the [...]

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Christmas or Redemption Story?

A major Philippine e-newspaper announces, “Christmas came early this year for a lucky bettor who hit the P150.9 million jackpot in Sunday night’s 6/49 SuperLotto draw…” Christmas has been traditionally associated with the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 since Rome adopted it for a pagan holiday (winter solstice) around 354AD. How the world has [...]

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