Tag: parents
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Martin Luther to George Spalatin, 21 August 1544
To Doctor George SpalatinA man to be highly respected in Christ,Superintendent of the churches in Misnia,Most faithful pastor to the people of Altenburg, and one most dear to his own Lord. Grace and peace in the Lord, and the consolation of the Holy Spirit, Amen. I deeply sympathise with you, my dearest Spalatin, and I…
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Continuance in Justification by C. John Miller, 11 April 1979
I wish to affirm that faith alone is the exclusive means for the believer’s continuance in justification. In the divine act of initial justification, faith alone obtains God’s once-and-for-all pardon and free acceptance. The same is true for justification as an ongoing manifestation in the life of the believer. My sins that are daily confessed…
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Garbage Truck Evangelism
On June 6 [1980] NLC [New Life Church] sent, among others, Alan Smith, Steve DeMoss, and Harvie Conn to join the NLC team already in Uganda.[1] Sempangi has credited Harvie Conn for the idea of “Garbage Truck Evangelism.”[2] Steve DeMoss recalled that Jack came up with the idea.[3] Actually, Phil Gross was originally responsible for…
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Abandoning the Idea of a Calvinist Remnant
This morning I listened to a Glenn Beck interview with Voddie Baucham. Using the Old Testament concept of a “remnant,” and quoting Reformed leaders J. Gresham Machen and Abraham Kuyper, these men uncritically presupposed a remnant theology to support their views of the world today. Since Christians often assume a “remnant theology” to support our…
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Arrived in Vicenza
Sunday, I preached at New Life Vicenza from Mark 14:27–31 (Luke 22:31–34). I will be preaching this week from Mark 14:32–42. NLV has been working through the book of Mark and I am coming alongside them and joining in what they are already doing. While I greatly enjoyed preaching the gospel Sunday morning, I enjoyed…