Tag: renewal
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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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Does the Holy Spirit Seem to You to Be a Kind of Luxury?
The law is that which chains men, not because the law is evil, but the law exposes how evil we happen to be. In other words, the law functions somewhat like a beautiful pump. You might imagine a man, say he’s a farmer … He’s got some stock, and he likes some water for the…
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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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“The Word of God in the Life of the Church” by Jack Miller
Evangelism involves the presentation of the gospel to sinners with the aim of their becoming Christ’s disciples. Evangelism also includes the ministry of Christ’s Spirit in convicting men of the dreadful reality of their sin against God and the wonderful sufficiency of Christ as Lord and Savior. Seen from the point of view of the…
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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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“Those Who Truly Stand in the Tradition of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin” by Jack Miller
The urgency which is stimulated by the knowledge that men go either to heaven or hell at their death has been given poignant expression by William Carey in one of his sermons—to his hearers in India: “I tried to explain to them the nature of heaven and hell and told them that, except our sins…