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926 days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZTb-_BeJL8
926 days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggOldk39RY
926 days ago
A Dialogue... Old Believer - So I hear you're going to become a pastor. Young man - Yes, that's right! I am. Old Believer - And may I ask -- what exactly are you going to preach? Young man - The Gospel, of course! Old Believer - The Gospel? You are a fool, young man. If you do so, you will preach to empty pews. Young man - Really? John Piper preaches the Gospel, and he has a very large and respectable congregation. Everyone agrees that he preaches the Gospel. So even though he preaches the Gospel, he's still really popular. Old Believer - Are you sure Piper is actually preaching the Gospel? I mean, the Apostles preached "the truth as it is in Jesus" (Eph 4:21) -- they proclaimed the pure simple truth -- and they were not popular. Young man - Hmm. Then what do you think I should do? Your comments -- I must admit -- have rather confused me. Old Believer - Oh! Your question is easy to answer -- Preach something ...
926 days ago
How often do you hear this ... "We are in the light as believers. But are there not clouds that hide the complete view of our salvation from us at times? Does God ever use our human doubt to strengthen our spiritual dependance upon Him and His promises? But do not look down upon your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ that are experiencing a sin in their life that causes them to not see clearly their savior." (Ethan Beckler, U-Illinois) "I never doubt my salvation anymore. But I will admit that when I was young in Christ there were times when I wondered." (Josiah Burke, Hawaii) My response: Hmmm.... Thanks for your comments guys. But the Bible defines a believer as someone with same assurance and confidence as the Apostles (2 Pet 1:1). NASB: Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ KJV: Simon ...
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Imagine... A preacher gets up in the pulpit and reads the parable of the sowers. He reflects upon the context of this passage and he also talks about the Jewish agricultural customs in Christ's day. Then based on his grammatical-historical analysis, the preacher concludes by listing what he think the "soils" and "seed" might represent. Did you notice something? The preacher never looked at Christ's infallible interpretation of the parable. And what would you think of this preacher? Most people would accuse him of "exalting himself above Christ". This is true -- the preacher is ignoring Christ's interpretation, and exalting his own methods and ideas above Christ's. Now, think about the Psalms. Why is it OK for preachers to interpret the PSALMS (without looking at Christ and the Apostle's interpretation of the Psalms)? Christ and the Apostles applied at least 30 Psalms to Christ. So isn't your preacher "exalting himself above Christ" when he ...
