Assurance: When and How Are We Sealed By the Spirit?

When and how the believer is sealed with the Spirit is the question. Many of the Puritans and certain of their contemporary disciples, agreeing that sealing is the assuring of the sealed of their salvation, contend that the sealing is a work of the Spirit that follows faith in Christ in time, often after many […]

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Biblical Doctrine: When Are We Sealed By the Holy Spirit?

We learn the truth about assurance especially from three passages, or kinds of passages, of Scripture. The first is those texts that teach the sealing work of the Spirit. Several texts teach that the Spirit seals the believer, including II Corinthians 1:21, 22; Ephesians 1:13, 14; and Ephesians 4:30. Ephesians 1:13, 14 is the most […]

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What Is ‘Joy in the Holy Spirit’?

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. – Romans 5:5 The Spirit of God does not work ‘in vacuo’. He glorifies Christ. He works through the propitiation, interpreting, revealing and applying it. If we think of […]

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A Life Well-pleasing to God

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2 In God’s sight the life that is good and well-pleasing to Him is a life striving […]

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10 Reasons Why Roman Catholicism and Christianity Will Forever Be Irreconcilable

September 25

The issue which is often brought out amongst Protestants and Catholics is whether Roman Catholics are Christians and does Catholic theology agree with the Bible? It is the sincere belief of this writer that Catholic doctrine cannot be considered biblically accurate and is therefore incompatible with the written word of God. In this study we […]

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Sin, the Practical Blasphemy

“Sin is the Practical-blasphemy of all the name of God. It is the Dare of His Justice, the Rape of Hi Mercy, the Jeer of His patience, the Slight of His Power, the Contempt of His Love: It is every way contrary to God.” – Samuel Bolton, Sin, p. 25.

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Jesus, Our Example

What does it mean to have Jesus as our example and to follow in His footsteps? Look at I Peter 2:21: For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. We acknowledge that Christ suffered and died in our behalf, […]

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Invalidating the Doctrine of A 1000 Year Reign of Christ

November 24

And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.  – Revelation 20:4 (Literal translation) The validity of the doctrine of a 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ on this earth is easily dismissible as completely illogical and invalid. The passage quoted above is a literal translation. Note it carefully. For those readers who have […]

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Two Resurrections, Thousand years Between ‘Em and A Dispensationalist In A Pear Tree

This is a follow up post regarding the millennial teaching of a double physical resurrection which I dealt with recently. Why a follow up? Because I’ve been asked to explain something in this comment received. Pay attention to what this guy asks: I accept that the Thessalonians passage describes only one resurrection – that of […]

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Q&A: Will the Sins of Christians Be Revealed At the Final Judgment?

Speculation. We’ll have none of that here. Let’s stick to “What saith the Scriptures?” First, Revelations  20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which […]

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Poll: What Is the Greatest Doctrinal Error or Threat to the Church?

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Recognizing False Teachers

“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” – Matthew 7:15 False teachers are cleverly disguised, and in our day, there are many. They are disguised so that the sheep, perhaps lacking in knowledge, will not notice their true nature, until they are already established among […]

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SBC: Ronnie Floyd Is A False Teacher

Health and wealth prosperity teaching in the SBC…. You can watch the full message here.

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Tony Miano: Improve Results of Evangelistic Services By Getting Arrested

If other pastors ask a serious question about how to replicate actions that will increase results from an evangelistic service [as if their actions, itinerary or method will make a difference, as if it is in their power to make it so], is the answer to give them – even “in jest” – that getting […]

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A Call for Division in the Visible Church

A few suggestions are in order as to how we may, with both our feet on solid ground, strive toward the ideal of visible unity for the church of Christ. The first need of the church of this day is not union, but division; however, division unto union. First, we must have the courage to […]

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When A Christian Lacks Respect for God’s Word

January 10

17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 18 “Behold, My [a]Servant whom I [b]have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul [c]is well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He shall proclaim [d]justice to the [e]Gentiles. 19 “He will not quarrel, nor cry out; Nor will anyone hear […]

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The Right to Be One’s Own God

[ Read more on Antinomianism ] The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. – Genesis 3:5 This is precisely the power claimed and offered by […]

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Why Heretics Win

[ Read more on Faith and Heresy ] “There are several reasons that heretics win battles. First, Scripture tells us that they are more clever and cunning than believers: “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light” (Luke 16:8). They have a way of thinking that […]

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Q&A: Should Women Teach Men About Theology?

Short answer: Absolutely not, in any way, shape or form. Scripture, specifically I Timothy 2:11-14, could not be more clear: A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first […]

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You Can Take the Israelite Out of Egypt, but…

Exodus 32. Wow. It almost makes my head swim to see the scene played out on the pages of Scripture, particularly verses one through six. Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us [a]a god who will […]

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