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Interview with John MacArthur – Shepherds’ Conference 2010

Karen — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:14:36 +0000

John MacArthur, in this video, interviewed by Rick Holland at the 2010 Shepherds’ Conference

Topics include the inception of Shepherds’ Conference, Scripture, Atonement, Baptism, and Worship.

Separating From Unbelievers

Karen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:04 +0000

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness ? 2 Corinthians 6:14

Shepherds’ Conference 2010

Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will [Continue reading ...]

What Must I Believe?

Karen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:14 +0000

Standing on the foundation of Scripture is a body of truth that you must believe. If you reject that body of truth, you are not a Christian.

First, can we agree that a true Christian is someone who embraces those truths by faith? Second, which of those truths are the subjects of evangelical sermons, books, and media today? Third, what can we do (as individual Christians) to see that evangelicalism is [Continue reading ...]

Fellowship in Truth

Karen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:52 +0000

The Bible is the only authoritative source from which Christianity is derived. Sound strange? That used to be the defining characteristic of evangelicalism.

Collectively evangelicals seem to have drifted far from that principle, and evangelicalism is taking on some strange shapes.

So the first thing that is true about the delivered, the true Christians, is that they do not [Continue reading ...]

You Cant Get There from Here

Karen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:04 +0000

You can’t be a Christian without embracing that body of truth, “which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3

So, what is that body of non-negotiable doctrine that must be believed to receive eternal life? For that matter, what is it to believe?

After briefly contrasting what can be known through natural theology with what God [Continue reading ...]

Three Reasons To Fear God – John MacArthur

Karen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:51:02 +0000

“Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, neither hid that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Luke 12:1-9 [Continue reading ...]

John MacArthur Tells Christians: Don’t Fornicate With The World

Karen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:49:25 +0000

“The church, if it is to be anything, it is to be absolutely distinct from the culture, absolutely distinct from the world, absolutely distinct from unbelievers,” said prominent author and evangelical pastor John MacArthur.

Speaking from the pulpit to thousands of fellow pastors at the Shepherds’ Conference, MacArthur underscored the biblical command not to be yoked with nonbelievers and to be a separated people.

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Rap That Showtime Religion

Karen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:53:15 +0000

Can the church fight apathy and materialism by feeding people’s appetite for entertainment? Evidently many in the church believe the answer is yes, as church after church jumps on the show-business bandwagon. It is a troubling trend that is luring many otherwise orthodox churches away from biblical priorities.

Church buildings are being constructed like theaters. Instead of a pulpit, the focus is a stage. Some feature massive [Continue reading ...]

Focusing on God’s Glory

Karen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:19:45 +0000

Following previous Why God Saves focusing on God’s glory:

Everything exists for the purpose of glorifying God. The Westminster Shorter Catechism of the seventeenth century begins by stating that the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Psalm 19:1 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God.” The vastness of space and all therein glorifies God.

In Isaiah 43:20, God says, [Continue reading ...]

What Is Pragmatism & Why Is It Bad?

Karen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:00:38 +0000

In a column published some years ago in a popular Christian magazine, a well-known preacher was venting his own loathing for long sermons. January 1 was coming, so he resolved to do better in the coming year. “That means wasting less time listening to long sermons and spending much more time preparing short ones,” he wrote. “People, I’ve discovered, will forgive even poor theology as long as they [Continue reading ...]