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I will only say that the "biography" of Andrew Fuller linked here and authored by a chap called Jared Smith, appears not to contain a single direct quotation from Fuller. I have also read George Ella's book on Fuller which is referenced by Smith, and it is another hatchet job. Fuller, like all...

There are many verses warning against pride and urging humility. James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5. 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble' (referencing Proverbs 3:34). The word translated 'resists' comes from antitasso, and literally means that God sets Himself in battle array against...

The word 'sacrament' does not appear in the 1644/6 or 1689 confession, and I personally never use the word. However, some of the compilers of the 1689 do speak of 'sacraments' in their other writings, but they do not at all mean the same thing that Roman Catholics do. The same applies to the...

I rather think you said it was. How about Galatians 6:15? 'Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what counts.' Under the Mosaic Law, no one could eat the Passover without being circumcised (Exod. 12:43ff). Now circumcision is done away...

May I ask what you mean by "modern"? I quoted Thomas Aquinas who does not seem very modern to me, but perhaps he does to you. Whom would you regard as non-modern? Augustine? Tertullian? How about Barnabas? Just let me know and I'll give you a quote. Other parts of your posts I will reply...

On another thread, @JonC wrote: The divisions are actually 'moral,' 'ceremonial' and 'judicial.' This is my mistake rather than Jon's as I wrote 'dietary' without thinking. Perhaps some suppose that the Three-fold division of the Law is a doctrine of the Reformed churches, as indeed it is, but...

I believe that the moral law, summarized by the Decalogue, is the expression of God's righteousness. Deuteronomy describes the Law as it was given by God to the Israelites, but I have already shown you that Abraham obeyed God's 'charge, commandments, statutes and laws' (Genesis 26:5). Abraham...

Dr Lloyd-Jones makes the same point in his mammoth sermon series on Romans. The believer is a new creation, but there is a relic of sin that dwells, not in him, but in his flesh. 'Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts' (Rom. 6:12). 'Therefore put...

I don't have much time to deal with this. You first of all say: and then you say a bit later: So, according to you, we are in agreement that the Law is jurisprudence, though you will look in vain to find where I have mentioned 'jusrisprudence' at all. What we appear to need is a definition of...

I think it is. OK. First question: was Abraham a Jew? I think you have said previously that he was not. Yet we read (God speaking to Isaac), 'Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.' A moment's thought will reveal that Adam was under God's...

You may be right, but it's not what the Lord said. Have a read of Luke 17:26-30. I believe that the Return of Christ will be sudden and unexpected. Our part is to be ready, though it may not happen in our lifetimes.

Sorry! Let me try to do it now. Yes. I do not believe that current events are at all a reliable way to discover the time of the return of Christ. The apostle Paul tells us that 'There will be terrible times in the last days.' And pretty much all the way through the past 2,000 years there...

I found this on John Piper's Desiring God website. I think it may be helpful. He draws a useful distinction between Justification by Faith Alone and Salvation by Faith Alone. https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/will-we-be-finally-saved-by-faith-alone I am happy to discuss this further, but I...

What you have done is to take a chunk of Scripture and post it here without any comment as to why it proves your point. I think it proves my point. But tell me, if I cut and paste the whole of Romans - or even the whole Bible - and post it here with just a few disparaging and patronizing...

You are perfectly entitled to do that, but it will not help you discover when the return of Christ is. The main thing IMO is to keep short accounts with God and be constantly prepared for our Lord's coming.

This goes back to the very start of the Reformation. The first of Martin Luther's 95 theses states: When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ``Repent'' (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. However, if MacArthur meant that one cannot have assurance of...

I'm so sorry to hear of this, @J.D. Certainly I will be praying for both you and Ann. May the Lord give you peace in His good and perfect will. Mrs Marprelate was diagnosed with cancer but has now been free of it for around ten years. The Lord is good and has provided treatments for cancer...

As a student of history, I am aware that when Napoleon was at the height of his power, people were thinking that he might be the antichrist and trying to fit his name into 666. The Lord Jesus tells us that, "You will hear of wars and rumours of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed...

I strongly recommend that you do not base your eschatology upon the newspapers or television. God is still in charge.

You might have a look at Isaiah 24-25 and compare with various verses in Revelation. There is, of course, no mention of the USA, Canada or Argentina, but those countries are, no doubt, included under 'world.'