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@Guido, Are you regularly attending a Bible-believing church and sitting under its ministry? Are you reading the Bible daily and praying regularly? These are God's ordained means for the spiritual growth of Christians. If you are doing these things regularly, then talk to your pastor who, I...

In 1408, Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, published the following decision: 'We therefore legislate and ordain that nobody shall from this day forth translate any text of Holy Scripture on his own authority into English or any other language, whether in the form of a book, pamphlet or...

Well, I am :) Matt. 11:25-26; Luke 10:21-22; John 6:44; Acts 13:48; 16:14; Romans 11:32; 1 Cor. 2:14; Eph. 2:1-10 etc. Before anyone replies to this, may I suggest reading Isaiah 55:8-9 & Romans 11:33-36.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." "The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." 'For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' "He [God] makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust." "For He is kind to the...

So would I. My church is in the progress of planting a church in a neighbouring town. The firm intention is that the 'plant' will become an independent church within two years.

A few words on "Duty-Faith." The expression "Duty-Faith" seems to be the particular stone which is hurled against Andrew Fuller. The question is therefore, is it the duty of men and women to believe the Gospel? Let me ask another question: is it the duty of all men to believe and obey the...

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...