One of the chief benefits of the recent debates regarding sanctification is a renewed emphasis on the believer’s union with Christ through faith. If we realize how often the apostle Paul situates our salvation “in Christ,” we will also realize…
One of the chief benefits of the recent debates regarding sanctification is a renewed emphasis on the believer’s union with Christ through faith. If we realize how often the apostle Paul situates our salvation “in Christ,” we will also realize…
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation” (Ps. 111:1). One of the more popular features on our church website (www.spcgreenville.org) is the live video webcast that allows…
In this article, I want to examine the third of the Affirmations & Denials of the Gospel Reformation Network, which makes a point at the very heart of our concern in presenting a balanced view of the gospel: We affirm…
In this article, I want to examine the third of the Affirmations & Denials of the Gospel Reformation Network, which makes a point at the very heart of our concern in presenting a balanced view of the gospel: We affirm…
I am I am, I am I am I think I am, I think I am I’m glad I am I’m proud I am A real [balanced] man Who is this person in the middle who carefully avoids extremes in…
A reminder from Spurgeon to deal in our ministry with subjects suitable to an immortal being, taken from a sermon on The Word of the Cross (#1611): If I were able to explain to a general audience how to make…
Church planting requires many administrative tasks. From setting up email accounts and registering the church’s 501-C3 status to fundraising and sending update letters, one can easily spend over one-hundred hours on the front end tackling these necessary duties. In addition…
John Pye Smith was a Congregationalist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He was theological tutor at the Dissenting academy known as Homerton College near Hackney, London, for forty-five years between 1805 and 1850. In addition he was…
As far back as I can recall, Christians have utilized the phrase, “personal relationship” in evangelism. It is oft-times used as a synonym for “salvation.” Perhaps pressing the phrase to its unlikely meaning, we might suggest that the phrase, “personal…
