“Maybe they are saved. Someone shared the Gospel with them. Someone gave them a Bible.” We have a hard time, when someone passes, accepting the reality of hell. We don’t rejoice that they are there, but some go beyond Scripture and cannot allow their minds to accept the truth. So they will seek some way…

Slaves to false doctrines do not break free by their own free will; they must hear the truth, and it takes the sovereign work of God in them to destroy their beloved delusion. They are convinced of a lie. The enemy sold them a counterfeit that promised all they desired and God—so they took it.…

“A doctrinally sound church will guard the truth and help believers grow in knowledge of God.” ~ R. C. Sproul “Doctrinal integrity is not optional; it is the very foundation of a healthy church.” ~ John MacArthur You realized that the preaching you were sitting under wasn’t just a little off— it was false, even…

“Any gospel that looks within man for good is not the gospel of God’s grace; it is another gospel.” ~ R. C. Sproul If your gospel is that God is looking within you to find something good, useful, or beneficial to Him and He is calling you to Himself in order to bring out of…

“We are to study, pray, and obey; God gives no secret knowledge to absolve our diligence.” ~ Richard Baxter God has gifted Biblically qualified elders to proclaim His Word, but they do not have a special anointing that gives them access to secret knowledge withheld from you or me. They do not have new knowledge…

 “The Christian is not above the law, but walks within it as one redeemed to honor God.” ~ Charles Spurgeon The Christian thinks himself not above the law nor a victim when he is made to face consequences even for past sinful choices. That we are justified before God and being sanctified, does not lead…

“You cannot make anyone a Christian by your prayers or tears; only the Spirit can awaken faith.” ~ Charles Spurgeon  “The duty of parents is to teach the Word and pray, leaving the conversion of the heart to God.” ~ Richard Baxter “Parents may sow, but God alone gives the increase.” ~ Matthew Henry We…

 “True religion is the sense of the heart’s dependence on God, and the vigorous exercise of holy affections in the pursuit of His glory.”  ~ Jonathan Edwards Ladies, while we are not called by God to the pulpit, we are called to study our Bibles and to be discerning. Sadly, many women have been deceived…

“God does not need our tongues to slay the wickedness of men; He needs our hearts to yield to His Word.” ~ Richard Baxter We abuse Scriptures of threatening and warning when we violently thrust them into the heart of a man, rather than faithfully proclaim them and trust the Holy Spirit to work in…

“A lie is never harmless; the smallest error is the seed of death for the soul and dishonor to God.” ~ Charles Spurgeon “False doctrine creeps in subtly and may look like truth, but it robs God of His glory and enslaves men to delusion.” ~ Jonathan Edwards Tackling error isn’t always as challenging as…