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The opening paragraphs in Francis Schaeffer’s book:True Spirituality.
The question before us is what the Christian life,true spirituality,really is,and how it may be lived in a twentieth century setting. The first point which we must make is that it is impossible even to begin living the Christian life,or to [...] http://wayoflife.org/files/ecdf6e9b44bbdb45aeac57fb4e7e099d-816.html CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSICIANS AND THE BEATLES One of the reasons why we are opposed to Contemporary Christian Music is its worldliness,its refusal to separate from the world. Contemporary Christian musicians make no attempt to hide the fact that they love secular rock &roll and they have no shame for doing so. When [...] The life of liberty is how a Christian is suppose to live. The problem is that people are very good at stating what someone cannot do or what they themselves do not do. Legalism introduces not only the Ten Commandments but also the unwritten laws that Christians come up with. Some of those unwritten laws [...] John 6:25-30 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea,they said unto him,Rabbi,when camest thou hither? (26) Jesus answered them and said,Verily,verily,I say unto you,Ye seek me,not because ye saw the miracles,but because ye did eat of the loaves,and were [...] Jer. 9:25,26 Behold,the days come,saith the LORD,that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;(26) Egypt,and Judah,and Edom,and the children of Ammon,and Moab,and all that are in the utmost corners,that dwell in the wilderness:for all these nations are uncircumcised,[...] HOW TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS IN GOD’S WILL wayoflife.org Enlarged September 8,2010 (first published February 10,2010) (David Cloud,Fundamental Baptist Information Service,P.O. Box 610368,Port Huron,MI 48061,866-295-4143,fbns@wayoflife.org;for instructions about subscribing and unsubscribing or changing addresses,see the information paragraph at the end of the article)- Many people have [...] I am the creature of a day,passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God;just hovering over the great gulf;till a few moments hence I am no more seen;I drop into an unchangeable eternity! I want to know one [...] I supposed I knew my Bible,Reading piecemeal,hit or miss,Now a bit of John or Matthew,Now a snatch of Genesis,Certain chapters of Isaiah,Certain Psalms (the twenty-third) Twelfth of Romans,First of Proverbs–Yes,I thought I knew the Word! But I found that thorough reading Was a different thing to [...] Charles Spurgeon on Preachers: May I beg you carefully to judge every preacher,not by his elocutionary powers,not by his status in society,not by the respectability of his congregation,not by the prettiness of his church,but by this – Does he preach the word of truth,the gospel of your salvation? [...] The call of the Cross,therefore,is to enter into this passion of Christ. We must have upon us the print of the nails. —Gordon Walls Revival and evangelism,although closely linked,are not to be confounded. Revival is an experience in the Church;evangelism is an expression of the Church. —Paul S. [...] | ||||
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