Saturday, March 28, 2009

Question #32 "What is your position on the security of the believer?"

Some time ago, I was given a set of questions by a church who wanted me to come and preach for them, to see if we believed the same truths. I kept a copy of the questions and my answers. Here is question #32.

Question: What is your position on the security of the believer?

The born again child of God is eternally secure. God predestined, called, justified, and glorified his people. Romans 8:28-39 beautifully shows the security of the believer. Our salvation is based upon the finished work of Christ, and as he has finished that work, and we are justified by him and his blood, then there is nothing that can separate us from his love. He is our surety. We live and die in Christ. Since he rose again, then we will rise, since he is with the Father, there we will be also.
Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.



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Saturday, March 21, 2009

E.M Bounds on "Prayerless Praying"

EM Bounds from the chapter Hindrances to Prayer from the book The Complete Works of EM Bounds on Prayer

"We once heard an eminent and saintly preacher, now in heaven, come abruptly and sharply on a congregation that had just risen from prayer, with the question and statement, 'What did you pray for? If God should take hold of you and shake you, and demand what you prayed for, you could not tell him to save your life what the prayer was that has just died from your lips.' So it always is, prayerless praying has neither memory nor heart. A mere form, a heterogeneous mass, and insipid compound, a mixture thrown together for sound and to fill up, but with neither heart nor aim, is prayerless praying. A dry routine, a dreary drudge, a dull and heavy task is the is prayerless praying.

Prayerless praying is much worse than either task or drudge, it divorces praying from living; it utters its words against the world, but with heart and life runs into the world; it prays for humility, but nurtures pride; prays for self-denial, while indulging the flesh."

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Jacob Josiah




Psalm 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Introducing Jacob Josiah Newell. Born 3-4-09.

The Newell Family is rejoicing in the continual blessing of our Sovereign King, Lord and Saviour with the addition of Jacob Josiah. According to God's providence, Jacob was born early due to Crystal's health; early with the doctors, but at the set time according to His choosing. The birth left Jacob in a little respiratory distress, but thankfully, Crystal is doing extremely well, and Jacob's stay in intensive care was uncharacteristically short according to the doctors, and is to full strength at this time out of ICN.