Why is it that most churches that hold to the doctrines of grace lack evangelistic zeal? If we are going to foster evangelism today in our churches, we must first build into its culture. Ray Ortlund helpfully notes that: “Gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. The...
Soli Deo Gloria – for the glory of God alone – is the motto that grew out of the Protestant Reformation. At the core of this motto is the pulse beat of Christianity – we have been saved by grace to the praise of His glorious grace (Eph. 1:6). All things lead to the...
Proverbs 4:23, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” The heart is the command center of the Christian life. If you want to thrive spiritually, you must guard your heart diligently. Imagine if you planted a beautiful garden but...
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 5:16) It was on March 20th, 1832, after reading part of the Life of Jonathan Edwards, where Robert Murray M'Cheyne wrote...
INTRODUCTION The Puritans understood prayer as “the vital breath of our spiritual life unto God.”[1] The practice of private prayer and meditation was common amongst all Puritans; however, little has been written on the Puritans theology of prayer. This article seeks...
Introduction: The purpose of all creation is to worship the true and living God in a way that he has commanded. The New Testament makes it clear that God is seeking worshippers who will worship him “in spirit and truth” (John 4:24) – but what does that mean?...
WHAT CHARACTERIZED HIS PREACHING MINISTRY? What characterized the preaching ministry of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones? Did he follow the pattern of his times? Or did he stand against the ever-growing tide? In the twentieth century, “increasing numbers of people seem[ed] to...
It was C. H. Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers, who once said that “the Sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which the child of God rests his head at night, giving perfect peace.”[1] To know that God is completely in control of all things is the greatest comfort for...
The sovereignty of God in grace gives us our only hope of ‘success’ and ‘effectiveness’ in our evangelism. Many Christians will conclude that the sovereign grace of God makes evangelism pointless. They will say: “if God has determined the precise number of those who...
INTRODUCTION Among English Baptists of the eighteenth-century, Anne Dutton was known as “the most theologically capable and influential Baptist woman of her day.”[1] Anne Dutton’s hymns, poems, letters, and writings have had a tremendous influence on Baptistic life in...