Judges 11 Jacob Prasch: http://youtu.be/S2gUgHtSTZg

Part 7: The Story of Pentecost - John S. Torell

Part 8: What is Holy Ghost Power? - John S. Torell

Part 9: The Mystery of Iniquity - John S. Torell

Part 10: The Dawn of the Antichrist - John S. Torell

A Word to John MacArthur: Jacob Prasch Defends Calvary Chapel

Ligonier Academy (April 2014)

"If we would hold fast that which is good, we must never tolerate or support any doctrine which is not the pure doctrine of Christ’s Gospel. There is a hatred which is downright charity – that is the hatred of erroneous doctrine. There is an intolerance which is downright praiseworthy – that is the intolerance of false teaching in the pulpit. Who would ever think of tolerating a little poison given to them day by day? If men come among you who do not preach “all the counsel of God,” who do not preach of Christ, sin, holiness, of ruin, redemption, and regeneration, and do not preach of these things in a Scriptural way, you ought to cease to hear them." - J.C. Ryle

 

"The church needs to worship, learn, and pray together, old and young side by side. The culture tries to push the aged away. The church cannot afford to do that." —Stephen Nichols

 

"The Lord Jesus Christ is the acid test of the value of any supposed belief in God... That people say they believe in God is of no value whatsoever unless they believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; that people may have very exalted views about life and living does not matter at all unless they believe on the Lord Jesus Christ; that people do not believe in war, or that they do believe in doing good, does not make the slightest difference if they do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. The fact that people may make great sacrifices for the sake of others and, as they believe, in order to praise God, is utterly useless unless they believe on our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Coram Deo (April 2014)

If we have only evangelized a people or a nation, we have not been obedient to the fullness of the Great Commission. In addition to evangelism, Jesus provided us with specific instructions that we are to baptize 'in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,' and that we are to teach people 'to observe all that I have commanded you.'" —Burk Parsons from "The Great Ordinary Commission" in this month's issue of Tabletalk Magazine

"Day by day, my mind is being transformed by God’s Word, and I am being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. As the Lord does this work within me, I find a growing ability to know the right thing to do in a given situation. When I am sinned against, I have a greater knowledge of Scripture to draw upon as I attempt to respond with grace. When I am asked to give money to a cause or a mission, I have deeper wells to draw from as I consider whether this is a worthy cause. When I am faced with a decision and am uncertain whether I should stay or go, whether I should say yes or no, I increasingly have the mind of Christ and with it the ability to make a wise and God-honoring decision." —Tim Challies from his article "The Matter of Motives" in this month's issue of Tabletalk Magazine

 

"Even though we won’t all be flying across the globe to share the gospel or teaching and baptizing in our local church, it doesn’t mean that we can’t be involved in the 'going' aspect of obedience to the Great Commission. Like the original disciples who were in Jerusalem, we seek to live faithfully in the place where we find ourselves, 'always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you' (1 Peter 3:15)." —Karl Dahlfred from "How Then Shall We 'Go'?" in this month's Tabletalk Magazine

 

Coram Deo: Born guilty, we compound our guilt by our sin. Thanks be to God, the last Adam remedies this situation. Adam’s sin and ours bring death, but the obedience of Christ brings life. His obedience parallels Adam’s disobedience in that both acts affect others, but “the free gift” of our salvation that results from His obedience is “not like the result of that one man’s sin” (Rom. 5:15–16a). We can add to Adam’s disobedience and incur more legal guilt before the Lord, but we cannot add to Christ’s righteousness and incur more legal righteousness.

 

Coram Deo: Our keeping the law cannot help us at all before the bar of God’s justice. For justification, the law multiplies transgression, revealing it for what it is and driving us to Christ for the righteousness that alone can justify us. Where the law shows the gravity of sin, the awesome grace of God is seen in contrast. As the law shows sin’s darkness, we rejoice that the light of God’s mercy and grace overcomes evil.

 

"Evangelical preaching today can often be shallow, therapeutic, and man-centred. Personal stories and amusing anecdotes crowd the sermon, leaving God as an afterthought. Biblical preaching, however, always and unmistakably makes the triune God and His marvellous works of creation, providence, and redemption the main subject matter." —Jon Payne from "Preach the Word" in this month's issue of Tabletalk Magazine
 

Coram Deo: We served the master of sin for a long time, so we are tempted to live the life of the old man, the life of the one whom sin controls. But sin is no longer our master. When we died, sin lost its authority to control us, and we lost the obligation to do whatever it says. We sin when we forget that sin is no longer our rightful master, that we died to any “legitimate” authority it had over us. We are bound to a new Master, and our obligation to Him is holiness.

 

"The purpose of every vocation is to love and serve one’s neighbour. And to love someone involves sacrificing yourself for that person. This happens in every vocation." —Gene Veith from "Do Your Duty" in this month's issue of Tabletalk Magazine

Q: How should parents respond if they discover their child has been viewing pornography?
John Freeman: Don’t freak out—even if you have to fake it. The initial reaction our kids get about anything as deeply shameful as illicit sex can leave lasting imprints and may inhibit future honesty. Let your child know that you want to and will take steps to help him or her better safeguard his or her heart. Also, pray for and with your child about what has happened now that they have been exposed to this.
 

"The Lord’s Supper reminds us that while we live between the first and second advents of Christ, He is with us by His Spirit. He is spiritually present, even during the administration of the Lord’s Supper, to comfort and strengthen our souls as only He can truly do. Christ is really and truly present, not by changing the substance of the elements, but by the work of His Holy Spirit." —Eric Watkins from the weekend devotional "Evangelized by the Lord's Supper?" in this month's Tabletalk Magazine

 

To say that God's sovereignty is limited by man's freedom is to make man sovereign. —R.C. Sproul

 

"This question of whether a person can lose his salvation is not an abstract question. It touches us at the very core of our Christian lives." —R.C. Sproul

 

Coram Deo: Because the Son of God came to destroy the devil, we need not fear the devil. We also need not wonder too much if there is a demon behind specific temptations that confront us. What we should do is become fully grounded in God’s Word. As we grow in our knowledge of Scripture, our discernment improves, and we find it easier to identify as sinister things that might at first glance appear to be good. Let us train our minds by the Word of God.