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2 Corinthians 6:14 - A call for Church Purity

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"

The following excerpt is from a sermon on 2 Corinthians 6:14 delivered by Dr John MacArthur (4 part series available from http://www.gty.org/)

"What we're talking about here is any linking together with an unbeliever in any religious or spiritual enterprise. That's what we're talking about. We're not talking about mutual funds, you can rest easy. We're not talking about you should quit your job cause you work with non-believers. We're not talking about Christian pulling out of the school because he doesn't have a Christian teacher. We're not talking about leaving your neighborhood. We're not talking about any of that. We're talking about a spiritual enterprise, worship, ministry, evangelism.

Religious cooperation between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light is ridiculous. Why would we want to give Satan access? You say, "Is this...is this a problem?" Is this a problem? This is Satan's number one ploy. I remember when I was a student in college, 1955, I was first confronted with the fact that huge massive evangelistic endeavors were being held in America and the committees were made up of Christians and non-Christians, people who believed the Bible and people who denied the Bible and were theological liberals. And I wasn't particularly profound, believe me, at that age. I was still in high school actually in '55, I didn't graduate till '57. But it was in those years and I was asking, "How can they do that? I don't understand how you can bring unbelievers and believers together in a common spiritual enterprise." It doesn't make any sense. I mean, why would you invite Satan in?

We still have that today. Satan still endeavors to encroach. Recently we had the Promise Keepers event in Los Angeles. And right around the time of the Promise Keepers I picked up the Los Angeles Times and found that the Cardinal--the Catholic Cardinal, had affirmed everything about the Promise Keepers and encouraged all the parish priests to take all their men. That was followed in an article, I think a day later, by the local Mormon bishop who said that he was encouraging all the Mormons to go. What does that say about Promise Keepers? Nothing. What it says about Satan is everything. That's always been his approach. He doesn't want to fight it, he wants to...what?...he wants to join it. When he fights the church it explodes and the blood of the martyrs becomes the seat of the church. When he joins the church it dies. And he always wants to get involved in it. And witless, reckless, undiscerning believers think that's an evangelistic strategy and embrace it."

Am I a Church Planter?

Not an outright endorsement of this blog, but this article is worth a read:

Are you a Church Planter?

Reforming Conference 2010

Introducing B. B. Warfield!

Recently I inherited a few boxes of books, long story, but what a blessing considering some of the titles:

"Bondage of the will" Martin Luther
"Westminster confession"
"Anglican Prayer Book"

The 'cream of the crop' was the full set of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield's works, 10 volumes. I had heard quotes from Warfield before, but never picked up to read his writings. It is good stuff, currently reading through the first volume (of 2) on Perfectionism. Warfield deals with the different men who taught various shades of Perfectionism, this idea of some that a Christian can be perfected/perfect (somewhat and/or totally) this side of Heaven. As I'm reading through, I'm sure to discover how someone can conclude this spurious notion.

Some of B. B. Warfield's works are available to view online at Monergism.com if you can't afford your own set, or if you can't afford the petrol money to come and join me in my study!

Atheism and Logic are mutually exclusive

Why we love the Church.

http://www.welovethechurch.com/

R. C. Sproul's most influential books.

click here

Australian Evangelist in Denmark

Check out Cameron Buettel's blog - click here.

If you end up contacting him, ask him about his Man Card.

Mark Driscoll interviews R. C. Sproul

Be worth a look.

Click here.

2012 - the end?

Probably the best article I've read yet from Creation.com, Calvin Smith puts it all together; Worldy Philosophy, Environmentalism, Conspiracy Theorists, the UFO phenomenon, Evolution, Pantheism & Panentheism.

Click here - 2012 Mayan Calendar

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Sink your teeth into this one...

Came across a great website VisionaryDaughters.com, I'd recommend it especially for young women. I'm not throwing in my "made from John Waynes ashes" man-card just yet but there is some good stuff on here. One article of note:

How Twilight is Re-Vamping Romance.

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Why such a shocking message?

Just dirt and worms when you die?

How do we define "the World"?

Taken from "The World" by J. C. Ryle (1816 - 1900), based on 2 Corinthians 6:17

Remember, that by "the world," I do not mean the material world on the face of which we are living and moving. He that pretends to say that anything which God has created in the heavens above, or the earth beneath, is in itself harmful to man's soul, says that which is unreasonable and absurd. On the contrary, the sun, moon, and stars--the mountains, the valleys, and the plains--the seas, the lakes, and rivers--the animal and vegetable creation--all are in themselves "very good" (Genesis 1:31). All are full of lessons of God's wisdom and power, and all proclaim daily, "The hand that made us is Divine." The idea that "matter" is in itself sinful and corrupt is a foolish heresy.When I speak of "the world" in this paper, I mean those people who think only, or chiefly, of this world's things, and neglect the world to come--the people who are always thinking more of earth than of heaven, more of time than of eternity, more of body than the soul, more of pleasing man than of pleasing God. It is of them and their ways, habits, customs, opinions, practices, tastes, aims, spirit, and tone, that I am speaking when I speak of "the world." This is the world from which Paul tells us to "Come out and be separate."Now "the world," in this sense, is an enemy to the soul. There are three things which a baptized Christian must renounce and give up, and three enemies which he must fight with and resist. These three are the flesh, the devil, and "the world."

Why Moralism is not the Gospel -- And why so many Christians think it is

Click here to read Albert Mohler's article.

There is no such thing as luck...good or bad.

Liberal Church get's a warning...

What ever happened to Expository Preaching?

Sermon by Alistair Begg.

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"GIVE US SOME MEN WHO KNOW...!!!"

Shepherds Conference 2009 Highlight #8:

Steve Lawson comments on an interview that Joel Osteen had on the Larry King program (John MacArthur had been on King's program before and said that Jesus is the only way, hence, inference perhaps to Dr MacArthur's words at the beginning of this video).

N. T. Wright or N. T. Wrong?

Question 1
"Where do unjustified sinners go when they die Tom?"

Question 2
"Where is the Rich Man in the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16)?"

Question 3
"If I were standing on some train tracks and I said: 'that train that is coming towards me, has smoke coming out of its nostrils, googley eyes and really spikey haircut.' Would that have any bearing on whether I would be smashed by the train or not? (In other words, characterising hell, doesn't change its existance does it Tom?)