“ Great Sermon! ” I agree with you about JD Hall but wonder if it is just better make a statement about him and other critics of yourself and then walk away from it as I am a little worried that it might encourage a spirit of bitterness. Just a thought. God bell you James. You are in my mind the best debater out there, and I come from a fundie background too!
“ Great Sermon! ” Brother when Dr. Brown confronted you with the idea that if someone is seriously inquiring if they may be saved and if Jesus died for them, that you would be unable to tell them yes for sure...I believe he thought he had you on that one. I would have pointed him to John 6:37 All that the Fathet gives me will come to me and (therefore) whoever comes to me i will never turn away. Dr. Brown makes Christ out to be a liar by his arguments. Our Lord is the one who tells us the Father's plan and that there are some He has given to the Son to save. He says this throughout John's gospel. Arguing against this truth comes from fleshly emotions that are rooted in the sinful idea that God owes fallen man anything. He could have left us to all perish but He did not and so we ought to be grateful for His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Also, the gospel is not, Christ died for you...it is that Christ died for our (believers') sins, etc...and this invitation is given to those who are weary and heavy laden. "Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest..." Matt. 11:28. And so to Dr. Brown, your person inquiring after salvation should be given this message, Christ died for sinners and promises to save all who come to Him for salvation. Are you inquiring after
“ Great Sermon! ” Great friendly discussion between 2 well intending men. For those in the universal atonement camp I would challenge you to consider Jesus' words in John 6:37 "All that the Father gives me will come to me..." and just camp our right there and ask God to reveal its meaning to you. Also, please consider the teaching of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians concerning the fact that salvation is said to be God quickening or resurrecting the one who was formerly dead in trespasses and sins. Those whom God raises from the death of sin to faith in Christ and eternal life cannot be lost and God will keep them to the end. Start here and understand this, and then interpret the rest of scripture accordingly and you'll find it all fits together nicely. Oh, I John 2:2 is John reminding his hearers that it wasn't merely a Jewish Atonement at the cross, but it extends to the whole world. But dear free will person will you not see the fact that if Christ bore Judas' sins on the tree then God cannot punish Judas for his sins. He cannot punish sin twice, first in Christ, then in you. OT sacrifices were offered as a type or shadow and only temporarily covered sin. Christ made a real atonement that took sin away once and for all. He came into the world to save sinners, not so they "could" be saved. He raises
“ Great Sermon! ” I see the point about Flowers not giving a full exposition of Romans 9. Although, I think a full exposition was unnecessary. He stated that for the most part they were in agreement as to the meaning and purpose of that chapter. What he then did was focus on the passages or verses that he disagreed with White's interpretation and also added to the context of the chapter (referring back to Romans 1 and following). It made sense as he only had 22 minutes.
I don't even fully agree with Flowers, but I still think he did an excellent job (especially for a beginner).
“ Consider this may be speaking to that ” Ezek 36:23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith ***the Lord GOD***, when ***I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes***.
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
“ Great Sermon! ” Perhaps the most brilliant treatment of the subject we have ever heard or read in such a brief message. We continue to be blessed by Dr. White's ministry.
“ Great Sermon! ” I agree.We shall concentrate on Christ Jesus so that when we fall in sin,we get warned and rebuked and chastened;when we want to obey HIM,He tells us what the law really means.
Our Helper teaches us in everything with God's words,so we won't misinterpret His words and misuse His law that condem the guiltless(Mathew 12:7) and stumble in judgement.Only the Commandments are eternal
and unconditional laws (Mayhew5:17~20;17:17,Deuteronomy5:22, Exodus34:27~28, 1Corinthians7:19).Other rules are to serve God's saving plan,they are conditional (Hebrew9:10,10:1, Colossians 2:20~23), and also lower and smaller than the Commandments(Mathew 19:8~9,23:23~24). That's why Sampson touched corpses (Judges14:6,19,15:14), Abigail disobey her husband (1Samuel25), Deborah judged Israel people (judges 4:4), Ezekiel ate dirty food(Ezekiel 4:12~15), David ate shewbread (Mathew 12:1~8).They were all not guilty.For they were not under the law,but under grace, which means they were led by the Lord Almighty,who is greater than those rules.
Christ is all and in all.We shall focus on Christ and deny our own wills, knowledges intelligence, preset positions and everything.So that we can boast in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and keep growing in the grace and knowledge of Him.
“ Great...as always, Dr. White! ” This is an excellent response to the Bob Wilkins' claim that Reformed persons cannot be assured of their salvation. Dr. White identifies the errors of the anti-lordship position and walks through 1 John 5:1-15 to present a reformed perspective of assurance which is based solely upon the work of Christ AND evidenced by our obedience to him! This reminds me of Philippians 2:12-13 (work out your salvation) and 2 Peter 1:3-11 (confirm your election).
“ The King James Only Controversy ” Hello Sir. I'm sure you get asked this a lot, and, if this gets read, I'm not expecting a direct reply given the busy schedule of all involved --
Are there any plans to release The King James Only Controversy in an electronic format? Kindle for example? Would be most helpful.
Regards...
“ Great DL ” Great DL. Much appreciated. May God bring His people out of group thought (or community thought) and may we be united not by the colour of our skin, but by (and in) the gospel.
“ Great Sermon! ” A universal will of salvation of God to man. This already lowers the idea of sin, because this is really a rebellion against the idea that God is merciful & just & yet selects only some to be saved. "The fundamental presupposition of such an assumption (that God's mercy must be poured on all alike)is no other than that God owes all men salvation,that is to say,that sin is not really sin & is to be envisaged rather as misfortune than as ill-desert" B B Warfield quoted by Cornelius Van Til in Evil and Theodicy.
“ Great Sermon! ” I luv James he was great & on point is finishing the debate and painting Gorge into a corner by asking him if God knows who is & isn't going to believe why would He create them if He knew they were going to perish
“ Something to consider ” Luke 2:22
And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
I believe Scripture shares for us the answer for this question of "her" or "their" in Luke 2:22.
Lev. 12:4
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, ***until the days of her purifying be fulfilled***.
Seems like Luke 2:21 references Jesus. Luke 2:22 Mary and in Luke 2:23 the "they" would be Joseph and Mary.
“ Not much on Stanley ” 95% of show deals with Mormon Kwaku and his denial of the Trinity based on his misunderstanding, or misrepresentation, of what Christians believe. He fails to make the category distinction between Being and Persons as clearly presented in the Athanasian Creed.
“ Muslim ” I get your point about not judging based on the worst a group has to offer, but these people making death threats are not extremists, but purists. The religion itself calls the people to action against others not like them.(infidels) The "peaceful" Muslims are the equivalent to twice a year Christians. While I don't think taunting them is a Christ like thing to do, calling the Muslim religion out for what it is, is okay. Many time God has spoken against and destroyed false religions temples, idols, and their followers.
“ On Cultural Marxism ” I am troubled by what is happening in the western church. Thank you, Dr. White for your willingness to stand for the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ! May God grant that many others of his faithful will do the same.
“ Great Sermon! ” It kills me that this shows only 5k downloads! I have listened repeatedly and found it very instructive. A dear friend who grew up Mormon but is now agnosticish just listened to the whole thing this morning. May God open his eyes. Thank you, brother, for this and your ongoing labors, from Emmanuel Reformed Baptist in Seatac, WA.
“ Great Sermon! ” So you cannot be saved as long as you do drugs? I pray for forgiveness, but no matter how hard i try, i cannot quit. Am i lost? I asked Jesus into my life countless times.
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