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John Bunyan declared, “The man who does not know the nature of the Law cannot know the nature of sin, and he who does not know the nature of sin cannot know the nature of the Savior.” ~ John Bunyan, from Ernest C. Reisinger’s The Law and The Gospel, p. 33 The lightning rod of “The Great Awakening”, George Whitefield, also gave primary emphasis to the Law in effecting true conversions. “That is the reason we have so many ‘mushroom’ converts… because their stony heart is not plowed; they have not got a conviction of the Law; they are stonyground hearers.” ~ George Whitefield, The Evidence Bible, compiled by Ray Comfort, p. 227 The Baptist Confession of 1689 explains that the Ten Commandments shows the “…need they [sinners] have of Christ and the perfection of His obedience.” ~ London Baptist Confession of 1689, Chapter 19:6 The Westminster Confession of Faith states that “The Moral Law is of use to unregenerate men, to awaken their consciences to flee from the wrath to come, and drive them to Christ.” ~ Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger Catechism, Number 96 John Wesley, the great Arminian evangelist understood that true Biblical evangelism did not start by offering grace but by expounding the Law of God. “The first use of the Law, without question, is to convince the world of sin. By this is the sinner discovered to himself. All his fig leaves are torn away, and he sees that he is ‘wretched and poor and miserable, blind and naked.’ The Law flashes conviction on every side. He feels himself a mere sinner. He has nothing to pay. His ‘mouth is stopped’ and he stands ‘guilty before God.’” ~ John Wesley, Quoted from The Evidence Bible, compiled by Ray Comfort, p. 437 With this truth in mind, Wesley encouraged a friend to “Preach 90 percent Law and 10 percent grace.” ~ Ibid Tragically, much of today’s church has forgotten the wisdom of these great men. Too often we have forsaken the Law as the primary school master that drives rebellious sinners to Christ. We have exchanged our birthright for a mess of cheap pottage, embracing slick marketing techniques, pizza blowouts, and seeker-friendly gimmicks in 199
the hope of increasing the numbers that walk our aisles and fill our seats. “…so the Law was given to convert the soul.” ~ Augustine “The highest service a man may obtain on earth is to preach the Law of God.” ~ Wycliffe “The first duty of a preacher is through the revealing of the Law.” ~ Luther “By lowering the Law, you weaken its power…” ~ Spurgeon “He who does not know the nature of the Law cannot know the nature of sin.” ~ Bunyan “…they have got a conviction of the Law; they are stony-ground hearers.” ~ Whitefield “The Law flashes conviction on each side.” ~ Wesley If the church does not repent of her lawless, man-centered gospel she will continue to reap false conversions. She will find herself powerless and her pews filled with unrepentant sinners who will one day hear, perhaps, the most horrifying words that will ever be uttered by the Lord of Hosts: “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” ~ Matthew 7:23 That said, this in no way means that we aren’t to be winsome, loving, and sensitive in our presentation of the Gospel. Being uncompromising and faithful to the Law of God and the power of the cross is not a license for being insensitive or obnoxious. How not to use the Law of God in evangelism [Two men conversing in a restaurant.] Christian: You know the problem with the church today is that we’re preaching a costless Gospel, right, where “Jesus loves you just the way you are”. [As they’re talking, two men walk into the restaurant and are seen ogling a blonde girl who walks by.] Christian: What we need to be teaching is that they need Christ by preaching the Law of God. Here, let me show you what I mean… [To man walking by] Hey, you got a second? Ogler: Yeah, what’s up? Christian: Was that girl your wife? Ogler: [Laughing] No, she’s not, why? Christian: Well, you know that when you look at a woman and it’s not your wife and you got lust in your eyes, you’re breaking God’s 200
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Amazing Grace: The History and Theo
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other leaders of what was referred
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The Real Jihad: The War Behind the
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2. Dr. RC Sproul: Jesus taught that
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prevail − hence the famous expres
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that man had not been so corrupted
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terms. Polycarp called Marcion the
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Jesuits launched a violent attack o
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and even angered many Protestants,
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efers to two or more. It is used in
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turn to God, cannot have been taugh
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Others: John Knox, J. Gresham Mache
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4. The Synod responded to each of t
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ondage to _______________________.
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all have been saved … Thou givest
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2. The court or Synod of Dordt was
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viewed the _____________ would be r
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nature, or even to dispose themselv
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dead in trespasses and sin bringing
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not another? You might also notice
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The word “beloved” is another w
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“For this does away with all effe
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Holy Spirit, He causes them to be b
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own accord will choose to harden th
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Calvin was invited by William Farel
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“But as many as received Him, to
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that while we think God is just and
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If any one saith, that man is truly
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commentaries of Matthew Henry, John
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“Being confident of this very thi
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We need to be careful that if we se
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suggestions that they were Anabapti
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2. Dr Tom Ascol: Well, we evangeliz
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10. The Arminian will often ask,
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Creator, is that there is an abunda
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within the parameters of their natu
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never learn the lessons and receive
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discernment. God is not that way at
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ecome guilty before God.” Romans
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“[A sinner] will never receive gr
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“They must be slain by the law be
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4. Eric: Hebrew is a notoriously am
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11. Clearly challenge your audience
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15. No, the “all” that Jesus is
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other words, we are dependent upon
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answer. Section I: History of the D
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Witnesses may have faded from the s
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God. Of course, many do choose to s
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legitimate for a church council to
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“…the manifesto of the Protesta
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God. And it is produced in us by th
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Dr. R.C. Sproul, Jr. - One of the g
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R.C. Sproul Albert Moeller John Mac
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faith (for the Remonstrants there w
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Dr. D. James Kennedy - Are total de
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Luther: If only some of our people,
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describes us as: • “Darkened in
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has separated him from God. Spiritu
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Dr. Stephen Mansfield - Every human
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to be doing an apologetic for the t
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