Reformed Voices

A Tale of Two Sons

2009-12-16T01:39:00.005-06:00

A Tale of Two Sons: The Inside Story of a Father, His Sons, and a Shocking Murder

The Law is a Storm

2009-12-15T23:55:00.002-06:00

"The law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages."

-Spurgeon

What is Reformed Theology?

2009-12-13T01:04:00.005-06:00

What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

This teaching series by R.C. Sproul is now free to watch online at Ligonier's new website, click here.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones Book Giveaway

2009-12-11T01:37:00.004-06:00

Indicatives and Imperatives (Albert Martin)

2009-12-07T00:02:00.000-06:00

Christ- The Living Expositor

2009-12-04T01:45:00.000-06:00

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The Judge is the Savior

2009-12-03T00:39:00.003-06:00

"The Gospel is the good news that God has made righteousness available to sinful men through Christ. But the Gospel is also the declaration of the fact that men will be judged by the One through Whom that grace has been made available. There we see the finality of the Gospel message. The Saviour is to be the judge. Let us put that in another way. The judge is the Savior.

He Whose eternal right it is to sit as judge of men has in His Son provided perfect redemption for men. By so doing He has not relinquished His right as judge, but has established it. If men refuse His salvation, the justice of His sentence against them cannot be called in question. All men must meet Him as judge, but before they do so He comes to meet them with a righteous and just way of saving them from their sins. If they refuse that salvation, the Gospel declares that by so doing they have not escaped Him as judge.

The Gospel never lowers the standards of Divine requirements. It makes them possible of realization. If it be refused, then the Saviour as judge condemns and punishes."

-G. Campbell Morgan

Calling Sinners

2009-12-01T00:47:00.002-06:00

"Jesus does not speak mainly to create controversy. He speaks to call sinners to himself, and to humble the proud, and to glorify his Father. This is why he lived. This is why he died. This is why he rose again. Come to him. Be satisfied in him. Be humbled by him. Give glory to God because of him. Amen."

-John Piper, Skeptical Grumbling and Sovereign Grace

The Manhattan Declaration Examined (Video)

2009-11-30T13:05:00.001-06:00

Desiring God Audiobook

2009-11-30T12:57:00.003-06:00

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Faith Defined in Romans 4

2009-11-27T02:12:00.004-06:00

"For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,(as it is written, 'A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU') in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, 'SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.'

Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
-Romans 4:16-21, NASB

Paul Washer on Apologetics

2009-11-25T00:57:00.000-06:00

Differing Views on The Manhattan Declaration

2009-11-24T02:40:00.009-06:00

"I want my name on that list. I surrendered no conviction or confessional integrity to sign that statement. No one asked me to compromise in any manner. I was encouraged that we could stand together to make clear that to come for one of us on these issues is to come for all. At the end of the day, I did not want my name missing from that list when folks look to see just who was willing to be listed."

-Albert Mohler, read the entire post here

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"There is no question that all believers need to think seriously about the issues raised by this declaration. But what is the only solution to these issues? Is the solution to be found in presenting a unified front that implicitly says "the gospel does not unite us, but that is not important enough to divide us"? I do not think so.

What is the only power given to the church to change hearts and minds? United political power? Or the gospel that is trampled under foot by every Roman Catholic priest when he "re-presents" the sacrifice of Christ upon the Roman altar, pretending to be a priest, an "alter Christus"? Am I glad when a Roman clergyman calls abortion murder? Of course. But it exhibits a real confusion, and not a small amount of cowardice, it seems, to stop identifying the man's false gospel and false teaching simply because you are glad to have a few more on the "right" side of a vitally important social issue."
-James R. White, read the entire post here

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John MacArthur on The Manhattan Declaration

Alistair Begg on The Manhattan Declaration

Worthy is the Lamb

2009-11-24T00:58:00.002-06:00

"The mark of a saint, a child of God, is not that we have attained or are perfect but that we long for Christ, we thirst like hungry babies for his word and fellowship and power. No Christian is satisfied with his present condition. We are hungry and the more we taste the hungrier we get for Jesus. His value does not diminish with time - it increases. And the better we know Him the more we love him. And when we finally enter into his presence with rejoicing our endless song will be, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.' Your mouth is always full of praises for what you value most. 'To you who believe he is precious.'"

-John Piper

A Complete Salvation

2009-11-23T00:24:00.006-06:00

"Though nowadays we hear of persons being healed before they have been wounded and brought into a certainty of justification without ever having lamented their condemnation, we are very dubious as to the value of such healings and justifyings.

This style of things is not according to the truth. God never clothes men until He has first stripped them, nor does He quicken them by the gospel till first they are slain by the law. When you meet with persons in whom there is no trace of conviction of sin, you may be quite sure that they have not been wrought upon by the Holy Spirit, for 'when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement.' Great care must be taken that faith is exercised upon Christ for a complete salvation and not part of it."

-Spurgeon

Chosen Not For Good In Me

2009-11-20T02:19:00.004-06:00

"Chosen not for good in me,

Wakened up from wrath to flee,

Hidden in the Savior’s side,

By the Spirit sanctified,

Teach me, Lord, on earth to show,

By my love, how much I owe."

-Robert Murray M'Cheyne

Being Led to the Scriptures

2009-11-13T00:01:00.001-06:00

"The writings of all the holy fathers should be read only for a time, in order that through them we may be led to the Holy Scriptures.

As it is, however, we read them only to be absorbed in them and never come to the Scriptures. We are like men who study the signposts and never travel the road. The dear fathers wished by their writing, to lead us to the Scriptures, but we so use them as to be led away from the Scriptures, though the Scriptures alone are our vineyard in which we ought to work and toil."

-Martin Luther

The True Cost and Benefits of Following Christ

2009-11-12T20:27:00.000-06:00

Eternal Life Tracking Out God

2009-11-11T07:00:00.000-06:00

You Must Seek Him

2009-11-10T03:33:00.004-06:00

"It is essential that you seek Him as a real existence, and a true person, believing that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. It is all in vain to seek sacraments, you must seek Him: it is idle to go through forms of prayer, or to utter customary phrases of devotion, you must seek Him. Your salvation lies in God, sinner, and your seeking must be after God.

Do you understand this? It is not going to your priest or to your clergyman, or to your Bible or to your Prayer-book, or even to your knees in formal prayer; but you must draw near to God in Jesus Christ, and He must be found of you as a man finds a treasure and takes it to be his own."

-Spurgeon

The Scandal of Grace

2009-11-07T22:42:00.001-06:00

The Background of Paul Washer's "Shocking Youth Message"

2009-11-06T03:29:00.010-06:00

Paul Washer shares some of the background behind the "Shocking Youth Message" which has been viewed well over a million times and has greatly impacted a large number of people around the world.

Here's the "Shocking Youth Message" being referred to:

Al Mohler Sermons

2009-11-04T01:18:00.004-06:00

If you haven't checked out the Sermons & Speeches section at AlbertMohler.com, you definitely want to visit and listen through some of the messages. Notable messages include “Committed to the Word",“How to Know God’s Will for Your Life” , and “How Could a Loving God Send Someone to Hell?."

Here I Stand

2009-10-31T01:50:00.009-05:00

"In the late afternoon of April 18, 1521, in the city of Worms, Germany, Martin Luther, a 37 year-old Catholic monk was called to defend himself before Charles the Fifth, the Holy Roman Emperor. The speech he delivered that day, Here I Stand, marked the beginning of the Reformation, a critical turning point in Christian history, that decisively altered the spiritual map of the world."(1)

(I first saw this resource from brother JM Vergara of New Demonstration, clicking the image will take you through his site on to the download source.)

1. from http://www.listenersbible.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_custom_info&cPath=32&products_id=176&utm_source=EM910FHIS&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EM910FHIS_2&utm_campaign=EM910FHIS

The Truth About Man Review

2009-10-29T20:05:00.004-05:00

Nathan Pitchford recently reviewed the new workbook The Truth About Man by Paul Washer. An excerpt of that review is below, with a link to the full review. As a reminder, this book is being given away on our newest book giveaway ending in just a couple of days, sign up for that by clicking [here].

"At the beginning of his classic Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin heads his very first paragraph thus: “Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God”.

This observation is strikingly true, and if one would take the time to discuss the gospel in depth with the definite majority of American citizens living today, he would doubtless find that the one great obstacle preventing them from prizing and embracing the gospel of God's grace is a faulty view of self.

The gospel is not for people who are basically pretty good, but just need to believe in themselves, build up their self-esteem, and pick themselves up by their bootstraps. If there is one problem that consistently hinders my attempts at gospel-witnessing, it is that. Oh, for a tool that would give the true picture of man in his sin and helplessness, and so pave the way for a true picture of God in his holy justice and limitless grace! Paul David Washer's biblical study, The Truth About Man, is just that tool, and I enthusiastically recommend it..."

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