Apologetical Articles

Now we come to one of the most important and foundational doctrines of the Christian Faith; it is both found in the Old Testament and the New Testament writings. Our thinking must be as James R White tells us in his work on this matter: "our lives must reflect our love this truth because it is how God has revealed Himself to be." (a summarised thought)  There can be no doubt that a truly faithful and accurate handling of the scriptures will lead one to this vital point. There is no way to read the scriptures and not see this sublime truth (a part from an external help: tradition) for it permeate the pages; it gives us ground to understand many of the subjects and passages related. For example: Ephesians 1 describe the blessing of salvation in a trinitarian context. The Father who elect; the Son who purchases; and the Spirit who applies salvation. And it goes without saying each aspect proves a distinct person; as the whole act proves them to be one being. The book I have chos

  The biblical concept and reality of a family is a most precious blessing. Now it must be said that it does mean they are perfect for none are due to being in world that is full of people in the same boat as them sinners. But still what we have is precisely what God had intended for the family: a husband (a man) and a wife (a woman) and if it is a possible for them; they may have a family (boys and girls). This is the clear pattern which true history and true theology has always held to be what defines what we all already know and participate in. The question of how do we know this to be the case, we must allow Christ re-affirmation of the creational reality being the only one that exists and defines mankind: "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female.'(Matt. 19:4) So, therefore, by any classification there is only two genders and two sexes which make up all humanity; and even makes up every family unit.  Jesus, being whom he is,

‎ Let us hear the following words: People have presuppositions... By 'presuppositions' we mean the basic way that an individual looks at life- his worldview. The grid through which he sees the world. Presuppositions rest upon that which a person considers to be the truth of what exists. A person's presuppositions provide the basis for their values- and therefore the basis for their decisions.” ―  Francis A. Schaeffer

  A Word for the current situation: The politicians are on the side of Satan, busy making laws to protect the very realities that destroy children and families. The politicians are criminalizing truth as hate speech to be punished; and actually advocating for marriage between a man and a woman could get you fired. The culture is propagating lies incessantly, and censoring and cancelling the truth. I’ve told you this before, and I’ll remind you of it: Whatever they don’t want you to know is very likely the truth.                                       --Providing shade for our Children (Pt. 2)

It is as the preacher Charles Spurgeon once said in a sermon on election: " It is no novelty, then, that I am preaching; no new doctrine. I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, which are called by nickname Calvinism, but which are surely and verily the revealed truth of God as it is in Christ Jesus."  And most assuredly these words, we must agree with completely, as they communicate the very heart of the Gospel of grace as we see it in the scriptures. It is only by means of God sovereign grace that sinner may be saved and given new life. What a blessing it is!   The Apostle Paul put it in this way in Titus 1 when he says: " for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,   in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,   but at the proper time revealed His word in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour." (vs. 1-3)  Now it

  A chaplain who gave a sermon on the biblical position on Transgenderism who subsequently was arrested and labelled as "a terrorist" which of course, happens to be complete nonsense. He has been abandoned by the arch-bishop of Canterbury. This reveals a serious problem within the church of England that it can abandon a chaplain; therefore, by showing just how far it has fallen over the last century. Let me just say that at this point it is starting to ring true in terms of all that the faithful man of the past when they said that this trajectory had been evident to them (JC Ryle; Charles Spurgeon and Martyn Lloyd- Jones). And it is very sad to see such a compromise take place even though it is inevitable known the liberal leaning that are manifest in the church.  To quote one of those who sounded the alarm:  Most of the difficulties in the early church seem to have arisen because people had a defective idea of the nature of the Christian church, and many of the particular pr

In a sermon given in 2019 John MacArthur states the following on the destructive tendency to neglect discernment; and it is true: Number One: This is the product of the weakening of doctrinal clarity and conviction. That ought to be obvious to everybody. Discernment can’t exist where there’s really indifference toward doctrinal clarity and conviction. And why did doctrinal clarity and conviction begin to die out as an interest in evangelicalism? Because pragmatism took over, and doctrinal clarity and strong convictions gets in the way of pragmatism, gets in the way of marketing strategy, political correctness. And so, I suppose the unintended consequences are that you literally validate the unbeliever’s resentment of the gospel by removing the part that he resents. And then, if you try to reintroduce precision in doctrine, clarity in doctrine, he feels that this is a bait-and-switch.                                                         God demand for discernment.   

A most balanced understanding of the divine operation:   Unless the Holy Ghost blesses the Word, we who preach the gospel are of all men most miserable, for we have attempted a task that is impossible. We have entered on a sphere where nothing but the supernatural will ever avail. If the Holy Spirit does not renew the hearts of our hearers, we cannot do it. If the Holy Ghost does not regenerate them, we cannot. If He does not send the truth home into their souls, we might as well speak into the ear of a corpse.” ―  Steven J. Lawson,  The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon

Sanctification: this is the work of the Spirit of God in the life of each and every Christian on this planet which God created. In the words of the 8th chapter of Romans 12: " And do not  be conformed to  this  world, but be transformed by the  renewing of your mind, so that you may  prove what the will of God is, that which is good and  acceptable and perfect." (vs. 2)  There is, as we are told, a dual activity: to not think and act in the ways of the world; but to think and act in the ways of God. It is a glorious truth. And best can be summed up in these most precious words to be conformed to the image of His Son. That is, of course, as you must recognise from Romans 8:29. We are to be heavenly minded rather than earthly minded (Col. 3:1-2). The book I have chosen to review is one that I hold dear to my heart; for it gives a most welcoming treatment on this grand subject of the Faith. Now 'devoted to God' by Sinclair. B. Ferguson is a tremendous blessing for all wh

It is clear that we Christians are being marginalised by the newest law being put in place which seeks to "eradicate all the conversion therapy work" as the PM has stated recently. However, there is a problem with this; he is too quick to side with those who are rebelling against God. But we need to ask: is this the job of the government to act on behalf of such people by employing their lingo. No. So let us consider this matter little more closely so that we can make clear the solution. Unidentifiable obstacle on the track. The most obvious thing that stands out is that what has been put forth as a problem is in reality a solution. the ideal of "conversion therapy" comes not from any legitimate source; but from a source which is already compromised by sinful rebellion.  In other words, it is a term that the sexual revolutionary has put to a long held tradition in the Christian faith which is Christian counselling. Now let me make it clear: it has one sole intenti