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Justified By His Grace
In Titus chapter 3 the Apostle Paul reminds his young friend to ‘affirm constantly’ the doctrine of justification by God’s grace. The free gift of God’s righteousness imputed to sinners is to be faithfully declared and frequently repeated. It is the message we as needy sinners should demand from our preachers, and which we who are preachers should be determined to declare. Being ‘justified by his grace’ is at the very heart of the gospel message. If we are ‘justified by his grace’ there can be no element of our own works involved.
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The Reformed Baptists: Orphans And Prodigals
The Reformed Baptists are the orphans of other denominations and the prodigals of the Hyper-Calvinist section of the Particular Baptist churches. They do not represent the Particular Baptist denomination.
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The Providence Of God
Believers rightly take great comfort in the providence of God. In an uncertain world trusting God’s providence calms our hearts for the present, and gives us confidence for the future. Yet by itself providence is not a word frequently used in our Bibles. It is used, I think, only once in the whole of scripture. However, the sense of it is found in all God’s dealings with His elect, particularly with respect to the tender loving care of our Saviour Jesus Christ, the everlasting faithfulness and grace of the Father, and the comforting ministry of the Holy Spirit.
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The Need Of An Evangelistic Spirit In Our Churches
The following address was given by Edwin White at the Annual Meeting of the Metropolitan Association of Strict Baptist Churches (MASBC) in March 1903. Herein Mr. White underscores the biblical mandate to preach the gospel to all sinners, especially in the hearing of the unconverted. Mr. White was a Hyper-Calvinist, and so were the churches he was addressing. They rejected the notion that saving faith is a spiritual and/or legal duty of the unregenerate and denounced the practice of free offers of the gospel.
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The Everlasting Covenant Of Grace
This is not for the casual reader but for those who desire to think deeply, meditatively, and interactively, with the text of Scripture to mine out of its contents the very Words the Creator has sent in this Book of endearment (Bible) highlighting His select mercy and grace, to undeserving creatures in rebellion against Him. This is done by crying out to Him for mercy, Who alone bestows it in accordance with His own plan and purposes, marked by holy justice,
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37 An Examination Of Gill’s Goat Yard Declaration Of Faith (1729)
I would like to welcome you back to another study in Bible Doctrine. In our previous study, I laid out for you a historic backdrop to Gill’s Goat Yard Declaration. For this study, I would like to look at the document itself. However, it seems appropriate, given the fact that the Declaration was designed for a single congregation, that we first take a look at that congregation, to gain a bird’s eye view of its history and doctrinal positions. The Goat Yard Declaration was named after the church for which it was drawn up. It was known as the church meeting at Goat’s Yard Passage, on Fair Street, in Horsley-Down, Southwark, and they met in the Goat’s Yard Chapel. The origin of the church may…
