Sorry for being a day late on this as I had a lot come up yesterday. Galatians 3:10-14 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them. [...] Read more »
Sola Fide: Faith Alone
WednesdayOct 28,2009
And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved… (Acts 16:29-31) What then shall we say [...] Read more »
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
TuesdayOct 27,2009
Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV) “1As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3All of us also lived among them [...] Read more »
A View Toward Reformation
MondayOct 26,2009
This upcoming Saturday is October 31, children all over the country will be going from house to house seeking treats and sweets to eat on this Halloween. In Mexico, it is the eve of Dia de los muertos. In some traditions of Christianity it is celebrated as All Saints Eve. I, and [...] Read more »
Pastor’s Blog now optimized for mobile devices
SundayAug 23,2009
The GSCC Pastor’s Blog now has an interface optimized for iPhone, iPod Touch and Blackberry users. All you have to do is direct your mobile browser to the blog and the optimized interface will automatically load. Pastor Mark
The Heidelberg on Prayer
SaturdayAug 22,2009
by Pastor Mark One of my favorite Christian documents to read (outside the Bible of course), is the Heidelberg Catechism. It was published in 1563 and is contemporary with another great Protestant catechism (it was Luther, by the way, who put out the first catechism–a Protestant), the Westminster. I enjoy reading both (along with Luther’s), [...] Read more »
The Pros and Cons of Infant Baptism
SaturdayAug 22,2009
The baby is dressed beautifully as if prepared to be taken to the photography studio. The grandparents have come to town, and the aunts and uncles are there. Plans are made to have a celebrative lunch after the ceremony.What is happening is it is the day for the baby to be taken to church and [...] Read more »
Day 1 of FIRE National Conference
SaturdayAug 22,2009
Well, after arriving in Indianapolis and getting to the location for the annual FIRE national conference, I was pleasantly surprised to see a very large group in attendance. I arrived a few minutes after three (there was long line at the car rental counter) and caught the second half of the message by Dr. Grier [...] Read more »
Report on HBC Missions Conference ‘08
SaturdayAug 22,2009
On July 13-16 I had the privelege of attending the Heritage Baptist Church Missions Conference in Owensboro, KY entitled “Christian Imperialism”. There was no “keynote” speaker as all the speakers had equal time to speak and each session was ended with a similiar prayer/response time. On that note, the speakers were a missionary in the [...] Read more »
The Doctrine of Elections and World Missions
SaturdayAug 22,2009
All sincere Christians have a God engendered desire to take or send the gospel to the lost peoples of the earth because they know that Christ is their only hope for salvation from sin. Yet the question sometimes arises in theological discussions as to the relevance of the doctrine of election in the missionary enterprise. [...] Read more »