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The Best Work in the World
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsRegardless of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, we Christians must remember that our blessed mandate to work originated in the Garden of Eden as a means to glorify God. It was repeated in the Great Commission that we may be reminded that our work and... -
2Peter 3 – The Passing Away of Heaven and Earth – Gary Demar
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 4 CommentsI wanted to post Gary Demar’s commentary on 2Peter chapter 3 so that I can use it as a reference and also have it here on my blog for easier discussion among my friends. So here is it is, enjoy! ________________________________________________ What Does Peter Mean... -
2Peter 3:9 – God Wants None to Perish, and None Did
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 2 Comments2 Peter 3:9 is often cited by those who do not affirm the doctrine of election. But when one looks at the context, immediately one sees that unlike such passages as Ephesians 1, Romans 8-9, or John 6, this passage is not speaking about salvation... -
Limited Atonement by Roger Nicole
Posted on November 23, 2010 | 1 CommentRoger Nicole wrote a very helpful book entitled, Our Sovereign Savior, in which he explains the essence of the Reformed Faith. Chapter 5 is about the subject of “Particular Redemption.” Here are a few of the excellent points Roger Nicole made: When it comes to... -
Creation Ordinances / Mandates
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsWhat Life is All About MP3′s Creation Ordinance of Dominion Creation Ordinance of Labor Creation Ordinance of Marriage Creation Ordinance of Procreation Creation Ordinance of the Sabbath -
Is Christ’s a Carnal and Political Kingdom?
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsTraditional dispensationalism posits a carnal and political kingdom, rather than a spiritual and redemptive one. Dispensationalism has Christ on a physical throne in earthly Jerusalem administering the day-to-day political and bureaucratic affairs of the world. Citing House and Ice, we learn: “Then God’s will in... -
If Only Apostles Knew as Much as Dispys
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsI took the test (seen below) that was on a Dispy blog and it posted my results here on my blog (also seen below). What amazes me is that Dispensationalists are still trying to defend a flawed hermeneutic that causes them to take the position... -
London Baptist Confession of 1689 – Study Guide for Article 7
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 3 CommentsChapter 7 - God’s Covenant 1. Briefly outline chapter 7. 2. Can man do anything to earn or merit salvation and the favor of God? 3. Should “the covenant of grace” be equated with any of the divine covenants? Why or why not? 4. Can... -
Chart Comparison of Covenantal Perspectives versus Dispensational Perspectives on Certain Issues
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 1 CommentIssue Covenantal Perspective Dispensational Perspective Pattern of History Continuity of covenants reveal God’s plan of redemption. The Covenant of Redemption was in eternity as God decreed all aspects of redemption. The Covenant of Works was with Adam and the Covenant of Grace was with Christ. ... -
London Baptist Confession of 1689 – Study Guide for Article 2
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsHere is a portion of a sermon delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 7th, 1855, by the REV. C. H. Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. “I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”—Malachi 3:6. It has been... -
Baptist Covenant Theologians
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 5 CommentsFirst let’s note what Covenant Theology is not: It is not a response to dispensationalism — for dispensationalism, in fact, did not even exist until the nineteenth century. It does not teach paedobaptism, covenant successionism, paedocommunionism, or baptismal regenerationism. It does not teach any kind... -
London Baptist Confession of 1689-Study Guide for Article 1
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 6 CommentsArticle I.1 In what three areas do the Scriptures serve as a sufficient, certain, and infallible rule? Also, list three ways the goodness, wisdom, and power of God are manifested. Name the four different kinds of revelation. Why is general revelation not sufficient for salvation?... -
LBC 1689 – Study Questions – Background
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe following are the study questions for the first part of our study of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 (LBC1689) at Murrieta Valley Church: Background, History Why are Creeds and Confessions important? Why are they important in church history? Why are they... -
The Difference One Man Made
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsListen to this series of messages by Pastor Jason Robertson as he expounds Romans 5:12-21. In this sermon series you will learn about Covenant Theology and the doctrines of Imputation, Justification, and Federal Headship. Follow this link for the list of sermons as they are... -
John Calvin and Servetus Controversy Explained
Posted on July 10, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe Facts about Calvin and Servetus: 1. Michael Servetus taught many unorthodox heresies: astrology,pantheism, Neo-Platonism, Semi-Pelagianism, rejected the Trinity,rejected the Deity of Christ. 2. Servetus was convicted by the Inquisition in France for his heresies, but he escaped before sentencing. 3. Calvin warned him not to come to Geneva... -
John Calvin: Man of Contradictions, Shaper of Modernity. Age? 500 Next Week.
Posted on July 8, 2009 | No CommentsA version of this article appeared in print on July 4, 2009, on page A14 of the New York edition. By PETER STEINFELS. Published: July 3, 2009 in the New York Times He was born on July 10, 1509, a religious thinker and leader who... -
Different Theories about the Decrees of God that have produced Three Branches of Calvinism
Posted on June 1, 2009 | 4 CommentsPastor Jason Robertson gives a detailed chart of the different kinds of Calvinists and explains why there is so much confusion and debate surrounding this subject. -
Comparing Dispensational Theology and Covenant Theology
Posted on May 20, 2009 | 11 CommentsChart: Dispensationalism vs Covenantalism, comparing the two theologies and providing a short list of proponents. -
Covenant Theology flows from the Nature of God, Dispensationalism Does Not
Posted on May 15, 2009 | 11 CommentsWhy Dispensationalism is not Consistent with Calvinism: It has been rightly said that Covenant Theology flows from the trinitarian life and work of God. God’s covenant communion with us is modeled on and a reflection of the intra-trinitarian relationships. The shared life, the fellowship of... -
What Calvinism is Not
Posted on May 11, 2009 | 2 CommentsCalvinism is often misunderstood, because it is continually under attack from those who are either enemies of the Gospel or ignorant of the gospel. Therefore, many people have misconceptions about this system of theology. -
When Calvinism Wasn’t Cool
Posted on March 31, 2009 | 7 CommentsNow Time is declaring that Calvinism is the new rage among young evangelicals. Great.... just great. This is the last thing we need is for Calvinism to get caught up in the Fad-driven Church Era. I guess now we shall see Tulip Tattoos on hip pastors and 40 Days of Five Points Bible Studies. Then the fad will run its course and Calvinism will be left more damaged and misunderstood than ever before. -
The Audacity of Reform
Posted on September 7, 2008 | 4 CommentsReform is difficult. It requires one to stand against one’s own traditions, one’s own convictions, one’s own positions, and one’s own people. I once tried to reform a little church in Southern Louisiana and failed. I lost friends and relationships with certain family members whom... -
Covenant Children Today
Posted on June 25, 2008 | 49 CommentsA Reformed Credobaptist Perspective ComprehensiveAlan Conner has written the best little book on the extremely important topic of baptism. This book answers questions like: Who exactly are the members of the New Covenant? Is membership in the New Covenant confined to those who have faith... -
MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto
Posted on June 5, 2008 | 9 CommentsNEW BOOK ALERT The proof copy of Sam Waldron’s MacArthur’s Millennial Manifesto has been accepted and the initial printing is underway. RBAP should have inventory in hand in about 1 to 1.5 weeks or less. At the 2007 Shepherds’ Conference, Pastor John MacArthur delivered a... -
Do I Prefer the Confusion?
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 12 CommentsOver the past few years many in the SBC have watched the discussion concerning Calvinism and it past and future in the convention. Tom Ascol has been a stalwart leader in this area along with several others. The recent writings on the subject have a... -
God Wants All to Repent
Posted on March 8, 2008 | 11 CommentsMany Christians who are struggling with Calvinism find 2 Peter 3:9 to be a difficult passage to understand. 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should... -
Are you a Jew?
Posted on February 1, 2008 | 6 CommentsWalter Price answers this question in this sermon. Also get to this sermon by going to this page and clicking on the sermon entitled “Are You A Jew?“. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Now Calvinists Are Too Friendly
Posted on January 12, 2008 | 5 Commentsby Jason Calvinism is so effective that itinerant evangelists had a summit in Jackson, Tenn. to discuss the fear that they may be out of a job: “In a broad sense, it’s happening on Christian college campuses too, as Calvinism appeals to young people who... -
Sermon: The Holy Spirit’s Effect on the Unelect
Posted on June 5, 2007 | No CommentsJohn 16:8 – And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment A.W.Pink said of this verse that there is hardly a sentence in this Gospel which has been more generally misunderstood than the one just quoted. Many believe... -
SBC: Is the Doctrine of Depravity a Non-Essential?
Posted on June 5, 2007 | 14 CommentsConsider the following: The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message Article III. Man Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as... -
Has God Failed?
Posted on May 15, 2007 | No CommentsReacting against a perceived tendency to reduce Paul’s teaching to answering the question, How can I be saved?, the trend today is to say that the real question that concerns Paul (as it did all first-century Jews) was, Who are the people of God? In... -
Calvinist Acrostics
Posted on May 4, 2007 | 13 CommentsEver since Loraine Boettner’s The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination Calvinism has been outlined by the acrostic TULIP: Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement Irresistible Grace Perseverance of the Saints Roger Nicole suggests the following replacements although it is not an acrostic: Radical and Pervasive Depravity... -
Is It Unbiblical to Use Labels Like Calvinist?
Posted on January 19, 2007 | 2 CommentsA less-than-admiring reader wrote the following to Phil Johnson: Your identity as a “Baptist”; your endless quotations from Charles Spurgeon; your faithful devotion to John MacArthur; and especially your willingness to call yourself a “Calvinist” are all huge red flags that tell me something is... -
A Quick Look at the Davidic Covenant
Posted on November 8, 2006 | 17 CommentsThe Davidic Covenant is recorded in the following O.T. passages:2 Samuel 7:1-17; 1 Chronicles 17:1-27; 1 Kings 8:12-21 2 Samuel 7:2 – David wishes to build a temple for God’s presence. God respects David’s desires (1 King 8:18-19) but has different plans (2 Samuel 7:4-16).... -
Don’t Make Me Open This
Posted on October 18, 2006 | 8 CommentsI haven’t had time to blog a lot lately. Between my pulpit ministry burdens, teaching responsibilities, eldership duties, counseling, meetings, and parenting, I just haven’t had the time to put into writing my current thoughts. But my heart has been full of thoughts. Humility, for... -
The Relationship between Israel and the Church
Posted on October 12, 2006 | 48 CommentsThe following mp3 is a debate that took place in San Diego, Ca. on 01/18/2002 between Pastor Dwight Nave of Horizon Christian Fellowship (a Calvary Chapel affiliate) and Gene Cook. To date this is has been the single most influeintial mp3(sermon, teaching, debate, radio show... -
Questions for R C Sproul
Posted on September 9, 2006 | 55 CommentsToday, I am attending “The Cross of Christ: Redemption Accomplished” Conference in Anaheim, California with R.C. Sproul and Ligon Duncan. Last night I got a chance to spend some time with Dr. Sproul and talk about eschatology. I mentioned to him that I felt like... -
Dever and Robertson
Posted on September 5, 2006 | 22 CommentsMark Dever (SBC) and O. Palmer Robertson (PCA) agree in a 9Marks Interview that there are two basic covenants in the Bible. One is a Covenant of Works that leads to death through sin and Covenant of Grace that leads to life. They clarify that... -
Paul vs Judeo-Christianity
Posted on September 4, 2006 | 23 CommentsThe Old Testament is filled with typology. If you don’t believe it, just read the New Testament and you will discover the NT writers explaining the types as they exegete the OT. You know, there is nothing like reading the exegesis of a preacher who... -
If We Deny the Covenant of Works
Posted on August 29, 2006 | 24 CommentsI truly believe that if one does not understand the Covenant of Works then one cannot fully understand the New Covenant. What was inaugurated on the cursed-side of Eden’s threshold was consummated at the Cross, all of which was necessary to fulfill the Covenant of... -
Is God Your Father?
Posted on August 29, 2006 | 36 CommentsFor those who care to listen, my sermon Sunday was on the subject of the identity of true Israel. The subject of this sermon is controversial among many Baptist today because of our 100 years of Dispensational influences. (Click here for Audio link) This sermon... -
Baptist Covenant Theologians
Posted on August 10, 2006 | 28 CommentsThis article was moved to here. Please follow the link. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Is the Covenant of Works Still Binding?
Posted on July 28, 2006 | 26 CommentsRecently I wrote a post about the history of Antinomianism. That post led to a debate that I had with one who claims to be a New Covenant Theologian. As you can read in the comments from that post and several that followed it, there... -
The Covenant of Works in Eden
Posted on July 28, 2006 | 9 CommentsThe Exegetical Basis of the Covenant of Works*From Genesis 1:1 running to Genesis 2:3, it is clear that the focus is to put man in context in God’s original created order. Man is distinct from the animal creation. Five times it is said that the... -
But the Word Covenant Is Not In the Creation Account
Posted on July 27, 2006 | 7 CommentsA covenant is a binding relationship with blessings and obligations. That is not a complete definition of the concept of “covenant”, but it stresses that a covenant is a special kind of binding relationship. And in a religious context, of course, it is a saving... -
What is the Benefit of Studying Covenant Theology?
Posted on July 26, 2006 | 2 Comments1. Because biblically and theologically speaking, the covenant is the bridge between anthropology and soteriology. The great English Baptist pastor C. H. Spurgeon pointedly said, “The doctrine of the Covenant lies at the root of all true theology. It has been said that he who... -
Without Doing Violence to Man’s Will
Posted on June 28, 2006 | 2 CommentsThe following is a portion of a sermon I preached concerning the issue of how God can effectually call a person to salvation without doing violence to that person’s free agency as a human being. Some critics of Reformed theology claim that if Calvinists believe... -
The Effectual Call of God
Posted on June 26, 2006 | 7 CommentsThe following is a portion of my sermon manuscript that has been requested by some. Sorry that I have not provided the footnotes for the references. Some material below is not original with me; I am not plagiarizing but just providing some of my preaching... -
Jesus and Sovereign Election
Posted on June 6, 2006 | 13 CommentsThe Gospel of John is a unique Gospel because the Apostle does not tell the story of Jesus in the same format as the other three Gospel writers. Rather than chronologically recording the life and ministry of Jesus, John gives his readers a list of... -
Does Calvinism Revive the Church or Cause it to Slumber?
Posted on May 2, 2006 | No CommentsAnd then further, that I may clear up these points and leave the less rubbish for my brethren to wheel away, we have sometimes heard it said, but those who say it ought to go to school to read the first book of history, that... -
Does the Doctrine of Election Lead to Fatalism
Posted on April 25, 2006 | 2 CommentsCharles Hadden Spurgeon said, “A more common charge, brought by more decent people, — for I must say that the last charge is never brought, except by disreputable persons, — a more common charge is, that we hold clear fatalism. Now, there may be Calvinists... -
The Superiority of the Lord
Posted on April 15, 2006 | No CommentsThe passage now before us [John 3:22-36] contains the final testimony of the Baptist to the Lord Jesus Christ. In it the Savior and His servant are sharply contrasted. In witnessing to the manifold glories of his Master, John the Baptist draws a seven-fold contrast.... -
Monergistic Regeneration
Posted on April 12, 2006 | 2 CommentsThe doctrine of justification by faith alone was debated during the Reformation on the deeper level of monergistic regeneration. This technical term must be explained. Monergism is derived from a combination of a prefix and a root. The prefix mono is used frequently in English... -
So Loved
Posted on April 10, 2006 | No CommentsFor God so loved the world… God’s love must have an object, and the object in John 3:16 is the world. The term so means, “in such manner.” Thus, God loved the world in one of two “manners”: either He did something that actually accomplished... -
All and No One
Posted on April 8, 2006 | 2 CommentsIf the word World must be defined as universal in John 3:16, then consider the problems in John 3:26, 32. In verse 26, ALL does not mean everybody.In verse 32, NO ONE does not mean the absence of everybody. No, world in verse 16 is... -
Without Perseverance What Comfort Is There?
Posted on April 7, 2006 | 3 CommentsSuppose that the Gospel proclaimed only a forgiveness of all sins up to the moment of conversion and announced that believers must henceforth keep themselves from everything unworthy of this signal mercy: that means are provided, motives supplied, and warnings given of the fatal consequences... -
George Whitfield on Perseverance
Posted on April 5, 2006 | 1 CommentJohn 10:27–28 — “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.” Here are in our text three blessed promises... -
Spurgeon on Limited Atonement
Posted on April 4, 2006 | 3 CommentsMany divines say that Christ did something when he died that enabled God to be just, and yet the Justifier of the ungodly. What that something is they do not tell us. They believe in an atonement made for everybody; but then, their atonement is... -
John Owen and Limited Atonement
Posted on March 30, 2006 | 13 CommentsJohn Owen: — “Redemption is the freeing of a man from misery by the intervention of a ransom. Now, when a ransom is paid for the liberty of a prisoner, does not justice demand that he should have and enjoy the liberty so purchased for... -
Who Really Preaches a Limited Gospel
Posted on March 29, 2006 | 3 CommentsI wanted to post more of what Charles Spurgeon had to say about Particular Redemption (“L”) because there are so many today that believe that we should cower from teaching this point of theology. Yes, it is true that this theology is only edifying to... -
Limited Atonement
Posted on March 27, 2006 | 18 CommentsIrving Kristol, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by G. W. Bush in 2002, once said, “When we lack the will to see things as they really are there is nothing more mysterious than the obvious.” We are affirming what great men before... -
A Gracious but Pointed Response To Calvinism’s Opponents
Posted on March 27, 2006 | 1 Comment“The controversy which has been carried on between the Calvinist and the Arminian is exceedingly important, but it does not so involve the vital point of personal godliness as to make eternal life depend upon our holding either system of theology. There are other controversies... -
Substitutionary / Particular Atonement
Posted on March 26, 2006 | No Comments“Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”... -
Did Christ Die For You
Posted on March 25, 2006 | 28 CommentsMichael Spencer continues to flounder in his position on the Atonement. Earlier today he said the following: But the problem is that the question of “world” cannot escape- no matter what the exegesis- the question of my neighbor. Does God love him? If God’s love... -
Do Not Cower From Preaching Limited Atonement
Posted on March 24, 2006 | 9 CommentsAn Excerpt of C.H.Spurgeon’s sermon “Particular Redemption” reveals that Spurgeon neither did cower from preaching on Limited Atonement to his congregation, nor did he think that to preach on it would hinder the Evangel. Enjoy… “The doctrine of Redemption is one of the most important... -
C.H.Spurgeon on Romans 8:29
Posted on March 24, 2006 | No CommentsRomans 8:18-32 You will have noticed that in Romans 8, Paul has been expounding a very deep inward, spiritual experience. He has written concerning the spirit of bondage, and the spirit of adoption, the infirmities of the flesh, and the helpings of the spirit; the... -
John Piper – Limited Atonement – John 11, 1st John 2
Posted on March 24, 2006 | 1 CommentThis is the way we understand texts like 1 John 2:2 which says, “He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” This does not mean that Christ died with the intention to... -
John 3:16 MP3
Posted on March 19, 2006 | 5 CommentsHere is today’s sermon on The Depths of John 3:16. This is a SermonAudio.com file which has a horrible sound quality- 16 kbps bitrate. Can anyone direct me to a good place to upload highquality mp3 sermon audio files for people who would like to... -
Basic Options of Belief
Posted on February 7, 2006 | 3 CommentsNote the Spectrum of Beliefs with the truth in the center: Atheism - Epicureanism - Pelagianism - Gospel - Islam - Stoicism - Pantheism Pantheism taught that God exists in all things and matter is eternal. Stoicism taught that God is so sovereign that He... -
How to See More Saved
Posted on February 5, 2006 | No Commentsby Jason Robertson If I were to use Arminian antics in my evangelism, I would definitely have more people immediately respond to my preaching, but I would not be able to make any more people get saved than was already, because salvation is not accomplished... -
Kinds of Calvinist
Posted on February 2, 2006 | 18 CommentsNot all Calvinist are in agreement on every point of Calvinism. The main disagreement hinges on the logical order of God’s eternal decrees. {Do not confuse this with chronological order, because all Calvinist believe that God’s decrees were before the foundation of the world. The... -
The Calvin / Servetus Controversy
Posted on February 1, 2006 | 5 CommentsThe Facts about Calvin and Servetus: 1. Michael Servetus taught many unorthodox heresies: astrology, pantheism, Neo-Platonism, Semi-Pelagianism, rejected the Trinity, rejected the Deity of Christ. 2. Servetus was convicted by the Inquisition in France for his heresies, but he escaped before sentencing. 3. Calvin warned... -
Calvinism Debate Prior to John Calvin
Posted on January 31, 2006 | 23 CommentsMany people do not realize that Calvinism as a system of theology did not begin with John Calvin. In fact John Calvin during his lifetime was never as important of a leader during the Reformation as Martin Luther was. Calvin wasn’t as outspoken as Luther,...