The wickedness of a people is great indeed when the most notorious sinners are men of renown among them. Henry, Matthew. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy) – Enhanced Version (Kindle Locations 2747-2748). Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Kindle Edition.
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The rise of the mass media, mass politics, and massive government means that the beliefs which drive a relatively small group of articulate people have great leverage in determining the course taken by a whole society. Sowell, Thomas. The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy . Basic Books. Kindle Edition.
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Even the haters of God will say they love him; and the scorners at godliness will say that they are not ungodly; and that it is but hypocrisy and singularity that they deride: and it were well for them, if saying so would go for proof, and he that will be their Judge would take […]
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What would the Unholy Left do without illusion? It is the cornerstone of their philosophical and governing philosophy, a desperate desire to look at basic facts and plain meanings and see otherwise, to see, in fact, the very opposite. Walsh, Michael. The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the […]
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The backbone of the Bible, to which all the expository, homiletical, moral, liturgical, and devotional material relates, is the unfolding in space and time of God’s unchanging intention of having a people on earth to whom he would relate covenantally for his and their joy. Packer, J.I.. An Introduction to Covenant Theology (p. 7). Fig. […]
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Thanks to an overabundance of 4,500-plus federal crimes and 400,000-plus rules and regulations, it’s estimated that the average American actually commits three felonies a day without knowing it. Whitehead, John W.. Battlefield America: The War On The American People (Kindle Locations 1149-1152). SelectBooks, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
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These are the two goals of evangelism: forgiveness of sins and an everlasting inheritance (a “place among those who are sanctified”). We are to expect these results from evangelism. Wilson, Jim. Taking Men Alive: Evangelism on the Front Lines (pp. 12-13). Canon Press. Kindle Edition.
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Grace involves unmerited, undeserved, and permanent forgiveness. Grace can operate only where there is sin. Without need of forgiveness there is no need of grace. MacArthur, John. 1 Corinthians MacArthur New Testament Commentary (MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series) (Kindle Locations 376-377). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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When Jesus appeared to Israel, He did not plead with them to open their hearts and ask Him in, nor did He direct them to repeat a certain prayer. Instead, He commanded them to turn from their sin and believe the gospel. Washer, Paul. The Gospel Call and True Conversion (Recovering the Gospel Book 2) […]
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In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful. Lewis, C. S.. The Abolition of Man (Collected […]