Here we have Mary magnifying God in response to the fulfillment of His promise to send the Messiah! And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.“For the Mighty One has done … Continue reading Quote #32 – Magnificat
Author: thebeggar
On Eschatology (End Times)
This is a post that helps you the reader to become more acquainted with where I - the author of this site - stand on this topic and theological points. Keep reading to see where I stand on today's topic. Intro & Timeline I think this is best done by giving a timeline as to … Continue reading On Eschatology (End Times)
Announcing – Posts Through the Holidays!
Starting December 1st, there will be a post every day of the month of December. Each day the post could be something different. One day may be a quote, the next a bit of Greek, and the next more to the About Me or perhaps something entirely new. I'm in the process of prepping those … Continue reading Announcing – Posts Through the Holidays!
Quote #31 – The Great Commission
But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 [a]Go therefore and make disciples of … Continue reading Quote #31 – The Great Commission
Quote #30 – Erwin W. Lutzer
The past can be profitable if it is a rudder that guides us rather than an anchor that weighs us down.Erwin W. Lutzer, in the Foreward to The Great Commission: Evangelicals and the History of World Missions
Quote #29 – Dr. Waldron
The sufficiency of the Scriptures does not mean they are all we need for the purpose of learning geometry or algebra. The Westminster divines confessed their faith in the sufficiency, but not the omni-sufficiency of Scripture.Dr. Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Expostion of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
Antinomianism
Dictionary.com antinomian noun a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel. Etymonline.com (antinomian) "one who maintains that, by the dispensation of grace, the moral law is not binding on Christians," 1640s, from Medieval Latin Antinomi, name given to a sect of this … Continue reading Antinomianism
Quotes #28 – Pastor Will Vega
The following comes from a recent sermon I heard from one of my own pastors. A link to the audio of that message is provided after the quote. When speaking on salvation . . . . . . before we could ever doubt God on why He would make it so narrow and only offer … Continue reading Quotes #28 – Pastor Will Vega
Quote #27 – 1689
God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, has ordained civil magistrates to be under him, over the people, for his own glory and the public good; and to this end has armed them with the power of the sword, for defence and encouragement of them that do good, and for the punishment … Continue reading Quote #27 – 1689
Quote #26 – Machen
A gospel independent of history is a contradiction in terms.J. Gresham Machen in Christianity and Liberalism
Monergist Gratia 