Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, January 28, 2019

"My goal is to offend everyone..." - John Mad-Arthur


The meme on Dr MacArthur is taken from the Protestant Reformation page; by the time I took a screenshot, it has been "liked", "loved" and "awed" 138 times and shared 70 times. When I left my comment (is pasted below), it was deleted by the admin. and I was banned from commenting.
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The gospel itself is already offensive enough, why add your stinking offence? WHY? Apostle Paul commanded, "Giving no offence in any thing."


The gospel speaks:
- of God's electing love for His people: the gospel truth of election offenses so many, even many of God's children),
- of Christ dying to save His people exclusively: the gospel truth of particular redemption is so odious to so many, including so many of God's children),
- of the Holy Spirit freely and sovereignly applying that salvation to each elect personally while they were dead in trespasses and sin, without the gospel ministry: this gospel truth is SO HATED by BOTH the Calvinist and Arminian gospel regenerationists; without faith: this gospel truth is so hated by many believers who have been told the lie that it is through their believing that they are saved. That is why so many so-called Christians are offended when they are told the gospel truth that their faith is a fruit and effect of the salvation already freely bestowed and not an instrument they exercised to obtain salvation; their faith is an evidence of salvation, just as breath is evidence of life.

All these are the free and gracious saving activities of the Triune God, without any aid or cooperation of man. Man's activities and cooperation are possible, and relevant only AFTER the salvation HAS BEEN freely bestowed to one dead in trespasses and sins. Aren't these self-evident truths? Yet these are so offensive to both natural men and as well as many of God's children. 

Salvation by grace alone, when faithfully and truthfully preached is already very offensive to natural man, and even to God's children too who have not been or REFUSED to be soundly converted.

Why need to be redundantly offensive? That's complete foolishness, and Mr. McArthur seems to glory in such folly.

Let's listen to the Apostle Paul:
2Cor 6
3 ¶Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned.

I'll imitate the Apostle Paul; let others follow their revered popular preachers.

There are VAST differences between the popular reformed folks and the Apostle Paul in so many areas. The gospel itself is already offensive enough, why add redundant offence? WHY?

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Someone commented:
"A brilliant mind yes but not brilliant enough to understand his own stupidity."

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