HOME | DD

Description
Forewarning: This message might not be pleasing to every person who calls himself a "Christian."

While many self-professing Christians spend their time following Joel Osteen or Rick Warren or T.D. Jakes, there seems a core group of authentic believers who, bless their heart, still want to hear Christ exalted, sin convicted, and the grace of God praised. Thank God that there are still preachers to preach this. One such preacher is brother Paul Washer, whose ministry was one of a few blessings used by God to keep me from becoming caught up in the lukewarm sects of false Christianity.

Preaching doesn't "take" the place of the word of God. No one "follows" Paul Washer or R.C. Sproul or C.H. Spurgeon or John Calvin, Luther, not the apostle Paul himself in place of Christ, (as we are so often accused.) Rather, we have read their books and letters and have followed their preaching because they teach from the Scriptures. They exegete the text, they focus on the gospel, they preach soley unto the glory of God.

The message they preach is the gospel. It is not about improving your life. It is not about being a moral person. It is not about "having enough faith" to pay your bills and overcome your cancer. It's not about how many spiritual gifts you can collect like baseball cards. Understand: IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU! It was never about you ...

It is this: In the beginning, GOD made the Heavens and the Earth. He made mankind, but man chose himself over His creator and sinned. We became a fallen people, each born into this sinful nature and deserving a fair punishment by being eternally subject to the wrath of God: hell. Yet God effectually redeemed His people when Christ bore our sin on that tree and took God's wrath for us! Being our perfect sacrifice as a sinless man and yet deity, He rose again and ascended to Heaven that He may one day be our judge. We have believed on Him will be justified in His sight, but all who do not believe are still subject to God's wrath. And all of thisworks to the good pleasure of Him who creates and who redeems. Let scripture alone testify: that we saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, all unto the glory of God!

And yet we are not left barren in the meantime: "You will know them by their fruit," said Christ. Praise God, that He gives freely to His sheep the Holy Spirit. Thank God that despite our sinful habits we may yet be sanctified in Him! Or, as brother Paul Washer has said, "The evidence that you once believed is that you are still believing; the evidence that you once repented is that you are still repenting!" It is not our effort, then, but as the scripture says, "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:12-13 ESV)

... Oh yeah. About Paul Washer ... Heh.

The photo, by the way, at the 2008 Legacy Conference in Chicago -- the one with Lecrae and Shai Linne and those guys, yeah? Washer spoke for about 15 minutes on the topic of missions and hit home with a personal conviction. God willing, I will be able to teach these core doctrines to women whether around the world or here in America.

Brothers, if you read nothing else, hear this:

We have been fed a terrible, rotten, carnal false truth in America. There is no "sinners prayer" in the Bible. There is no altar call accompanied by dramatic music and feel-good preaching. There is only the gospel -- the conviction of sin and the exaltation of Christ -- and the beautiful fruit that comes of it.

I urge you, hear the Truth preached:

- Ten Indictments - Paul Washer
- The True Gospel - Paul Washer
- Judgment of God & The Great White Throne - Paul Washer

Also ...

- Doctrine of Original Sin - Mark Keilar
- Doctrine of Sanctification - Tom Chantry
- Exegesis of Romans 9 - James White
- (short clip) Prosperity Gospel - John Piper
- (song) Gospel Music - Shai Linne
- (text) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - Jonathan Edwards

Also, I know of an exahaustive list of doctrinal preaching by pastor Tom Chantry, exegeted clearly from God's word. I would highly recommend it if there is any biblical concept that you are still fuzzy on:
- Teachings that Define our Church - Tom Chantry

Description
Forewarning: This message might not be pleasing to every person who calls himself a "Christian."

While many self-professing Christians spend their time following Joel Osteen or Rick Warren or T.D. Jakes, there seems a core group of authentic believers who, bless their heart, still want to hear Christ exalted, sin convicted, and the grace of God praised. Thank God that there are still preachers to preach this. One such preacher is brother Paul Washer, whose ministry was one of a few blessings used by God to keep me from becoming caught up in the lukewarm sects of false Christianity.

Preaching doesn't "take" the place of the word of God. No one "follows" Paul Washer or R.C. Sproul or C.H. Spurgeon or John Calvin, Luther, not the apostle Paul himself in place of Christ, (as we are so often accused.) Rather, we have read their books and letters and have followed their preaching because they teach from the Scriptures. They exegete the text, they focus on the gospel, they preach soley unto the glory of God.

The message they preach is the gospel. It is not about improving your life. It is not about being a moral person. It is not about "having enough faith" to pay your bills and overcome your cancer. It's not about how many spiritual gifts you can collect like baseball cards. Understand: IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU! It was never about you ...

It is this: In the beginning, GOD made the Heavens and the Earth. He made mankind, but man chose himself over His creator and sinned. We became a fallen people, each born into this sinful nature and deserving a fair punishment by being eternally subject to the wrath of God: hell. Yet God effectually redeemed His people when Christ bore our sin on that tree and took God's wrath for us! Being our perfect sacrifice as a sinless man and yet deity, He rose again and ascended to Heaven that He may one day be our judge. We have believed on Him will be justified in His sight, but all who do not believe are still subject to God's wrath. And all of thisworks to the good pleasure of Him who creates and who redeems. Let scripture alone testify: that we saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, all unto the glory of God!

And yet we are not left barren in the meantime: "You will know them by their fruit," said Christ. Praise God, that He gives freely to His sheep the Holy Spirit. Thank God that despite our sinful habits we may yet be sanctified in Him! Or, as brother Paul Washer has said, "The evidence that you once believed is that you are still believing; the evidence that you once repented is that you are still repenting!" It is not our effort, then, but as the scripture says, "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:12-13 ESV)

... Oh yeah. About Paul Washer ... Heh.

The photo, by the way, at the 2008 Legacy Conference in Chicago -- the one with Lecrae and Shai Linne and those guys, yeah? Washer spoke for about 15 minutes on the topic of missions and hit home with a personal conviction. God willing, I will be able to teach these core doctrines to women whether around the world or here in America.

Brothers, if you read nothing else, hear this:

We have been fed a terrible, rotten, carnal false truth in America. There is no "sinners prayer" in the Bible. There is no altar call accompanied by dramatic music and feel-good preaching. There is only the gospel -- the conviction of sin and the exaltation of Christ -- and the beautiful fruit that comes of it.

I urge you, hear the Truth preached:

- Ten Indictments - Paul Washer
- The True Gospel - Paul Washer
- Judgment of God & The Great White Throne - Paul Washer

Also ...

- Doctrine of Original Sin - Mark Keilar
- Doctrine of Sanctification - Tom Chantry
- Exegesis of Romans 9 - James White
- (short clip) Prosperity Gospel - John Piper
- (song) Gospel Music - Shai Linne
- (text) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - Jonathan Edwards

Also, I know of an exahaustive list of doctrinal preaching by pastor Tom Chantry, exegeted clearly from God's word. I would highly recommend it if there is any biblical concept that you are still fuzzy on:
- Teachings that Define our Church - Tom Chantry