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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Daily Bible Verse for Wednesday, August 8, 2018

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." - Acts 17 (Audio):

The following sermons are on Acts 17:11:

Being Reall Noble as God Sees It?! by Rev. Hans Overduin
The Bible's Too Difficult to Understand, by Dr. David P. Murray
Studying the Bible Itself, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton
Searching the Scriptures, by Rev. Reginald Cranston

Bible Reading for Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Psalm 76: (Audio):

Victorious Power of God, by Dr. Alan Cairns [Text: Psalm 76]

Romans 9:16-33 (Audio):

Many good sermons have been preached on Romans 9. this may well be the best!

The Decree of Reprobation, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk

Proverbs 8 (Audio):

The Penetration of the Curtains of Eternity, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: Proverbs 8]

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Bible Reading for Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The following Bible reading plan is taken from Christianity.com (https://www.christianity.com/bible/year/kjv/o.htm). If you follow it you will read through the Bible one time every year. I have added one chapter a day from the book of Proverbs which if you follow it you will also read through the book of Proverbs once every month.

And I have put links to relevant sermons by Bible-believing preachers after each section Enjoy!

Psalm 72: (Audio):

The Poor Man's King, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Psalm 72]
Christ: God's Great King, by Rev. Colin Mercer [Text: Psalm 72]

Here is a beautiful hymn based on Psalm 72:

Christ Shall Have Dominion [Note: You may recognize the melody from another very popular hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers)

Psalm 73 (Audio):

Asaph: Mistaking Providence, by Dr. Jerry Bilkes [Text: Psalm 73]
The Comforting "Nevertheless" Before the Lord's Supper, by Rev. Jarrold H. Lewis [Text: Psalm 73]

Here is a nice hymn based on Psalm 73:

In Doubt and Temptation

Romans 9:1-15 (Audio):

In Defense of Calvinism, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Romans 9; Jonah 2:9]
Israel: The Remnant, by Dr.David P. Murray [Text: Romans 9:6]

The following sermons are on Romans 9:13:

"As it is written, Jacob have I love, but Esau have I hated."

Jacob and Esau, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
God's Sovereign Predestination of Jacob and Esau, by Dr. Joel Beeke
The Kind of Preaching That Brings Revival, by Evangelist Rolfe Barnard (1906-1969) [Note: This sermon was preached in 1960. The audio is not available, but the PDF is]

Proverbs 7 (Audio):

The Lure and Loss of Lust, by Rev. Gordon Dane [Text: Proverbs 7; Proverbs 5]
An Easy Prey and a Lethal Hunter, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Proverbs 7]

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Misc. Quotes for Tuesday, June 7, 2016

"A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth was attacked and yet would remain silent. - John Calvin (1509-1564)

"Interest payments [on the national debt] is a misnomer. The interest is not actually being paid. It is being borrowed and added to the debt. So, in reality, we are paying interest on the interest from previous years." - The Coming Economic Earthquake, by Larry Burkett (Note: This book was published in 1991 when our national debt was still under $4 trillion dollars. Today, it is somewhere between $19 trillion and $100 trillion, depending on who's cooking, I mean, keeping the books!)

"I'm against the media so taunting us with the crimes committed by our neighbors, that we virtually hurl ourselves into the arms of the police demanding protection they only too willingly give - provided we adopt their view of our Bill of Rights as a pesky collection of loopholes through which criminals are permitted to escape." With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)

'Ironically, the same court that decreed that Dred Scott, a slave, was property, had granted to the corporation, a non-man, the sacred rights of citizenship...The Fourteenth Amendment provided that no state shall 'deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny any persons within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.' It was to be a shield of freedom to protect the emancipated slave against abuses from the states. But the Fourteenth Amendment soon became a formidable weapon used to subject both black and white to the will of corporate America. We have not often heard that story." With Justice for None - Destroying an American Myth, by Gerry Spence (Attorney)

Monday, May 30, 2016

Misc Quotes for Monday, May 30, 2016

"Our opportunities to do good are our talents." - Cotton Mather (1663-1728)

"We must remember that Satan has miracles too." - John Calvin (1509-1564)

"Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen." - Martin Luther (1483-1546) (in response to question of whether he will recant his writings against Roman Catholic Church in 1521)

"Justice also respects the responsibility of the needy person. Justice says that a person who chooses to be poor should be allowed to have what he chooses. Nor will justice allow us - for loves sake - to assume responsibility for other people's mistakes. If my neighbor goes deeply into debt for luxuries he bought with his credit card, and then habitually expects me to pay his heating bill, justice holds back the hand of love. If my neighbors business is on the verge of ruin, because he is incompetent and lazy, justice may require love to let his business fail, and then help him find another line of work." - Lewis Smedes (1921-2002), Mere Morality - What God Expects from Ordinary People

"We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years......It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supernational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries.” - David Rockefeller (Source)

"None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit. We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us." - Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

Wrongful convictions happen every week in every state in this country. And they happen for all the same reasons. Sloppy police work. Eyewitness identification is the most - is the worst type almost. Because it's wrong about half the time. Think about that.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/johngrisha432591.html

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Was John Calvin the 'Father of Capitalism?'

Stocks End Higher for Sixth Straight Week, Tech Leads - Reuters

The Bible does not say that money is the root of all evil. At least my Bible doesn't say that (I use the Authorized King James version!). It does say that the 'Love" of money is the root of all evil though. The Bible says:

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil (I Timothy 6:6-10, emphasis mine).

But our Lord Jesus has a lot say about money. Here are just two examples:

"Again I tell you that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 19:24

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust do corrupt and where theives do break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust doth not corrupt and thieves do not break through and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:19-21

I think it is a true saying that our Lord Jesus talked more about hell than he did about heaven, and he talked more about money than he did about both heaven and hell combined!

I think Jesus is totally opposed to the materialism of our age (and the poor can be just as materialistic as the rich!). But Jesus is not opposed to money. He is opposed to the love of money, which is a big difference.

The Bible says:

"But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his kingdom which he swore unto thy fathers." - Deuteronomy 8:18

We had a missionary couple speak at our church recently, and they said that on average, it costs about $40,000 a year to support a 'boots on the ground' missionary in a foreign country. That money is not going to come from people living on welfare who spend their money on cigarettes and beer and Lottery tickets. Chances are much of this money will come from people who work, and save, and invest their money wisely, so that they have extra to give to the Lord's work here on earth.

One of my relatives was in the banking industry for many years. She used to say, 'Invest in the Lord, for the returns are out of this world!'

Recommended reading (articles by Dr. Don Sweeting)

Celebrating the Legacy of John Calvin - Pastor, Preacher, Reformer, Church Planter Part 1

Celebrating the Legacy of John Calvin - Influencer of Culture, Government, Economics, Education, Part 2
Celebrating the Legacy of John Calvin - Theologian, Author of The Institutes, Part 3

Further recommended reading (my posts):

Calvinism Refuted - And Defended!
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Go Hungry