Paul Washer - "The Shocking Youth Message"

Below are two videos. The first video is a message delivered by Paul Washer at the 2002 Youth Evangelism Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. This particular message was instrumental in showing me the falsehood of the "sinner's prayer"--otherwise known as Decisional Regeneration. Repeating a prayer, signing a card, or raising a hand is not how you become a Christian. The second video is the background information for the message given by Washer.

The New Gospel vs The Old Gospel

Kevin DeYoung posted an article on his blog entitled "The Gospel Old and New." Below is a short excerpt taken from the article. This was a very helpful post and I recommend taking time to read it. Click here to read.

"This is no small issue. And it is not just a matter of emphasis. The New Gospel will not sustain the church. It cannot change the heart. And it does not save. It is crucial, therefore, that our evangelical schools, camps, conferences, publishing houses, and churches can discern the new gospel from the old."

Monthly Focus From Monergism.com

The monthly focus this month from Monergism.com is the Sufficiency of Christ. Below are two quotes dealing with the sufficiency of Christ from the website. Click here to check out Monergism's monthly focus:

The [Roman Catholic] Council of Trent anathematizes anyone who says you can be saved without the grace of God. The Reformers, however, never claimed Rome believed you can be saved apart from grace. That wasn't the debate. The debate of the Reformation was never, ever about the necessity of grace, it was always about the sufficiency of grace. That remains the issue today in so many contexts. ---James White

Grace is not like a box of candy that you can send back if you don't want it. Grace is divine favor, an attitude of God's own heart. We cannot stop him from loving us, if he chooses to do so. Nor can we stop him from giving us blessings of salvation: regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, glorification. His purpose in us will certainly be fulfilled, Phil. 1:6, Eph. 1:11. ---John Frame

"No Day Without Its Line" From Challies.com

Below is an excerpt from a post at Challies.com. Click here to read.

A little while ago I read Warren Wiersbe’s book 50 People Every Christian Should Know. Just the other day I was tidying up my bookcases and noticed a toothpick sticking out of the book. I opened it to the page marked by the toothpick and found a quote I guess I must have been hoping to come back to. Turns out it’s a good one. It comes from a chapter devoted to Alexander Whyte.

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Matt Chandler on Hebrews 11

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Texas, preached a convicting message from Hebrews 11 a few days ago at Southern Seminary's chapel service. Click here to watch.

RIGHTLY DIVIDED Hosted by Lane Chaplin

Lane Chaplin, host of RIGHTLY DIVIDED, interviews Phil Johnson on the subject Defining and Defending Historic Evangelicalism. A short bio of Phil Johnson can be found here. The majority of the conversation is centered on Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church. Phil Johnson recently wrote an article on the blog Pyromaniacs on Rob Bell and that article can be found here. I would encourage folks to read this blog article for the sake of discernment. Okay, now you can click here to watch RIGHTLY DIVIDED with guest Phil Johnson. I would also encourage folks to watch this video for the sake of further discernment.

"Here I Stand"

You can download for free Max McLean's reading of Martin Luther's famous speech, "Here I Stand" by clicking here. Below is a description from the Listener Bible's website where the speech has been made available. Also, Reformation Day is October 31st...children, tell your parents you want to be Martin Luther for Halloween.

In the late afternoon of April 18, 1521, in the city of Worms, Germany, Martin Luther, a 37 year-old Catholic monk was called to defend himself before Charles the Fifth, the Holy Roman Emperor. The speech he delivered that day, Here I Stand, marked the beginning of the Reformation, a critical turning point in Christian history, that decisively altered the spiritual map of the world.

In this recording, Max McLean introduces the events leading up to the Diet of Worms: Martin Luther’s prayer the night before he delivered his speech; Luther's stirring defense; the Catholic church’s rebuttal; and, Luther’s final heartfelt response.