Archive for February, 2008

Book of the Week: The Law of Kindness

Posted: February 15, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book of the Week, Mary Beeke

“And be ye kind to another,” begins Ephesians 4:32. Christians are called to this standard, but how seriously do we take it? In “The Law of Kindness,” Mary Beeke examines the idea of kindness, shows how it is developed, and gives helpful advice for putting it into action, with specific chapters addressed to wives, husbands, [...]

The great LOVE of our Advocate, that should be remembered

Posted: February 15, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Christ, The Gospel

On a national holiday here in America we often have boughten into them. Our culture and our tradition of society has won our boughten souls over more then we as believers even know. For this years (2008) “valentines” day may you focus on the greatest act of love that had ever existed, the CROSS. I [...]

20th CENTURY MAN CENTEREDNESS: Parts 3, 4 & 5

Posted: February 14, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Liberalism, Modernity

III. Need for Truth was needed First and foremost I would ask them not to bring their misleading and their thoughts of what they think to believe to be truth to the table. Then I would show them that the Word of God is inspired and is used for not for use to analyze but [...]

20th CENTURY MAN CENTEREDNESS: Part Two

Posted: February 13, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Liberalism, Modernity

II. The History of Modernity to Post-modernity I would say were liberalism started their roots were in such ideas like orthodox scholasticism and rationalist reactions. During the later 1700’s the truth in which the reformation had brought back to the church had started being attacked once again. The truth being the Scriptures what had once [...]

20th Century Man Centeredness: Part One

Posted: February 12, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Liberalism, Modernity

I. Liberal Theology and Their Presumptions Liberal Theology[1] and apostasy[2] are similar in many aspects. I am not trying to state that every individual that practices or believes in a liberal theology system is an apostate. I would however state, that a good amount of liberal theologians tend to be or become apostates. The Liberal [...]

There are many who know “how to be abased” who have not learned “how to abound.” When they are set upon the top of a pinnacle their heads grow dizzy, and they are ready to fall. The Christian far oftener disgraces his profession in prosperity than in adversity. It is a dangerousthing to be prosperous. [...]

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Keith Green: Pledge My Head to Heaven

Posted: February 5, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in The Gospel

Well, I pledge my head to heaven for the gospel, And I ask no man on earth to fill my needs. Like the sparrow up above, I am enveloped in his love, And I trust him like those little ones, he feeds. Well I pledge my wife to heaven, for the gospel, Though our love [...]

Charles Spurgeon’s Christ-likeness in The Sword and the Trowel This leads us to how Charles Spurgeon lived what he preached. From the day of the winter storm which led him into a Methodist church in 1834 until his death in 1892, Spurgeon lived out the gospel that saved him. His life was full of difficulties, [...]