Calvin on John 6:44…

No man can come to me, unless the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. ~ John 6:44 “He does not merely accuse them of wickedness, but likewise reminds them, that it is a peculiar gift of God to embrace the doctrine which is exhibited by him; which he does, that their unbelief may not

William Perkins on the Promises Made to Abraham…

“It is here to be observed that the promises made to Abraham are first made to Christ, and then in Christ to all that believe in Him, be they Jews or Gentiles. This conclusion is of great use. First, by it we learn the difference of the promises of the law and the gospel. The

On Suffering…

A great read concerning the problem of suffering from a Biblical perspective… “God could have wiped Adam and Eve from the face of the earth at that point, and he would have been completely just in doing so. But he did not. Rather, he proclaimed a message of grace. God told the serpent, I will

The Importance of Confessing the Faith…

One of the greatest examples of confessing ones faith in the New Testament is that of the apostle Peter that Jesus was the Christ. Jesus responds not only with delight, but provides His apostle with the One who revealed this truth to him… And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona,

Spurgeon on the Truths of Scripture…

“To say that ‘a creed comes between a man and his God,’ is to suppose that it is not true; for truth, however definitely stated, does not divide the believer from his Lord. So far as I am concerned, that which I believe I am not ashamed to state in the plainest possible language; and

Martyn Lloyd-Jones on False Teaching and the Epistle to the Romans…

“The next question to which we address ourselves is this: here is Paul writing a letter to Christians in Rome. Why did he write to them? What is his reason for writing? He must have had one, and in verse 11 he tells us it was this: ‘I long to see you, that I may

Every Now & Then I Like to Share My Testimony…

“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out

Spurgeon on Election…

“But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus

My Wife and Her Guitar…

My wife’s health has been up and down as of late which has provided her much time to play her guitar. Happy BDay to my best friend…   https://youtu.be/rUGjMPiILo0

“Baptists Along the Congregational Way”

“On June 29, 1645, Henry Jessey was baptized. The man who baptized him was Hanserd Knollys, a fellow London independent who would soon take a prominent position among baptistic congregationalists in London. By this time, many in the city had rejected the baptism they had received in infancy and the confession of the seven London