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Pray This, Future Husbands

22 May

A great lady from our church recently gave me a dvd documentary of one of my heroes, C. H. Spurgeon.

Renée and I were greatly blessed as we watched the account of his incredible life. However, one incident particularly moved us… (more…)

FREE: 55 Minute C. S. Lewis Biography

31 Aug

C. S. Lewis has been a massive influence on my life as a Christian from day one. Here is the link to a great BBC biography of the man who created (among many other things) the world of Narnia.

Enjoy!

“C. S. Lewis: Beyond-Narnia” —–

5 clarifications re “Total Depravity”

3 Jun

I’m preaching 5 weeks at our 6pm service at HTD on “TULIP” (or ‘the 5 points of Calvinism’).

Here’s 5 things I’ll be clarifying in week 1 – “Total Depravity”:

  • TD doesn’t mean that every sinner is as totally corrupt in his actions as it’s possible to be. Unbelievers can do ‘worldly good works’.
  • TD does mean that corruption extends to every part of a man i.e. his mind, his will, etc.
  • ‘Total Inability’ is a better label than TD – it better expresses the point that no man is capable of turning to God of his own volition…
  • Thus, the doctrine of TD refutes the popular idea that man has ‘free will’.
  • Everyone, even the cutest newborn baby, is born in bondage to sin.

It paints a pretty bleak picture, eh? But that’s only one side of the story. Like the other 4 points of TULIP, TD steers us away from man-centred self-glorification, and reveals a sovereign God who is worthy of our worship.

Good resources on TULIP can be found here.

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