Trinity Reformed Baptist Church Discussions http://trinityrbc.org/discussion Trinity Reformed Baptist Church Articles Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:19:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Trinity Reformed Baptist Church Jackson Georgia Discussion Blog Trinity Reformed Baptist Church Articles Trinity Reformed Baptist Church Reformed, Christianity, Jesus, Holy, Bible, Faith, Protestant, Decalogue no Robin Eckhardt robin.eckhardt@gmail.com I Never Wanted to Follow Jesus http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/17/i-never-wanted-to-follow-jesus/ http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/17/i-never-wanted-to-follow-jesus/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:02:36 +0000 Robin Eckhardt http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/?p=17 I never wanted to follow Jesus, He rescued me!
This reflects Jonathan Edwards and other Puritan’s view that man’s will is bound by sin - humanity is hostile to God & left to ourselves would never seek after God. Grace means God first gives us a new heart that desires to follow Him, subsequently we freely choose to follow. Arminian thought says, “I make a decision to follow Christ, then He saves me.” But this give too much credit to man, and followed to its logical conclusion, means that somehow something that a man does (some good work or decision) makes them acceptable to God. The biblical view of grace is unmerited favor: nothing in man, not his decision nor his good works makes him acceptable, but only the sovereign mercy and favor of God.

]]> http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/17/i-never-wanted-to-follow-jesus/feed/ I never wanted to follow Jesus, He rescued me! This reflects Jonathan Edwards and other Puritan’s view that man’s will is bound by sin - humanity is hostile to God & left to ourselves would never seek after God. Grace means God first gives us a new heart that desires to follow Him, subsequently we freely choose to follow. Arminian thought says, “I make a decision to follow Christ, then He saves me.” But this give too much credit to man, and followed to its logical conclusion, means that somehow something that a man does (some good work or decision) makes them acceptable to God. The biblical view of grace is unmerited favor: nothing in man, not his decision nor his good works makes him acceptable, but only the sovereign mercy and favor of God. I never wanted to follow Jesus, He rescued me! This reflects Jonathan Edwards and other Puritan’s view that man’s will is bound by sin - humanity is hostile to God & left to ourselves would never seek after God. Grace means God [...] Pastor Brandon F Smith :30 Christianity, Bible, grace, doctrine, forgiveness, judgment, elder, reformed, church, baptist, evangelistic Local Church http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/09/local-church/ http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/09/local-church/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:16:33 +0000 Robin Eckhardt http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/?p=12 Its funny how, when looking for instruction in the faith, we tend to favor remote sources while neglecting our local brothers and sisters in Christ. No doubt, RC Sproul, McArthur, Ligon Duncan, and other famous teacher/preachers are gifted and we can learn from them but two questions seem obvious:

1) Who holds these ‘remote’ sources accountable, and

2) Can these ‘remote’ sources know your situation better than those brothers and sisters in your own church?

Listen to Pastor Smith as he explores this subject in this 2 minute audio clip …

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Then think about this aspect of the local church:

Formative church discipline is the church edifying and disciplining itself in love. It is the sanctifying mutual ministry and influence of each member to one another, both private and public (Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:11-14; 1 Peter 4:10-11). This is done by the use of and submission to the gifts of those both old and young, office bearer and member, which Christ graciously gives to it. If formative church discipline is well understood and practiced, and every member is satisfied with his God appointed place, all shall live to the glory of God and grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

]]> http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/09/local-church/feed/ Its funny how, when looking for instruction in the faith, we tend to favor remote sources while neglecting our local brothers and sisters in Christ. No doubt, RC Sproul, McArthur, Ligon Duncan, and other famous teacher/preachers are gifted and we can learn from them but two questions seem obvious: 1) Who holds these ‘remote’ sources accountable, and 2) Can these ‘remote’ sources know your situation better than those brothers and sisters in your own church? Listen to Pastor Smith as he explores this subject in this 2 minute audio clip … __________________ Then think about this aspect of the local church: Formative church discipline is the church edifying and disciplining itself in love. It is the sanctifying mutual ministry and influence of each member to one another, both private and public (Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:11-14; 1 Peter 4:10-11). This is done by the use of and submission to the gifts of those both old and young, office bearer and member, which Christ graciously gives to it. If formative church discipline is well understood and practiced, and every member is satisfied with his God appointed place, all shall live to the glory of God and grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Its funny how, when looking for instruction in the faith, we tend to favor remote sources while neglecting our local brothers and sisters in Christ. No doubt, RC Sproul, McArthur, Ligon Duncan, and other famous teacher/preachers are gifted and we [...] You Got Something to Complain About! http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/01/you-got-something-to-complain-about/ http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/01/you-got-something-to-complain-about/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:03:54 +0000 Robin Eckhardt http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/?p=10 If so, listen to this …

]]> http://trinityrbc.org/discussion/2008/06/01/you-got-something-to-complain-about/feed/ If so, listen to this … If so, listen to this …