This is the video by Matthew Vines that went viral some time ago: CLICK HERE
This is part 1 of a 2 part series responding biblically to “God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Favor of Same Sex Relationships”
This program is a play by play analysis of Dr. Nate Collins' talk at the Revoice Conference in St. Louis at Memorial Presbyterian Church on the topic of "Lament."
If families aren't used to doing daily family worship together, it can be very difficult to start. People's schedules are often not prioritized to make sure this all important duty happens on a daily basis. I hope this message will encourage you to soldier on and take the beginning steps of obedience. God is gracious and merciful and will bless your efforts and your work. May God bless you as you lead your families and disciple your children.
This was the opening talk at Bridwell Heights Presbyterian Church's annual fall conference of 2017. The conference theme that year was: "The Reformation Solas." Justification by Faith Alone is the gospel and every generation must both know this great truth and be willing to defend it at all costs up to and including our lives. Why? Because nothing less than the salvation of every person and the glory of the work of Christ is at stake.
Do you read your Bible every day? If so, how much? Have you ever read the *entire* Bible from start to finish? Are there portions of Scripture you neglect? Are you able to discern subtle errors in the tsunami of teaching that is now available everywhere via the Internet? There is no substitute for plain old reading of the English Bible. Be sure you do it every day! I hope this message encourages you to do so.
This is an exposition of 1 Corinthians 16:13 "Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong."
This is part 2 of the series on Secular Humanism. Enjoy!
On this episode of The Protestant Witness, we look at the issue of "secularism" as a worldview. It is often said that America is such a "secular" nation now. It did not begin this way, but something happened that has spread this worldview far and wide. We are all influenced by it and live in the midst of it. How can Christians meet secularism with the gospel? My hope is that this episode will help address this question. The book referred to is Bruce Shelley's "Church History in Plain Language." The chapter that deals with the Enlightenment and its secularization of so much of the Western world is called "Aiming at the Foundations." Christians need to understand this movement and how much it has affected the world they live in today.
Join Pastor Patrick Hines for this special edition of The Protestant Witness as he addresses the misuse of Reformed Theologians in defense of John Piper’s false gospel.
Just like the devotees of the Federal Vision errors of yester-year did, contemporary defenders of John Piper are scouring the Puritans and Reformed theologians past and present desperately trying to find something, anything that might sound a little bit like what John Piper is saying.
It is simply incredible that some have attempted to defend Piper by claiming we have taken him out of context while at the same time citing other solid Reformed Theologians like Michael Horton, Francis Turretin and John Calvin, among others, out of context in order to defend Piper. The attempts to redefine what Piper teaches so as to make him sound more orthodox while at the same time redefining what other Reformed Theologians have taught so as to make them sound more like Piper is either a mark of poor scholarship or dishonesty.
Among the most common Reformed Theologians to be cited out of context is Francis Turretin to which Pastor Hines recommends the book Justification by Francis Turretin for an accurate analysis of his thought.
In this episode of The Protestant Witness, Pastor Patrick Hines responds to John Piper's recent attempt to clarify his position on justification and final salvation.