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Greetings all, I must apologize for being absent most of last week.  I had a cold and as some of you might suspect when men have colds the world is subject to stop rotating.  Now my cold was not quite that bad but it did leave me unable to think clearly.  Might have been the drugs though. I will also be sporadic this week as well as work demands I travel out of town.  But I look forward to

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Well here we are at the conclusion of Whitefield’s sober admonition to be mindful of our speech.  He has made clear that the swearing to which he refers is not that type before magistrates so that all swearing is not unlawful.  We have also dealt on a couple other occasions what we would consider profanity here1 and here2.   But Whitefield has in mind that swearing which is falsely offered in His

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In celebration of the month of October, which happens to be my birth month, here at The Old Dead Guys we decided to look at two contrasting words.  Now we acknowledge that they do not have to be contrasting but we also note that in every life there is a certain amount, to what ever degree, of disconnect between what we believe and what we actually do.  And it is here that we will find the

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Our friends over at The Sacred Sandwich posted a piece which began us here at The Old Dead Guys to think.  The piece illustrated the differences in Christian fashion from 1555 and now.  Then it was a wool tunic and now it is a cotton T-shirt.  The piece highlighted another difference though; it showed that the Christian of the 16th century was often burned for upholding their beliefs.  The martyr

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You will no doubt remember that we stated earlier that the purpose of listing some of the attributes of God is not to give an exhaustive list or even a verbose explanation of the ones chosen.  Rather it is to present what is hoped to be a working knowledge from which we can look at the different rolls within the Godhead.  This was the result of attempting to develop a unification theory of God’s

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Today as we continue with part 8 of The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing by George Whitefield, we will see Mr. Whitefield address one man’s duty to his neighbor to uphold right living and to set an example of godliness before him.  This duty he states is owed both to the neighbor but also to God.  So without further delay… The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing George

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The Arminian position has always been perplexing to me.  Even when I was one I at least attempted to logically work through what I believed.  I am glad for those who were patient with me when I was in the pupa stage of becoming a full fledged reformed thinker.  And I am certainly glad for those who now tolerate my understanding or lack thereof as I continue to work through ideas.  And I think

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As we look today at another attribute of God we come now to what really gets to His ability to be the Judge of creation, as if His being the creator was not enough.  Today it’s His being Omniscient in which He knows all things.  And we must be careful here that we establish the bases of which He derives His Omniscient, and I am not sure we will do an adequate job here.  The term does not occur in

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It is evident by now (at least it should be) that Whitefield is specifically addressing the type of profane swearing in which our Lord is denigrated or used in a trifle manner.  He has not addressed words we would otherwise not care to hear as we have addressed those in a pair of prior of Terminology Thursday posts here and here.  But one has to wonder if we are as innocent as we would claim. 

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Well its Friday and time for our weekly Phil.  I came across this while looking into the subject of Doctrine.  I was led to do so after a "conversation" I had with someone who stated that there was no difference in a Muslim rejecting the Christ of the Koran and a "Christian" (his italics not mine) who rejects the Christ of the Bible.  His conclusion "Absolutely nothing".  My point in answering

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Today’s word is a multi-generational thing.  At the risk of dating my self but when I was a youth everything was “cool.”  A little earlier if something was good and enjoyable we described it as being “bad.”  But awesome is universally used to describe that which has really left us in many cases speechless and incapable of adequately describing what was witnessed.  And I must say here I am not

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Today I wish to look briefly at Philippians 2:5-11 with an eye towards its Christological focus. The focus of this very important passage is the attitude of Christ Jesus, its manifestation, and its result.  It begins “Have this attitude … which was … in Christ Jesus.”  The passage also expresses the preexistence of Christ (v 6) as He existed in the “form” of God which must have been Spirit (John

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As we continue looking at God’s attributes we come to the second jewel in the crown of God’s Holiness … His being Omnipresent.  I guess we should have in our last meeting defined exactly what is meant by the prefix Omni.  Omni, from the Latin ‘omnis’ simply means ‘all.’  This means that technically, as we speak of God, we could prefix each attribute of His with Omni since what ever He is, in

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As we have seen Whitefield states that cursing and swearing is made altogether more heinous in that it does not have any natural temptation.  We really must concede that observation for its only avenue for escape (cursing that is) is an unbridled tongue.  I would suppose (not to paint with a broad brush here) that one who has such a tongue also has a problem (i.e. sin) with other areas of speech

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Glenn Beck - Mormonism and Evangelicals  As Glenn Beck gains in popularity I think it a good thing to separate his political views from his religious.  So unless he has recently recanted his prior stated beliefs he is a Mormon and simply means that it’s hard to have the wrong Christ and arrive at the correct answer to life and eternal security.  I do understand is popularity at least

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Hello all, I want to take this opportunity to ask that you to remember a co-worker and his family as he deals with the death of his father.  While he will remain anonymous, I have come to respect him for his character and honest approach to life.  I sense from him that he loved his father dearly even though work separated them by distance and he will miss him greatly.  I will not be

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Perhaps no attribute of God speaks directly to His HOLINESS than our next three.  And perhaps none are as well known (at least in word) as they are.  Many of His attributes seem to meld together and it sometimes can be quite difficult to distinguish many of them from their counterpart.  I suppose it true that an infinite God would also have infinite attributes but it seems that if one could

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In prior installments we have seen Whitefield's charge that the sin of profane cursing and swearing does not offer the offender any pleasure or satisfaction and that it is a sin that is so often and easily repeated increasing its occurrence.  Next we look upon its affect upon the lost.  Consider! The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing III. But Thirdly, what makes the sin of

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When we last met to consider a term we looked at the definition of profane or profanity and we determined that profanity, as we culturally know it, is not a biblical concept.  However, that does not mean the Scriptures do not speak to this issue.  In reading and conducting research I came across the following piece that really sums up the issue biblically.  It is not so much a reply from Dr.

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Well Summer finals are over and in the box.  I have but a short week to relax and then it's time for the Fall semester to being.  Anyway today we continue to look at Whitefield's work  The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing.   Here are parts One, Two, and Three.  Enjoy! The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing pt 4 II. But Secondly, what increases the heinousness of profane

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Greetings, all faithful viewers and new visitors; I find it necessary to take a break from the rest of the week's posting activities.  Most of you will not know that half of the staff here at The Old dead Guys is in Seminary,  currently in the middle of Summer finals, and has the need to interrupt this week's regularly scheduled broadcast in order to devote that time to study.  The Old Dead Guys

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At the mention of the word faithful or faithfulness we usually think first of a spouse, close friend, or maybe even a pet.  I know that we here as the world headquarters of The Old Dead Guys are very blessed in that the entire staff consists of all three.  Yet I think the faithful pet is more faithful to the other half of our staff.  Anyway, when we think of God in terms of His being faithful we

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Well greetings to you all.  Today we will continue looking in to George Whitefield’s treatment of Matt 5:34 specifically his message The heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing.  Due to the nature of his writing style it will be necessary to break his sermon sometimes in an unusual place.  Therefore, it may be necessary for you to go back and review prior installments to keep the flow of his

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With the beginning of our new series from George Whitefield regarding profanity, the question is begged “what is profanity?” which is a very good question.  We here a The Old Dead Guys have discussed this at length and are not really sure we can nail down a satisfactory answer.  There seems to be several factors involved here not the least of which is regional norms.  For instance the f-----

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The appetite for God exalting preaching in America appears to be on the decline; and America in general is walking the same path Europe has taken as they have become what amounts to a secular dark continent.  And while it would be presumptuous to comment with any certainty the condition of the world, it would seem plausible this holds true for it as well in spite of missionary endeavors abroad.

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Our understanding of mercy is somewhat tainted (as is most concepts) due to the media in which we see someone begging for mercy to not have this horrible or that horrible thing done to them.  Usually it is in context of a criminal who has a victim at his (as we say) mercy and that certainly is one accepted use of the term.  But in that instance the victim did not deserve what the criminal was

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As we will see Whitefield begins his argument by looking at the common use of swearing in terms of an oath particularly swearing by that which is Holy.  And certainly we see the necessity of not issuing oaths if for no other reason that God commands us not to.  James echoes this (Jas 5:12) further adding that as believers our “yes” should mean “yes” and our “no” should mean “no”; as well as the

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Yep its Friday and time for another installment from the guys over at Pyro.  Today I have selected a piece by Phil Johnson which originally "aired" on April 7, 2008.  I selected this particular post as it was filed under "contextualization" as I think it has some bearing on the current series we are posting by Whitefield regarding profanity.  Here, Phil looks Paul's approach to the erudites at

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While this post is directed at pastors, it is important to note that the following is applicable to any speaker under nearly all circumstances.  Yet in thinking about the responsibility of a pastor and what has become expected of pastors, I think there is a fine line between creating a circus atmosphere as opposed to a God honoring time of genuine worship where the attention of the audience is

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This attribute of God is virtually universally known or at least proclaimed; yet many who rest in its certainty actually know little about it.  Yes God is love but what exactly does that mean?  Does His being love make Him a benevolent grandfather?  Is His being love allow one to cover all manner of ill with the “warm blanket” of God is love?  Well let’s see. Webster’s 1828 states of love: As a

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Many today believe it is ok to use curse words in everyday interaction.  I am not really sure where this came from but it has even found its way from the pulpit by many well known and “respected” pastors.  I do not mean to over simplify the position but doing so, they say, allows them to contextualize their message and making it relevant to the audience.  There are a couple issues with this

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As it is customary here at The Old Dead Guys, on Friday's we like to search the archives over at Pyro's vault and in snooping around found this.  It is a great post presented to us by Dan Phillips over at Pyro via the Way Back Machine.  This will give us all something to think about over the weekend. What is an "antinomian"?Dan Phillips3-28-08 The word "antinomian" isn't thrown around quite as

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Today’s word is not to be found in Scripture, yet it is very attractive to the Christian especially those who do not wish to be soiled by this world.  However it is spoken against at least in principle by the Scriptures and lies in direct opposition to how God has ordained we live until He shall appear.  Asceticism is not spoken of much today yet its subtleties are nonetheless present with us all

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Recently, I was asked if I thought preaching was to “old School” to be effective for today.  And as you may expect I could not just say no and move on but today I wanted to present my answer to that question especially in light of the fact that many today believe we need so much more than just the simple preaching of the Gospel.  That somehow man has intellectually advanced beyond such a simple

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As we begin looking at another attribute of God I am reminded that this particular attribute is misunderstood by the unbelievers and taken for granted by many believers.  Hopefully you will see what I mean as the text unfolds. As customary Webster’s 1828 states of Longsuffering as –    –  Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked. There really is not much more

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Well good day to you.  Here it is Monday again and as you may be accustomed we will present the work of an old dead guy.  Oh but which one, that is the quandary for there are many to select from.  I have however chosen a man whom God used mightily during the 1st Great Awakening and is credited with great oratory skill even though many churches of his day would not let him in the Pulpit.  That man

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Spurgeon: Read fewer blogs, more Scriptureposted by Phil Johnson5-31-08 The following excerpt is from "How to Read the Bible," a sermon published in 1879. Need I suggest the question as to whether you do read your Bibles or not? I am afraid that this is a magazine-reading age, a newspaper-reading age, a periodical-reading age, but not so much a Bible-reading age as it ought to be. In the old

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As you may suspect half of the staff here at The Old Dead Guys, likes to garden.  But you most likely do not know she also likes to bake, especially bread.  Whether it is muffins, or wheat bread, or even that white stuff that is full of gluten goodness it makes little difference.  She will go to great lengths to try and make a different type or improve one already delicious by adding a fruit or

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I love the outdoors and try to spend as much time as possible enjoying it.  Even under the curse where all of creation is groaning and waiting for redemption (Rom 8:18-23), there is much beauty to behold.  In my spiritual walk over the years I have learned to take time and observe the workings of nature around me.  God’s glory, majesty and power are all displayed if we care to pay attention. 

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I am always amazed at the names that we use to give our children or leaders.  During biblical times name carried an idea as to the character of the individual such as James and John being the “Sons of Thunder.”  Of course this means their dad was Thunder.  What a nickname.  I can hear it now “don’t look now boys but here comes Thunder” or “I hope Thunder don’t find out.”  It sounds more like a

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Well here it is.  I know many did not think this would ever come but yes it’s here.  Why it seems as if it was only last month when we began our series on Jonathan Edwards’ work Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God but the end is here.  Yes this is the last installment of his work and next week unless something else should interfere we will begin a new work.  If you have a favorite let me know

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Sending out weiner dogsby Frank Turk 12-27-06 I just realized it was Wednesday, which is unofficially my day for occupying this space, and I realized I hadn't been preparing for it. I have been so engrossed by my Belkin TuneBase over the last two days, I'll be honest: I forgot about blogging. You can't imagine how entraced you can get listening to every frequency on the FM dial trying to

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I must apologize for being so sporadic of late; it seems circumstances have conspired to prevent any real consistency; nevertheless let’s take a quick stab at it. Many have heard of the Apocrypha and may have even seen bibles that contain these mysterious books; however you may not  know how they came to be or why they not recognized in the Protestant bible but are recognized by the Roman

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Well as we consider part 7 of Johnathan Edwards work Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God it has become clear that the average "christian" would not have the stomach for such a sermon nor the necessary seat to withstand its delivery.  Many it seems can barely stand (sit) for a 30 minute "God loves you" message without thinking the preacher is getting to long winded and interfering with their

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Well I am sure you all came here expecting to read something deep and profound from the team (Dan, Frank, and Phil) over at Pyro, it is Friday Phil Friday after all.  However today we at The Old Dead Guys thought we would use this day to hopefully get to know you a little better.   So with that in mind, before you leave would you post a comment and briefly introduce yourself?  Do not be to

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Today’s definition of Eschatology will be short since there really is not much that can be said outside of the definition itself.  My Homiletics  seminary professor always said “don’t be to geeky greeky.”  His point of course was that the average church member really doesn’t care about the technical qualities of various Greek words and syntax.  So I try not to be to boring at least beyond what is

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In a Sunday School class (yes I know it is now Bible Study) I have attended, I and in fact the entire staff here at The Old Dead Guys, are usually frustrated by the eagerness at which the class moves into application spending very little time on completely understanding the text through solid interpretation.  I know this is not anything any of you experience but it usually drives us nuts.  But I

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As you will remember when we began this study it was in connection with a study of the Godhead with the goal of looking at the duties if you will of each member. First though we thought it most advantageous to look at some (since an infinite God most certainly has infinite attributes) of the attributes each share and in fact every attribute is shared equally among each member of the Godhead. If

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Today we continue in our look at  Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God perhaps the most famous work of Johnathan Edwards.  As he continues in the application portion of his sermon he asks that the unregenerate consider their fate at the hands of God. As this thread has grown in becomes impractical to summarize all the prior posts; however you can read them here Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5.  Part

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Gospel Lite Tastes Great; Less Filling by Phil Johnson Originally posted 3-3-08 The defining principle of historic evangelicalism was an unwavering devotion to the gospel. But the broad movement that calls itself "evangelical" today no longer stands for any clear point of view and can't seem to find consensus on even the most basic of gospel truths. How did that happen? The word evangelical

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Possibly one of the most contentious topics of discussion among reasonably educated believers is the foreknowledge of God.  Discussion of this usually within the context of predestination or election generates more heat than light but your view on this topic will determine your salvic world view as well as the roll God has in the salvation of his Church.  Now we will avoid getting involved in the

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It’s Monday the 4th of July and we here at The Old Dead Guys wish to apologize for being late with our next installment of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by the old dead guy, Jonathan Edwards.  Where we last left off  Edwards asserted “You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it, and burn it asunder; and you have no

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The following excerpt is from "Constancy and Inconstancy—A Contrast," a sermon preached Sunday morning, 24 January 1869, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London. Originally posted by Phil Johnson 7-19-08 from the Spurgeon Archives. Enjoy! Shallow Conversions; Shallow Religion Your weekly dose of Spurgeon posted by Phil Johnson Though I rejoice in sudden conversions, I entertain grave

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Well here it is Thursday again and today’s word is one that is often heard from pulpits today but in all frankness while it is being said, its being done is often not.  Now, earlier when defining a word it was actually necessary to define two and we here at The Old Dead Guys became a little light headed as a result of our generosity and nearly missed an entire week.  Well it’s necessary to

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Meaninglessness Why is meaninglessness such a problem for the modern life?  Of course the question presumes it is and a quick Amazon search for meaning yields 23,804 hits.  There is of course a wide range of topics with such a broad topic from “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things” to “War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning.”  There is even a book on the “Meaning of Meaning” which I

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As we continue to build our picture of God we begin to see reoccurring themes which seem to say roughly the same thing(s) about Him.  This is due in great part to this writer’s limited understanding of Him and the inability to fully comprehend Him and still further to verbally articulate Someone who at some point resists all attempts to be comprehended.   Today’s topic will be little different.

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Guess what, it’s Monday again and we here at The Old Dead Guys present another installment of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by the old dead guy, Jonathan Edwards. Today we begin the application section of his work which is more than half of the whole, so today we continue in our series, with part 4. A brief review of what he has asserted thus far: Deuteronomy 32:35, "Their foot shall

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Here is this weeks Friday Phil. This week we use the wayback machine to reach back into the Pyro archives to 2008 and find him warning about being an offence in our own right to those to whom God has sent us. And while he is specifically addressing political activism it bears minding in every aspect of our lives for the Gospel is offence enough, let’s not add to it. It’s just not our place too.

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Well hopefully you know what day of the week it is and that you have come here on purpose, if not well it’s Thursday and welcome I am glad you found us here at The Old Dead Guys.  Since it is Thursday and as is our custom we want to look at a new word.  (I am fearful that eventually we will run out of biblical words and resort to defining cats or even boats but I guess both are in Scripture so

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Unless you are a new convert (welcome) or have been living in a cave with only a paraphrase version (if that is indeed a version) you will no doubt be familiar with the conversion of Paul.  It’s a classic sovereign election work of art.  But is Paul's experience the pattern for biblical conversions?  And if so what elements are typical or not typical?  And from the outset I know that most of you

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Incomprehensible or Inscrutable is the attribute we will look at today.  And we at the onset admit to the fact that if/since God is infinite we being finite cannot know Him in its fullest sense for to do so would by necessity make us infinite as well.  So with that in mind let’s begin as usual with Webster’s 1828 which states:  Incomprehensible – 1. That cannot be comprehended or understood;

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Yep, It’s Monday again and we here at The Old Dead Guys hope you fathers had a wonderful day.  As we continue with our look at the old dead guy, Jonathan Edwards, today we continue in our series, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God with part 3. A brief review of what he has asserted thus far: Deuteronomy 32:35, "Their foot shall slide in due time." In part one we read: In this verse is

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In this repost Phil asks a very poignant question and one I think bears asking often.  So consider: Shall We Show Deference to False Pastors?by Phil Johnson I know I'm about 18 hours overdue with this blogpost, but I'm jet-lagged, busy, and preoccupied with a stack of more urgent things. Thanks for your patience. Just now I was doing some reading in preparation for a message on Sunday, and I

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Wow!  The week seemed to fly by.  Why it seem like yesterday we here at the Old Dead Guys were feeling very magnanimous and gave you a twofer.  It’s apparent the lightheadedness made us miss the weekend and most of this week as well.  So as not to miss the week entirely we feel it best to return to our modus operandi until the dizziness subsides. Today’s word – Redemption – or redeem (uh oh that

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I was recently asked in essence “Was Simon Magus really a believer and how should we understand Peter's rebuke of Simon and Simon's response?  To which I replied. Nope just can’t see it. When considering the Salvic disposition of Simon Magus (or anyone for that matter) we must examine his life for his heart is hidden from man’s view except as it is made manifest by his life.  So that when

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As we veer back on to the road of looking at some of God’s attributes after having chased the rabbit from His immutability into His will and the “problem” of evil, we now have before us His Impartiality i.e. He is impartial. You know it, Webster (1828) defines impartial as: 1. Not partial; not biased in favor of one party more than another; indifferent; unprejudiced; disinterested; as an

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Yep, It’s Monday again and we continue with our look at the old dead guy, Jonathan Edwards.  Today we continue in our series, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God  with part 2. A brief review of what he has asserted thus far: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God  pt 2Part 1 Deuteronomy 32:35, "Their foot shall slide in due time." In this verse is threatened the vengeance of God on the wicked

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Yep it’s Friday and we made it through another week.  This time though as I was digging around in the Pyro archives I came across this excerpt from Johnny Mac’s The Truth War  that was originally posted by Phil Johnson 12/27/07.  Enjoy! A Short History of Apostasy Another Excerpt from The Truth Warposted by Phil Johnson Truth has never been established by majority opinion, and it is in no

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If you are reading this it must be Thursday, and you guessed it, it’s time for another word.  This time though due to the relationship this word has to another we here at The Old Dead Guys decided to give you a twofer.  Aren’t we generous.  This week’s word(s) are Propitiate and Expiate As before these words do not garner much attention nor receive much air time since some harsh realities are

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Silence is defined as a quiet stillness, the absence of noise or speech. Not a concept that we are very familiar with in these times. As a matter of fact, it is something we generally like to avoid. Silence can lead to introspection and we certainly do not want that! I believe Satan hates silence. Jim Elliot was quoted as saying: “I think the devil has made it his business to monopolize on three

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As we saw last time, the will of God is absolutely sovereign and that He is God over both calamity and well-being (Isa 45:7). Of necessity He must also be immutable i.e. cannot change, for if he could change it would imply that He is not all knowing, His plan was not perfect, or that He was acted upon by some force which caused Him to react thereby necessitating a change in Him. Any of which

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Well here it is Monday again and as is our habit I want to present an old dead guy, Jonathan Edwards.  Perhaps his best know sermon is up for consideration today, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God which we will present in parts.  But first a brief bio on Edwards: Jonathan Edwards, born on October 5, 1703 in East Windsor, Connecticut was the son of Timothy Edwards and Esther Stoddard the only

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Well it's actually a Friday Phillips I don’t think we have ever presented a piece written by Dan Philips. If we have please excuse this brief bio. Dan is a venerated member of Team Pyro, a group of four who among their own personal blogs contribute to the Pyromaniacs blog. His own blog, Biblical Christianity, is approaching 664, 000 visitors since the end of 2004. Today we reach back into the

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Well here it is Thursday again which brings us to a new word.  This word is not used very often today as it frankly has fallen out of vogue to many since, if taught biblically, the harsh reality of sin is exposed.  However, it is indispensible to the believer’s salvation.  We have dealt with this on prior occasion but a simpler explanation is called for. Enjoy. As is our custom let’s begin

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It has been stated that the New Testament is the Old Testament unfolded.  If this is true then the major tenants found in the Old Testament should be found in the New Testament.  It is the purpose of this paper to explore one such tenant, that is biblical evangelism as revealed in both the Old and the New Testaments, and to defend its command for a believing Church to evangelize the world with

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Before us today is a desire to understand God’s will.  Now it should go without saying that God does have a will since all intelligent beings have wills.  But at the heart of the discussion is after accepting the fact of God having a will, is it proper to understand His will as divided into His secret and revealed will; where these are but components of the singular will of God.  Well sure.  His

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Sorry for the late post.  I hope you have a safe and reflective Memorial Day. Remember Freedom like Grace is not free – someone always pays. There is no free lunch.

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In this week’s installment of your Friday Phil, he addresses answering the difficult questions that are sometimes posed by the lost (most often).  His basic premise is that the answer, if it is to be Godly, should not necessarily take into consideration the possibility that the hearer will reject our answer.  Enjoy. Truth and Apologetics by Phil Johnson ecently I got an e-mail that

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In prior occasions we have looked at the union between Christ (His divinity) and Jesus, Salvation (being saved), and Justification.  As we continue to dispel some of the ignorance of some to terminology that is basic to the Christian faith we now turn our attention to Sanctification or its root Sanctify.  So with it being Thursday, yep you guessed its Terminology Thursday.  Webster’s 1828

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Before us this week is the topic of Demonism as it relates to the Biblical accuracy and necessity of “Deliverance” ministries.  At the heart of this discussion is, ‘Can Holy Spirit indwelt believers be demon possessed (indwelt)’ and if so, by extension, ‘Is deliverance of said “believer” the proper approach needed.’  To answer yes to the first question leads to the second, however to answer no to

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As we continue our look some of the principles shared within the Godhead we have up till now seen that He exists and therefore wants us to know Him as God, as well as that God is Eternal.  This week we will look at the fact that God is Immutable.  That is He does not change.  As stated last week that “since God is eternal it is also very good that He be Holy” and to add … it is also good that He

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by JennyI just finished the book “The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment” by Jeremiah Burroughs a 17th century English puritan preacher that was first published in 1648 on the subject of contentment. His desire was to “revive the drooping spirits of the saints in these sad and sinking times,” in 1648 no less. Truly there is nothing new under sun is there? In this continuation of last Monday’s

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In sort of a continuation of last Friday’s post which really dealt with the loss of Biblical manhood and the inability of some to take/accept direct confrontation, we reach back into the Pyro archives to retrieve this classic post from Phil on the Sissification of the Church.  Enjoy. More on the Sissification of the Church by Phil Johnson Let's face this honestly, like men: by

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Well here it is Thursday again and time to look at a new word.  As we saw last week the term (or phrase) being saved carried the presupposition of looming danger, rightly so.  This week I felt we should build upon our understanding of being saved to look at the resultant effect of that salvation by looking at the word Justification.  Justification (being Justified) JUSTIFICATION –– quite simply

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In a continuation of Our Fallenness in Adam, I wanted to look a little closer at the entrance of sin into the world. When the topic of imputation arises, it is usually spoken of in terms of the imputation of man’s sin to Christ, and the imputation of His righteousness to man.  However, not much is said of Adam’s sin being imputed to the entirety of the human race.  As R.C. Sproul states in noting

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In prior posts I have established, even if in a basic form, the Existence of God and the Possibility of knowing God as well as that God is Eternal.  As we continue to look into the Nature of God and the relationship that exists between the Godhead i.e. the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we will now seek to show that the Eternal, Knowable God is also Holy.  From the outset we can see that if/since

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By JennyPart 1I am currently in the process of finishing a book called “The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment” by Jeremiah Burroughs a 17th century English puritan preacher; truly one of the great old dead guys. This book is a compilation of sermons that he preached on the subject of contentment to “revive the drooping spirits of the saints in these sad and sinking times” and was first

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In a post response I made to Daniel over at New Self (my friends) I was charged with being "harsh' and "bitter"  both by someone whom I have never met nor spoken to.  So imagine my surprise that he was able to discern so much about me from such a one dimensional medium as a blog.  And while I will strongly deny the charge, Phil's message and subsequent post of his 2010 conference remarks bears

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I was made aware of the ignorance of some to terminology that is basic to the Christian faith.  Ignorance here is not necessarily a bad thing it simply means unaware in the sense of not being exposed to something.  So I thought that for the next several Thursdays I would attempt to define some basic terms, yep its Terminology Thursdays.  Being Saved – Call it salvation, being born again, moving

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How do we answer the question of the inheritance of sin from Adam (Rom 5:12) and how can God hold us responsible for sin if we are born in sin and with a sin nature.  In attempting to answer such a weighty question three views, in which some have attempted to answer this difficult question, come to mind.   First is the Myth Theory - which symbolizes much if not all of chapter 3 of Genesis and

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God Eternal In prior posts I have established (even if in a basic form) the Existence of God and the Possibility of knowing God.  And prior to moving into the Nature of God and the relationship that exists between the Godhead i.e. the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as I indicated last week, I felt it appropriate to first establish some principles which are shared by each, namely some of their

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Here is your weekly dose from the dearly departed... A.W. Pink from his work A Fourfold Salvation. Continuing from last week we now look at the final segment part 4 Salvation from the Presence of Sin We now turn to that aspect of our subject which has to do solely with the future. Sin is yet to be completely eradicated from the believer’s being, so that he shall appear before God without any

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The Guys over at Pyro finish their post of the offense of Calvinism this week with Phil pulling off the Trifecta.  So as usual I have reposted here... Enjoy!  Oh you gotta love the frog. Trifectaby Phil Johnson Since we have featured two posts about Calvinism already this week, why not a third? I've always liked the symmetrics of three-point sermons anyway. What follows is an excerpt from

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Is It Possible to Know God? This simple yet weighty question depends upon the meaning of “know God,” as the Scriptures attest to the apparent paradox of the incomprehensibility of God and the “knowability” of God as they bear witness to both truths.  This discussion will not be concerned with the knowledge of God which does not lead to a saving relationship per se such as that possessed by the 

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Is there really a need for sound doctrine in the believer’s life?  I mean is it important to establish clearly whether the Bible makes correct teaching, sound doctrine, ...necessary for the progress of the Christian life.”  In exploring this we will center around two questions “how does the New Testament present the doctrine of doctrine; and what is the relation between doctrine and life? There

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Over the next few Tuesday’s we will look at some basic principles which form the foundation of the Christian Faith.  When one speaks of a foundational element it is understood to be that from which all other items or concepts are built.  They are by their very nature crucial to a proper understanding and the building of a structure which is fit in form and function.  Jesus himself spoke of the

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Here is your weekly dose from the dearly departed... A.W. Pink from his work A Fourfold Salvation we last looked at part 2 Salvation from the Penalty of Sin we now look at part 3 Salvation from the Power of Sin This is a present and protracted process, and is as yet incomplete. It is the most difficult part of our subject, and upon it the greatest confusion of thought prevails, especially

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The guys over at Pyro continued their posting of the offense of Calvinism from last week so this week I will continue that same line.  However, your weekly Friday Phil will actually be a "Taste of Turk" (hey I try).  Turk, aka Centuri0n, operates "A Flame of Fire" site that is worth an afternoon's perusing.  Anyway Phil will be back next week with his concluding thoughts.  See you then.

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This past Sunday I was given a slip of paper with the question: “In the next few months, what will be coming up in the life of you or your family?” Most of us would not hesitate to jump right in and expound on our plans for the future. But a question like this should be answered with hesitancy and give us pause to reflect on the God whom we serve and our perception of how He operates in our

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Within the nature of Christ one must address the nature of the relationship between Jesus the man and Christ "the" God.  This brings us to a term not often heard call the Hypostatic Union which being defined is: Hypostatic (adj), from hypostasis (n) meaning the essence or reality of something.  Therefore hypostatic describes the type of union which exists between Christ Jesus’ deity and His

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