by Domenic | Jul 15, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“Here are five people who are planning to hold up a bank. They are friends of mine. I find out about it and I plead with them. I beg them not to do it. Finally they push me out of the way and they start out. I tackle one of the men and wrestle him to the ground. The...
by Domenic | Jul 5, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“I struggled with the doctrine [of election] for at least five years after my conversion, despite my godly and able professors who tried to explain the Scriptures. The built-in resistance to the sovereignty of God’s grace found a root in my soul. Not until I was...
by Domenic | Jun 29, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Be thankful for the blessings and privileges we have in our country. However, as we celebrate our nation’s freedom this week, don’t forget that true freedom is found only in Jesus Christ. “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, ‘If you abide in...
by Domenic | Jun 21, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
Thoughts on Romans 8:31-39 and Predestination: “We should not reason in our thoughts, draw conclusions, nor inquire curiously into these matters [ie, who is elect? Who is chosen? Who is predestined?], but should adhere to His revealed Word, to which He points us…Thus...
by Domenic | Jun 7, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“With respect to the assurance of salvation there are four types of people. (1) Some are not saved and they know that they are not saved. (2) Some are saved and have the full assurance of their state of redemption. They are saved, and they know they are saved. (3)...
by Domenic | May 31, 2019 | Weekly Spiritual Checkup
“We believe, teach, and confess that the unregenerate will of man is not only turned away from God, but also has become an enemy of God, so that it only has an inclination and desire for that which is evil and contrary to God…. If the carnal mind is enmity against...
