By Bob Flynn on
2/2/2012 8:00 AM
The truth of God's almightiness in creation, providence, and grace is the basis of all our trust...(J.I. Packer, I Want To Be A Christian)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/29/2012 8:00 AM
"Some have thought the soul question a question of the next world only, but it is a question of this world also; some have thought the soul question a Sabbath-day question only, but it is a week-day question as well; somehave thought the soul question a question for the ministers alone, but it is a question which we all must meet. Every day and every week, every monthand every year, from the time we reach the period of accountability until we die, we—each of us—all of us, weigh the soul." William Jennings Bryan
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By Bob Flynn on
1/26/2012 8:00 AM
It is no wonder that the world looks upon the Christians of today in the same way they look upon the hopelessly insane!
“Repentance is a medicine for the cure of sin, a gift bestowed from above, an admirable virtue, a grace surpassing the power of laws.” (Chrysostom, as quoted in the Institutes of the Christian religion, John Calvin)
For no one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws them to Me, and at the last day I will raise them up. (John 6:44 NLT)
The reason why this is such a “hard saying,” even unto thousands who profess to be Christians, is because they utterly fail to realize the terrible havoc which the Fall has wrought; and, it is greatly to be feared, because they are themselves strangers to “the plague” of their own hearts. (A. W. Pink, Studies on Saving Faith)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/20/2012 8:00 AM
To accomplish this amazing feat of aviation they turned off the engine and propeller anti-ice systems to squeeze out the last available Bernoulli (pound of thrust). About twenty minutes later the grand silence befell them as three of the four engines flamed out (quit running).
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By Bob Flynn on
1/19/2012 8:00 AM
How can we journey forth into a new day with a new destination until we first know where we are?
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By Bob Flynn on
12/1/2011 8:00 AM
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. (James 4:8 NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
11/29/2011 8:00 AM
We are being saved from the power of sin by faith!
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By Bob Flynn on
9/8/2011 8:00 AM
If we remain in our beds of apathetic comfort then we hold our manhood cheap (Shakespeare, Henry V) and in doing so change the most beautiful, the purest, the most divine things into excrements because we fail to recognize that we are the filthy stable that Jesus entered so that we might be reborn!
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By Bob Flynn on
9/7/2011 3:02 PM
But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. (1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
4/21/2011 7:04 AM
If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2Co 4:3-4)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/16/2011 8:00 AM
At that moment heaven was opened. (Matthew 3:16b) New International Readers Version)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/15/2011 8:00 AM
By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
(Hebrews 11:3 NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
1/13/2011 7:52 AM
I suppose that if one believes that their final destination lay six feet beneath the prairie sod, and that their lies within them no soul capable of life beyond the splendors of this life, then the thought of eternal bliss or eternal torment would be beyond the pale.
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By Bob Flynn on
12/31/2010 8:00 AM
The seers of the splendid Gospel radiance are faced with a choice whether to enter into the obedience of its precepts and enjoy the affirmation of eternal life or remain outside its protective ramparts and be held captive in the darkness of eternal punishment (George Whitfield, Eternity of Hell — Torments; paraphrase mine). For it was Jesus Christ who said, "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life." (Matthew 25:46 NLT)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/27/2010 2:21 PM
In a day when there are so many false gospels permeating the airwaves, it is important to continually be aware of what “true” looks like! Here we have the description by the most gifted theologian and philosopher ever to set foot on this continent. (Editor)
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By Bob Flynn on
12/1/2010 8:00 AM
"The first Divine movement for the salvation of an individual, after the prayer of intercession by the Spirit, is illumination by the Spirit." (Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer, Satan)
No matter at what aspect of the miracle of salvation I look, I see how great was the Divine involvement.
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By Bob Flynn on
11/30/2010 8:00 AM
The child of God was saved from the guilt and penalty of sin when he believed!
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By Bob Flynn on
11/29/2010 8:00 AM
THIS IS A VERY HUMBLING, and at the same time, a very blessed word to the true disciple. It was very humbling to the disciples to be told that they had not chosen Christ. Your wants were so many, your hearts were so hard, that ye have not chosen me. And yet it was exceedingly comforting to the disciples to be told that he had chosen them: 'Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you'. This showed them that his love was first with them — that he had a love for them when they were dead. And then he showed them that it was love that would make them holy: 'Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.'
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By Bob Flynn on
11/28/2010 8:00 AM
Gospel Light OR Gospel-lite Our understanding is totally dependent upon the indwelling ministry of the Holy Spirit NOT intellectual prowess. Therefore, we are without excuse and misunderstanding is no longer an option.
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By Bob Flynn on
11/27/2010 1:46 PM
What is the Gospel? How can I be saved?
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By Bob Flynn on
11/19/2010 8:27 AM
There are a great many in this world who possess a faith which is so similar to a genuine saving faith that they themselves are deceived.
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By Bob Flynn on
11/16/2010 7:41 AM
"Don't talk don't fool don't try to mess around I'll make a monkey outta you You sign your name right on that dotted line boy I'll be damned" AC DC
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