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 The subject of euthanasia covers vast areas of philosophy, theology, and medicine, and consideration of it can be quite overwhelming, both intellectually and emotionally. My qualification to speak on this subject is simply that I am a Christian physician with two roles, a principal in a general medical practice, and a community hospital doctor. -by Dr. Charles C. Crichton, General Practitioner, Portree, Isle of Skye. http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/articles/Euthanasia.shtml size 35545 bytes indexed 11/9/09 Hits: 11 How various and discordant are the reasons assigned by the advocates of a man-made ministry, for their preference of human above divine qualifications for the ministry. Examine the history of the church of God in all ages of the world, and tell us, if it be true, that the cause of truth has been defended by the learned and wise of this world. In what college did Moses, and Aaron, and Joshua, and Sampson, and Gideon, and Daniel graduate? -by Gilbert Bebee http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/apologetics/ministerial_education.shtm l size 18926 bytes indexed 10/1/09 Hits: 25 Whosoever Will: Let Him Take the Water of Life Freely - As the title of this book may suggest to those that understand, the following pages are intended to set forth the inseparable connection between the certainty that "whosoever will may come," and the truth of God's sovereign grace: the former is based on and rooted in the latter. -by Herman Hoeksema http://www.prca.org/whosoever_will/ size 2450 bytes indexed 9/30/09 Hits: 31 Shewing by whom it has been denied and opposed, and by whom asserted and defended in all ages of Christianity. Eternal sonship of Christ or incarnate sonship? Christ was the Son of God before he was the son of Mary, even from all eternity. This is denied by the Socinians, and others akin to them, but was known by the saints of the Old Testament. -by John Gill http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/Sermons&Tracts/sermon_17.htm size 133293 bytes indexed 9/14/09 Hits: 41 The Preaching of the Sermon on the Mount, Chapter 13: Jesus’ Fulfillment of the Old Testament. When we discuss the fulfillment of the law we need to distinguish between laws that are ceremonial and laws that are moral. They are obviously not fulfilled in the exact same manner. The ceremonial laws are fulfilled in their own way because they foreshadow Christ typologically. The moral law is fulfilled in a completely different manner than the types and prophecies. -by Brian Schwertley http://www.reformedonline.com/view/reformedonline/SermononMount13.htm size 57819 bytes indexed 7/22/09 Hits: 67 Kierkegaard has stated, "The story of Abraham contains a teleological suspension of the ethical."1 The Almighty had given a peculiar directive to the Patriarch. It is a directive which contains a number of investigative avenues. But the directive itself is quite puzzling. Some believe that God, the Holy One, would violate the very nature of His being by commanding Abraham to take his son Isaac and sacrifice him as a burnt offering because God was commanding Abraham to murder his son. -by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon http://www.apuritansmind.com/Apologetics/TeleologicalSuspension.htm size 59001 bytes indexed 7/1/09 Hits: 67 The heirs of the Sinai covenant (and thus of the earthly land) are those who are ethnic descendants of Abraham, circumcised in the flesh; the heirs of the Abrahamic covenant (fulfilled in the new covenant) are all people, Jew and Gentile, who are "in Christ" through faith alone, circumcised in heart. There is no way back to Sinai, but this is acually good news, since no one could be saved according to the righteousness of the law. The only way to be saved, and therefore, to belong to the true Israel of God, is to be in Christ. -by Michael Horton http://www.modernreformation.org/default.php?page=printfriendly&var1=Pri nt&var2=41 size 32721 bytes indexed 6/21/09 Hits: 62 A topical paper on the truly appalling, unconscionable nature of many professing Christians in frivolusly saying 'Oh My God' today. When they should be making an assiduous effort at as Godly speech as possible, they instead seem to be content to live as close to the world as possible. Showing no care to exercise caution at bridling the mouth, they routinely use the Lord's name in vain. -by Tony Warren http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/is_saying_oh_my_god_a_sin.shtml size 21765 bytes indexed 6/15/09 Hits: 86 Many people have asked "what does Hosanna mean," and so this FAQ is a brief explanation so that conscientious Christians can have some general idea of what thiis word indicates. The language of Hosannas in Psalms chapter 118 is Messianic, and is referenced in the New Testament when Christ comes into Jerusalem hailed as the Deliverer. -by Tony Warren http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/what_does_hosanna_mean.shtml size 13919 bytes indexed 6/13/09 Hits: 81 Clothes for Christmas - This is a time of the year when many people receive the gift of clothing as an act of charity for those who need them, but do not have means to obtain them. It is a season of the gift of clothing. In this time, when the world celebrates Christmas, we give and receive gifts. However, the first Christmas was about the great gift God gave to us. A Child, through which we receive the gift of "clothing." The clothing of His righteousness. -by Bernie L. Gillespie http://www.inchristalone.org/ClothedChrist.htm size 55080 bytes indexed 5/25/09 Hits: 79 This was the Great War and triumph of our King. The POWER released by the Gospel. The result of His servanthood will one day be realized when our King returns in all His glory and power and might to send the enemies of the church to eternal Hell fire. Satan, who was bound at the cross for all the years of the Church’s existence, but still enabled by God to test and persecute the woman, the Church, with his anti-Christ’s agents glory to God who came and gave his life for many, when the light shone in darkness. That was made possible by the Mighty Power of the Triune God, Glory to His Name. http://www.reformedtruth.co.za/mighty_gospel.aspx size 219012 bytes indexed 5/21/09 Hits: 81 In some Reformed circles there is an openness to the ordination of women as elders, and in others an openness to the ordination of women as deacons. We need to distinguish between these. In the first, it would seem rather plain that men have become open to ordaining women as elders because that is the "politically correct" position to take. http://www.cmfnow.com/articles/pt198.htm size 30296 bytes indexed 5/21/09 Hits: 84 A sermon on Colossians 1:15, 'Who is the image of the invisible God The first-born of every creature.' - The apostle having mentioned our redemption, doth now fall upon a description of the Redeemer. He is set forth by two things:- First, His internal relation to God.Secondly, By his external relation to the creature. - Thoams Manton http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/sermons/image_of_the_invisible_god.sht ml size 26442 bytes indexed 5/5/09 Hits: 78 One of the central doctrines of Christianity is the teaching of the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom of God. And Isaiah chapter 2:1-5 is the decree and ordinance of God, concerning this coming Kingdom. But there has been some confusion on what is meant by the phrase, "And They Shall Beat Their Swords Into Plowshares, And Their Spears Into Pruninghooks?" This is a passage which I believe is widely misunderstood. -by Tony Warren http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/eschatology/they_shall_beat_their_swor ds_into_plowshares.shtml size 50883 bytes indexed 5/3/09 Hits: 85 What we find in these words is a man who is groaning, a man who is crying out because there is something which is deeply troubling him. This experience of Paul, in which he groans for perfection, is confined to a state of grace. It has this glorious hope attached to it: all those that have this experience will also have the deliverance, and all of them will cry out at last: 'Thanks be to God who gives us total deliverance, in a state of glory, from all the miseries of indwelling sin.' -by Rev. Maurice Roberts http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/sermons/o_wretched_man_that_i_am.shtml size 22761 bytes indexed 3/21/09 Hits: 106 Brian McLaren recently appeared in Time Magazine’s list of the twenty five most influential evangelicals. His selection to the list is based on his role as a key leader in the "emergent" (sometimes called "emerging") church—a movement popular with young people. His book is published by Youth Specialties, a ministry which promotes mysticism as a means of connecting young people with Christianity. In A Generous Orthodoxy, McLaren tells the story of how he has created a unique version of Christianity by gleaning parts he likes from many sources. Is this mere humanism? -by Bob DeWaay http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue87.htm size 52475 bytes indexed 3/19/09 Hits: 115 As you face a new year, what are your desires for the coming year? Prosperity? Success in your business? Good health? Good grades in school? Good relations with your wife and children? These are worthy objectives. But do your desires not go higher than these? What are you to trust in? What are you to rely upon? Some trust in their own strength and rely on their own wits. Some trust in their own good works. How about you? -by Rev. C. Pronk http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/sermons/jehovah's_help_in_the_day_of_t rouble.shtml size 50039 bytes indexed 3/11/09 Hits: 69 "I wanted to kill myself, the reason I didn’t do it is because I would end up in hell", those were the words of a desperate young man who had left the church… after so many problems in life, he had come to the conclusion that life had no meaning; that it did not matter what you did, things were just going to happen the way ‘god’ had them arranged. What does the Bible say about that? -By Jorge L. Trujillo http://www.vidaeterna.org/eng/bible_studies/predestination.htm size 78087 bytes indexed 3/7/09 Hits: 117 Did Jephthah sacrifice His daughter as a burnt offering unto God. In a word, yes! But is it really possible in modern times for anyone to humbly say, "Absolutely, he did?" Or is any Theologian who dares to say a doctrine is absolute, deemed arrogant? Because honestly speaking, the text is about as clear as text of scripture gets. Even in the Hebrew text. -by Tony Warren http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/did_jephthah_sacrifice_his_daughte r.shtml size 36471 bytes indexed 2/1/09 Hits: 143 In Cursing The Fig Tree Jesus Prays For God's Promised Judgment On Unbelieving Israel. Cursing is a form of prayer, it’s asking God to bring about the evil that you express in your curse. After all, God alone is the almighty, and nothing happens apart from Him. When Jesus expressed the curse that no one should eat fruit again from this tree, He was at bottom asking God to prevent fruit ever appearing on this tree again. -by Rev C Bouwman http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/sermons/why_did_jesus_curse_the_fig_tr ee.shtml size 25764 bytes indexed 1/29/09 Hits: 138 | ||
