God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Saving faith is not a decision that is made, and it is not a mouthing of a certain formula. Even if the formula is recited in prayer, this is not saving faith. Manipulating a person to say go through certain motions and say certain words does him no good whatever. This is not saving faith. This is dangerous indeed. Can a man really be saved by saying 'yes' to a series of questions? Have we done them any favor by allowing them to think so? This is a misunderstanding of saving faith. It is a confusion of professed faith with true saving faith. This mistake has resulted in the unprecedented number of false converts which this century of evangelism has produced. Decisions and numbers there are, but the 'converts' are notoriously unconverted. This is a direct result of confusing decisions with true faith, and it is a blight on the church. It is also inevitable. And it is shameful. And it is harmful, for we have convinced unconverted people that they are safe.
Their [godly elders] humility makes them difficult to offend; their holiness makes them easy to trust; their gentle speech makes them easy to hear as sources of correction or critique; and their hospitality provides a context for spiritual encouragement and edification (Mark Dever and Paul Alexander).
Cream together brown sugar and shortening. Then add all other ingredients
and mix. Pour into 6 cup ring mold. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 339 by jecraig@lan-inc.com on
Dec 4, 97
A Message from our Provider:
“Many people give thanks to God when He gives. Job gave thanks when He took.”
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