UPCOMING CONFERENCES


Sovereign Grace Church New Castle, IN Sept. 8 -10, 2017

Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Kingsport, TN Sept. 15-17, 2017

Fairmont Grace Church Sylacauga, AL Sept. Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2017

College Grove Grace Church College Grove, TN Oct. 20-22, 2017

I LOVE SALVATION BY GRACE

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Eph. 2:8-9)

This verse constantly brings comfort and encouragement to my heart. No matter who we think we are, God’s grace is our only hope of salvation. Salvation by grace gives hope to the worst of sinners who don’t have any good works of their own to offer. Salvation by grace takes away any hope in the flesh for the most moral, upright man so we see our only hope of salvation is in God’s free and sovereign grace in Christ. Thank God for saving grace!

I once heard a poor woman when dying say: ‘I believe God’s Word, and am persuaded, notwithstanding my unworthiness and guilt, that my Lord Jesus will save me from my sins and sorrows, and bring me home to Himself; and if He does, He will never hear the last of it!’

John Newton

YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN

Is the new birth really a central issue of the gospel? Is the birth of a new nature really vital to the issue of salvation in Christ? If we look at what the Word of God has to say on the subject, all doubt will be removed.

Is the new birth a central issue of the gospel? What saith the scripture? “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) Then it is obvious we must be born again. No one can believe or love anything spiritual until they have been born again.

Is the birth of a new nature in the believer a central issue of the gospel? What saith the scripture? “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6) Then it is obvious in order to be saved, a new nature must be born in us from the Spirit of God that is separate from the flesh in every way because “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God” (I Cor. 15:50)

WHAT THEN IS THE NEW BIRTH?

What, then, is the new birth? It is not the removal of anything from the sinner nor the changing of anything physical or fleshly in the sinner; instead, it is the communication of SOMETHING NEW to the sinner. The new birth is the impartation of a NEW NATURE. When we were born the first time, we received from our parents their nature; so when we are born again, we receive from God His nature. The Spirit of God begets within us a spiritual nature (Gal. 5:17; 2 Peter 1:4). That which is born of man is human; that which is born of God is divine and spiritual. Nicodemus was startled. He was amazed at the Saviour's words. Yet he ought not to have been. Man by birth and nature is blind and opposed to the things of God. No amount of religious training can change this evil nature. His chief need is a NEW NATURE, or to be BORN AGAIN. It is a must! A man must have a spiritual nature before he can understand, enter, or enjoy the kingdom of God.

Pastor Henry Mahan