Turn with me to 1 Corinthians 2, and we're going to zero in on verses 12-13. I love this passage. It was instrumental in my conversion. I came to Christ at age 17, when I opened my Bible at random one night, thinking I would read a short verse or two.
That was not something I ordinarily did. I was a churchgoerCbut in a really liberal denomination. And I was not a Bible reader. (I owned one of those Bibles that closed with a zipper cover, and I kept it zipped so that it would stay in mint condition.) But that night I was feeling melancholy and looking for something that would make me feel good about me. So I opened the Bible and kind of teased it open toward the back pages (because I knew enough not to get into the minor prophets). And it fell open to the first chapter of 1 Corinthians.
That is perhaps not where you would think to send a self-satisfied teenager with a head full of liberal doctrine on a quest for gospel truth.
I had grown up thinking the way to please God is to be good. And by that I meant: Make the most of yourself. Study and glean the best ideas from all the world's religions. Cultivate learning...
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“ Powerful Sermon! ” This message does an excellent job outlining the workings of today's "false" churches who are preaching weak and false messages to its congregations -- more like entertainment than Gospel. The spirit of Satan is giving false hope to the deceived in these churches. The Gospel is easily recognized by churches that preach Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit only -- no gimmicks to "tickle any ears." Phil does another outstanding job with this topic.
Phil Johnson is Executive Director of Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. Phil is also an elder at Grace Community Church, where he pastors the GraceLife fellowship group. He is probably best known for his websites, which include The Spurgeon Archive and The Hall...
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