Monthly Archives: September 2007

Exodus 33 | The seriousness of sin and the effectiveness of the Mediator

September 24, 2007 – 8:55 am

(34:22) The Christian life is very frustrating. While Christians enjoy all of the benefits of redemption, at the same time, they struggle with their daily sin. This is the calling of Christians — to struggle with sin, repent of it and turn to Christ. This is what occurred in shadow form in Exodus 33. Israel […]

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Exodus, mediation, Podcasts, Sermons (Scriptural), sin | Comments (0)

Canons of Dort, Heads 3 & 4, Articles 14 & 15 | Faith is a gift!

September 24, 2007 – 8:40 am

(27:56) Have you ever heard this scenario? A Christian says to his non-Christian friend, “Here is the gospel message but you need to ‘take the gift.’ You need to use your faith to grasp the gift of the gospel or it does you no good. If you don’t take it then you won’t receive it.” […]

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Arminianism, Canons of Dort Heads 3 & 4, faith, Podcasts, Sermons (Catechetical) | Comments (1)

Exodus 32 | The Golden Calf

September 24, 2007 – 8:36 am

(32:32) The people of Israel broke the first commandment when they used the golden calf in their worship. But they also broke the second commandment, which prohibits making images of God. After all, Aaron pronounced that the next day after he created the golden calf they would have a festival to Yahweh. The golden calf […]

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Exodus, Podcasts, Sermons (Scriptural), Ten Commandments, worship | Comments (0)

Canons of Dort, Heads of Doctrine 3 & 4, Articles 11-13 | Regeneration

September 24, 2007 – 8:36 am

(30:44) Many people today think that a person becomes regenerate after they have faith — that’s wrong. But also, many today think that a person can be regenerate for a time before they come to faith — that’s possible, but extraordinary. The biblical presentation is that one becomes regenerate as the Word is preached to […]

By Rev. Tom Morrison | Posted in Canons of Dort Heads 3 & 4, faith, Podcasts, regeneration, Sermons (Catechetical) | Comments (0)

Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist | part 6: Their philosophical analysis

September 11, 2007 – 2:08 pm

(33:20) Otherwise helpful, descriptive philosophical categories regarding the nature of human freedom must not become the ultimate boundaries of how we may systematize and confess the Bible’s teaching about the extent of God’s control and its relationship to human responsibility.

By URC Learning Admin | Posted in Arminianism, Bad reasons why you are not a Calvinist, Calvinism, election, Podcasts, predestination, Sinners & Saints, TULIP | Comments (1)

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