|
Please read this most important treatise:
Are You Truly
Ready To Meet The Lord?
This site is dedicated
to evangelism and promoting the true gospel of Jesus Christ to all willing to
put their love and trust in the Lord for their redemption. In this age of
easy believism, there are so many "professing
Christians" on the path to eternal destruction. This stems from the
falsehood that one can have the world and Christ too through a simple
profession of faith without any turning away from their ungodly ways. The
false teachers have failed to communicate the genuine message, "Ye must
be born again John 3:3", "Except ye repent ye likewise perish Luke
13:3", "Friendship with the world is enmity against God James
4:4", "You can't serve two masters Matthew 6:24", and
"The unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God 1 Corinthians 6:9
". If you are new to the Christian faith, the most valuable first step
is reading the Bible from start to finish.
True salvation
is predicated upon genuine saving faith that will manifest itself in sincere
love for the Lord and repentance (turning away from sin). While no one can
live a perfect and sinless life, one in love with God will strive for
obedience to the scriptures. Man is weak and frail and could never earn his
salvation. This genuine love, repentance, and obedience that accompanies the
new birth is not the cause of salvation, but simply a reflection of it. When
the Holy Spirit truly takes up residence in our lives it includes a drastic
change of heart that also manifests itself in a changed life.
The Many Paths
For Evangelism
In addition to
seeking to promote sound preaching and teaching this site is dedicated to
advancing the Kingdom of Christ through public evangelism. The great
commission is a burden the entire Christian community shares and there is an
abundance of opportunities for each of us to promote the growth of the
church. If you are interested in the lost and great commission, please read
the above article. The core of evangelism is simply planting gospel seeds
that the Holy Spirit will make grow. Man does not call a guilty sinner to
true love for God and repentance. If salvation was simply founded upon
talking one into the faith, the very next day he or she could just as easily
be talked out of the faith. Man plants a seed, through the hearing of the
gospel one is convicted of sin, and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
salvation is fully manifested.
Gospel Tract Formatted for
Distribution
This is an extensive gospel tract
to challenge readers about their need for the Lord. It can be printed two
sided and folded in three parts for distribution.
How
Important is Theology and Sound Doctrine?
Many in the Christian
community discount the importance of fully understanding what the bible
teaches on key doctrines. One may ask, “What doctrines are truly essential to
the church? What doctrines are non-essential?” Opinions will widely differ on
these two questions. The more important matter is the responsibility of every
Christian to understand their faith. The below links will hopefully aid
discerning Christians in understanding basic theological principles that may
vary between Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Anabaptists, or
Pentecostals. I am a stronger advocate for learning and understanding, over a
devotion to any single denomination. I have met both true believers and false
teachers in each of these segments of Christianity. It is vital for
Christians to identify with and support the local church. This association
can frequently involve circumstances where one may not agree with 100% of the
teachings of a particular congregation. The Christian’s identification of a
local church for fellowship and service is more vital than identification of
perfect theology in that congregation. There should be a balance of Christian
piety and sound doctrine in whatever environment we make our church home.
This balance can vary within different denominations and different congregations.
Valuable Evangelistic and
Theological Links
We trust that you
will find this site to be faithful to the truth of God's word and useful in
your walk with the Lord. Included are links to a variety of sites that can be
beneficial to the discerning heart. In evaluating any material, one must be
wise in considering that which can be supported in the scriptures versus that
which is not.
http://www.icr.org/discover/
Principles of creation as presented in the Bible.
https://askaformeratheist.com/
Apologetic site of
former atheist turned evangelist
https://christianaidministries.org/
International
and domestic Anabaptist missions
https://www.persecution.com/
Evangelism
centered in countries hostile to the Gospel
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/
General
church and theological resource
https://www.the1689confession.com/
Widely
respected Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689
https://www.reformedreader.org/ccc/1646lbc.htm
Widely
respected Baptist Confession of Faith of 1646
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith
Widely
adopted Presbyterian Confession of Faith
https://keystonemennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1963ConfessionAndSupplements2015.pdf
Widely
adopted Anabaptist Confession of Faith
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/
Matthew
Henry’s Commentary of the Bible
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/geb.html
John
Gill’s Commentary of the Bible
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/commentaries.i.html
John
Calvin’s Commentary of the Bible
http://www.mennosimons.net/completewritings.html
Menno
Simons works on the Bible
https://archive.spurgeon.org/mainpage.php
Charles
Spurgeon Archive
http://www.godrules.net/library/wesley/wesley.htm
John
Wesley’s works on the Bible
We look forward
to receipt of your questions or comments at:
4SoundPreaching@gmail.com
or
https://www.instagram.com/4soundpreaching/
Our Mission:
Our mission is to plant the seeds of (1) man's condemnation before a holy God
without the forgiveness of sin and (2)that the only means of salvation is
through the threefold union of faith in Christ, love for God, and repentance.
As these seeds are planted in the hearts of men through evangelistic efforts,
it is only God who can bring about man's true conversion which will include a
desire for a holy way of life pleasing to the Lord.
Our Vision:
Our vision is that the people of God would pour their hearts into serving the
Lord wholeheartedly. The "Christian Community" is at its weakest
point in history as man attempts to walk with God and walk with the world at
the same time. In this age of easy-believism so
many people have been deceived by the lie that simple common faith saves a
man. Many of us have had "faith" since a young age and not until
much later received the Lord’s touch upon our lives and the miracle of
salvation. In our youth we may have never doubted the person of Christ or
questioned the bible. Many of us were led to say the sinner's prayer and
attended church regularly. We followed all the things so many false
professors place their hope in. It was not until our faith was met with a
love for God that manifested in repentance and growing obedience did we truly
find Christ as Savior and Lord. Today it is our desire to spread the true
gospel of a personal and intimate union with Christ that is most clearly
evidenced in a changed life.
Thank you for visiting this site and may the Lord richly bless you as you
seek to serve Him!!!
|
