[The following is from The Heidelblog by R. Scott Clark: Crouching Tiger, True Repentance]. There is an argument that Tiger's sexual immorality is private and none of our business. Fine. His very public apology, however, gives us an opportunity to think about the nature of repentance and faith. During his apology Tiger : Reasonable Christian The purpose of Reasonable Christian is to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an Evangelical and Reformed Anglican perspective . The term Reformed refers to the five solas of the Reformation and to the five points of Calvinism . The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are a Reformed confession of faith and binding upon all Anglicans . The Lambeth Articles of 1595 and the Irish Articles of 1615 are likewise valid confessions of Reformed . Anglicanism About Me Charlie Ray Casselberry , Florida , United States I'm interested in systematic theology and apologetics . My journey with Jesus Christ has changed from Pentecostal Charismatic Arminianism to my current position as a five point Calvinist and a Reformed Anglican . I consider myself Post-Pentecostal and I attend Christ Church , in Longwood , Florida . Master of Divinity , Asbury Theological Seminary , Wilmore , Kentucky , 1995. Bachelor of Arts , Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God , Lakeland , Florida , 1991, Cum Laude . Southeastern is now called Southeastern University Nota Bene : All e-mails to me are considered in the public domain . I reserve the right to post them on the blog with The word Testament is a Latine word, whereby the Greek word Diakethe is rendered, which the Greek translators use to express the Hebrew word Berith, that is Covenant. And thereby I properly understood the Covenant itself, which God hath made with mankinde upon certain conditions to give them everlasting life: which Covenant is twofold, the Old and the New. The Old is that which The following quote is from the homilies established as standard sermons during the English Reformation. The homily is called, A Short Declaration of the True, Lively and Christian Faith. I will first post the original text which uses archaic spelling and then I will transliterate the archaic spelling into modern English spelling. Once you get the hang of it the original is quite easy Wife of televangelist Benny Hinn files for divorce - KansasCity.com“Our Lord tells us that true Christians must make up their minds regarding trouble in this world. Whether we are ministers or hearers, whether we teach or are taught, it makes little difference. We must carry ‘a cross.’ We must be content to lose even life itself for Christ’s sake. We must submit to the loss of man’s favor, we must endure hardships, we must deny ourselves in many things, or we [Click on the title to go to the Facebook group].The one positive thing about the false prophets and TBN is that sometimes God uses this to push folks in a more Reformed direction. This is what happened to me. I remember I kept noticing similarities between what I knew about Christian Science and what the false teachers were saying. Then at an Assemblies of God college a professor named Terris [This comes from the Reformation Theology blog]. Is Faith a Work? We confess with the Bible that our regeneration or new birth in Christ is monergistic (a work of God alone) and not synergistic (i.e. a cooperation of man and God in regeneration). Thus our faith in Christ arises out of a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit to change and soften our natural hostile disposition toward God. We The following is from BibleWorks 8.0's search of the Apostolic Fathers in English. BibleWorks also has the Apostolic Fathers in Greek. I did a search for "Scripture" or "Scriptures" and had 50 hits in 47 verses of the Apostolic Fathers. E-mail me and I will be glad to send you the verse list with references. Since then all things are seen and heard by God, let us fear Him, and The following is an e-mail response from an Anglo-Catholic papist who belongs to the Anglican Church-North America. I have labeled his remarks and my responses. From: Bruce Atkinson Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:02 PM To: Charlie J. Ray Subject: Re: Calvinists Against the Manhattan Declaration You say: "Stop following the traditions of men" and I agree. Catholicism is The First day of Lent,Commonly called Ash-Wednesday. The Collect. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; Well, at last you admit that you either don't understand the Gospel or else you don't believe it. Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox preach justification by works. The Gospel stands or falls with the doctrine of justification by faith ONLY. Sola fide. Luther said that. The Protestant Reformation is a call to return to the Scriptures and stop following the traditions of men. Calvinists against it: Alistair Begg: www.truthforlife.org/resources/article/manhattan-declaration/ Richard Bennett: www.bereanbeacon.org/articles/Catholic_Agenda_Embedded_in_the_Manhattan_Declaration.pdf Michael Horton: www.whitehorseinn.org/archives/250.html John MacArthur: www.gty.org/Resources/Print/Articles/A390R.C. Sproul: www.ligonier.org/blog/the-manhattan-declaration/ Glory [For the PDF of this article click on the title below]. Catholic Agenda Imbedded in the Manhattan Declaration By Richard Bennett Roman Catholic Dual Purpose Behind the Manhattan Declaration On November 20th, 2009, more than 150 people portraying themselves as Christian leaders of Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical backgrounds declared their unity because of moral issues. The signers BibleWorks 8.0 takes longer to learn to use. However, the more I use the software the more I appreciate the capabilities. BibleWorks 8.0 can literally show relationships between words, phrases and even show how related words in context fit within the number of words from the search word.BibleWorks can also create a study concordance for a particular word or topic in mere minutes. Using Logos 4 BibleWorks 8.0 Maps Module The BibleWorks maps module works similar to the old Logos Bible Atlas. Geographical features and satellite photos are included and there are overlays for Old Testament books and New Testament books which show cities and areas mentioned in the biblical text. Although there is not much text which you might get with an atlas, the maps and cities listed are helpfulThe reasoning behind the Manhattan Declaration and its signers is flawed from the beginning. To understand why, it is necessary to understand how the doctrine of common grace is a departure from the classical Reformed faith and from Scripture. Professor emertus Herman Hanko describes in this piece how Calvin Seminary essentially went liberal because of the doctrine of common grace. What “The Lord’s supper is not a converting or justifying ordinance, and those who come to it unconverted and unjustified, will go away no better than they came, but rather worse. It is an ordinance for believers, and not for unbelievers, for the living and not for the dead. It is meant to sustain life, but not to impart it – to strengthen and increase grace, but not to give it – to help faith to grow: Reasonable Christian The purpose of Reasonable Christian is to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an Evangelical and Reformed Anglican perspective . The term Reformed refers to the five solas of the Reformation and to the five points of Calvinism . The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are a Reformed confession of faith and binding upon all Anglicans . The Lambeth Articles of 1595 and the Irish Articles of 1615 are likewise valid confessions of Reformed . Anglicanism About Me Charlie Ray Casselberry , Florida , United States I'm interested in systematic theology and apologetics . My journey with Jesus Christ has changed from Pentecostal Charismatic Arminianism to my current position as a five point Calvinist and a Reformed Anglican . I consider myself Post-Pentecostal and I attend Christ Church , in Longwood , Florida . Master of Divinity , Asbury Theological Seminary , Wilmore , Kentucky , 1995. Bachelor of Arts , Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God , Lakeland , Florida , 1991, Cum Laude . Southeastern is now called Southeastern University Nota Bene : All e-mails to me are considered in the public domain . I reserve the right to post them on the blog with Episcopalian, Anglican and Evangelical: What Do These Three Terms Mean?By Charlie J. RayThe Ritualists represent themselves as Catholics, and say they are eager to revive the traditions and worship of the Primitive Church. This representation is contrary to the fact. The Church of England took that course at her Reformation; all that was pure, primitive, and Catholic, both in worship, faith, and"Seen from the perspective of the Reformation, the emergence of modern Christianity was possible only as the enemy that had to be opposed and battled against. We may have our reasons to want to be modern Christians in spite of all that, but we must be clear about the fact that, seen from the Reformation's view, we are positioning ourselves precisely against Luther with Karlstadt, and against : : Reasonable Christian The purpose of Reasonable Christian is to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an Evangelical and Reformed Anglican perspective . The term Reformed refers to the five solas of the Reformation and to the five points of Calvinism . The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are a Reformed confession of faith and binding upon all Anglicans . The Lambeth Articles of 1595 and the Irish Articles of 1615 are likewise valid confessions of Reformed . Anglicanism About Me Charlie Ray Casselberry , Florida , United States I'm interested in systematic theology and apologetics . My journey with Jesus Christ has changed from Pentecostal Charismatic Arminianism to my current position as a five point Calvinist and a Reformed Anglican . I consider myself Post-Pentecostal and I attend Christ Church , in Longwood , Florida . Master of Divinity , Asbury Theological Seminary , Wilmore , Kentucky , 1995. Bachelor of Arts , Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God , Lakeland , Florida , 1991, Cum Laude . Southeastern is now called Southeastern University Nota Bene : All e-mails to me are considered in the public domain . I reserve the right to post them on the blog with“One plague of our age is the widespread dislike to what men are pleased to call dogmatic theology. In the place of it, the idol of the day is a kind of jellyfish Christianity – a Christianity without bone, or muscle, or sinew, – without any distinct teaching about the atonement or the work of the Spirit, or justification, or the way of peace with God – a vague, foggy, misty Christianity, of: : . Reasonable Christian The purpose of Reasonable Christian is to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an Evangelical and Reformed Anglican perspective . The term Reformed refers to the five solas of the Reformation and to the five points of Calvinism . The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are a Reformed confession of faith and binding upon all Anglicans . The Lambeth Articles of 1595 and the Irish Articles of 1615 are likewise valid confessions of Reformed . Anglicanism About Me Charlie Ray Casselberry , Florida , United States I'm interested in systematic theology and apologetics . My journey with Jesus Christ has changed from Pentecostal Charismatic Arminianism to my current position as a five point Calvinist and a Reformed Anglican . I consider myself Post-Pentecostal and I attend Christ Church , in Longwood , Florida . Master of Divinity , Asbury Theological Seminary , Wilmore , Kentucky , 1995. Bachelor of Arts , Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God , Lakeland , Florida , 1991, Cum Laude . Southeastern is now called Southeastern University Nota Bene : All e-mails to me are considered in the public domain . I reserve the right to post them on the blog withThe Purification of St. Mary the Virgin. The alternative title ("the Presentation of Christ in the Temple"), though not used in common parlance, suggests the lesson drawn by all the services of the day. It carried out, indeed, the old idea: for the Festival was called the Hypapante or "Meeting" (with Simeon and Anna) on its first institution in the East, and only received the name of "the