Girded with Truth » John MacArthur http://www.girdedwithtruth.org "Your Word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path" ~ Psalm 119:105 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Examine Yourself http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/22/examine-yourself/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/22/examine-yourself/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:42:13 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=10440 Are you a Christian?

Many people who claim to be point to some event in the past to substantiate their claim. But inviting Jesus to come into your life in the past is not proof that you are genuinely saved. In 2 Corinthians 13:5 Paul says to the Corinthian church, “Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith; prove yourselves (emphasis added).” He wouldn’t have said that if some event in the past were obviously the answer. The Bible never verifies anyone’s salvation by the past but by the present. If there is no evidence of salvation in your life now, you need to face the fact that you may not be a Christian. You need to examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith. How does one do that? Jesus shows us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).

The Distinguishing Mark of a Christian

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]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/22/examine-yourself/feed/ 0 Scripture Truth: Let No Man Deceive You http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/16/scripture-truth-let-no-man-deceive-you/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/16/scripture-truth-let-no-man-deceive-you/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:28:32 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=10332 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

Man of Lawlessness

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto Him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as if from us that the Day [Continue reading ...]

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]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/15/purgatory-purifying-fire-or-false-doctrine-fable/feed/ 0 Daily Grace: Storms of Life http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/daily-grace-storms-of-life/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/daily-grace-storms-of-life/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:38:33 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=10296 When the storms of life blow our way, we can either cringe in despair or flee to the heavenly Mercy Seat—the God of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4). There we can find the help and strength to be overcomers. Trials can sometimes embitter and harden our spirits. However, if we use the [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/daily-grace-storms-of-life/feed/ 0 John MacArthur: Rejection of the World http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/john-macarthur-rejection-of-the-world/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/john-macarthur-rejection-of-the-world/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:57:20 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=10279 The Devil, Satan, has designed a system that the Bible simply calls "the world" [Continue reading ...]

]]> http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2011/07/14/john-macarthur-rejection-of-the-world/feed/ 0 Interview with John MacArthur – Shepherds’ Conference 2010 http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/03/21/interview-with-john-macarthur-shepherds-conference-2010/ http://www.girdedwithtruth.org/2010/03/21/interview-with-john-macarthur-shepherds-conference-2010/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:14:36 +0000 Karen http://girdedwithtruth.org/?p=9195 John MacArthur, in this video, interviewed by Rick Holland at the 2010 Shepherds’ Conference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc13qIy6zxA

Topics include the inception of Shepherds’ Conference, Scripture, Atonement, Baptism, and Worship.

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