Reproving the Darkness: Practical Concerns in the Local Church

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Practical Concerns in the Local Church

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Thought For Today

What does holiness look like?

True sanctification then does not consist in talk about religion.
True sanctification does not consist in temporary religious feelings.
True sanctification does not consist in outward formalism and external devoutness.
Sanctification does not consist in retirement from our place in life, and the renunciation of our social duties.
Sanctification does not consist in the occasional performance of right actions. (p. 32)
Genuine sanctification will show itself in habitual respect to God’s law, and habitual effort to live in obedience to it as the rule of life.
Genuine sanctification will show itself in an habitual endeavour to do Christ’s will, and to live by His practical precepts.
Genuine sanctification will show itself in an habitual desire to live up to the standard which St. Paul sets before the churches in his writings.
Genuine sanctification will show itself in habitual attention to the active graces which our Lord so beautifully exemplified, and especially to the grace of charity.
Genuine sanctification, in the last place, will show itself in habitual attention to the passive graces of Christianity.

- J.C. Ryle

About This Blog

Our mission is Three Fold – 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the lost and dying world. (Act 26:18) - 2. To encourage the true believer to follow after holiness, to walk in His light and to stand boldly in these last days. (1John 1:7) - 3. To reprove the false teaching of the apostasy in this Laodicean age (Revelation 3:14-22). Ephesians 5:11 - And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Reproving the Darkness is a Ministry of Grace Bible Fellowship Anderson, IN. Mark Swan - Founding Pastor Elder. - All are welcome to browse our blog. You are also encouraged to comment on any of the posts. We may or may not respond to your comments. Your comments will be deleted if there is any questionable language or material. We alone reserve the right to judge what is questionable. Again, welcome and enjoy your time here at Reproving the Darkness.

Quotes from the Past

Go and Tell Others

Christian people, here is the question that comes to us at a time like this. What is our attitude towards men and women around and about us who are not concerned about these things (spiritual things) who are heedless about them? Have we a sense of compassion for them? Do we know what it is to feel that we will do anything we can in order to make them have what we have got? This is the Christian position, so that, by nature, all who are in Christ have this missionary spirit, this desire for others to have and to share with them the thing that they themselves possess; it is inevitable by definition.

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones from Fellowship with God

Portions of Scripture

The Lost are to be Called to Repentance!

Mt 3:2 - And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Mt 4:17 - From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Mt 9:13 - But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mr 1:15 - And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Mr 6:12 - And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

Lu 13:3 - I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Lu 13:5 - I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Ac 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Ac 3:19 - Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Ac 8:22 - Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Ac 17:30 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Ac 20:21 - Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ac 26:20 - But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

Ro 2:4 - Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Ro 11:29 - For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

2Co 7:9 - Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

2Co 7:10 - For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

2Pe 3:9 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us–ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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Practical Concerns in the Local Church

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Are You a Defensive Person?

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Anderson, IN - Weather

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Biblical Church Questions and Answers - Washer and Leiter

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Shocking Message - Paul Washer

Billy Graham exposed!

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