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John Gill

Some Strictures on a late Treatise

John GillSome STRICTURES ON MR. BOSTWICK'S FAIR AND RATIONAL VINDICATION of the right of infants to the ordinance of baptism Along with Mr. Clark's Defense of the divine Right of Infant-baptism, to which what is written above is a Reply, there has been imported from America a treatise called, A fair and rati... Read More
John Gill

The Ancient Mode of Baptizing by Immersion, Plunging, or Dipping into Water

John GillMaintained And Vindicated; Against the Cavils and Exceptions of the Author of a late Pamphlet, entitled, The manner of Baptizing with Water cleared up from the Word of God and right Reason, etc. Together with some remarks upon the Author's REASONS for the Practice of a FREE or mix Communion in Churc... Read More
John Johnson

An Understanding of the Phrase "He Descended into Hell" in the Apostles' Creed

Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He ar... Read More
John Kershaw

Faithfulness and Longsuffering

PREACHED AT ZION CHAPEL, TROWBRIDGE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1834 "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3. 9.) In the religious world there is a ... Read More
John Kershaw

The Rock of Salvation

PREACHED AT ZOAR CHAPEL, GREAT ALIE ST., LONDON, ON LORDS DAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1848. "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. " (Psalm 18. 46). The gracious words of our text set forth the glorious Person of our Lord Jesus Christ, concerning whom the Ap... Read More
John MacArthur

A Scriptural Critique of Infant Baptism

John MacArthurA couple of weeks ago I gave a message on the issue of baptism and when I introduced that I was going to do that, I said that I wanted to give a follow-up message on the issue of infant baptism and I'm going to do that this morning. Now, I confess that this may seem a little more like a theological ... Read More
John MacArthur

Baptism: A Matter of Obedience

John MacArthurI was flying across the country this week--a long flight--all the way to the east coast and the Lord always makes things serendipitous, always has a surprise or two; I was sitting next to a man who eventually took out a Bible and started reading it and as he was reading it, I said to him, "That's a ... Read More
John MacArthur

The Day of the Lord - Sermon 3

John MacArthurOpen your Bible, if you will, to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We're back to our little text of three verses which has become quite familiar to us over the last several weeks, as we endeavor to understand its truth. I would like to read the first three verses of this fifth chapter so that you might hav... Read More
John MacArthur

Charismatic Chaos: Sermon 4 - "Proper Biblical Interpretation"

John MacArthurTonight, we have the great privilege, I think, of looking at a subject that is important to all of us. I am not going to be dealing with a specific text, although we will cover a number of texts before we are through tonight. But I want to carry on our special study of "Charismatic Chaos," looking a... Read More
John MacArthur

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

John MacArthurNo. Let's examine what the Scriptures teach on this issue: First, it is quite clear from such passages as Acts 15 and Romans 4 that no external act is necessary for salvation. Salvation is by divine grace through faith alone (Romans 3:22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 4:5; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Phi... Read More

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